Tag: Congressman David Kustoff

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Kustoff Resumes Effort to Protect Universities and Student Athletes Under NCAA Investigation

Hannah Poling

On Monday, U.S. Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN-08) joined alongside U.S. Congressmen Burgess Owens (R-UT-04) and Josh Harder (D-CA-10) in reintroducing legislation known as the NCAA Accountability Act, to establish due process protections for universities and individuals under investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for rule infractions.

The NCAA is the largest collegiate athletic association in the U.S. with almost 1,100 member universities and 460,000 student athletes. The Association governs the athletic programs of and competition between member universities.

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Tennessee Lawmakers React to Impeachment Inquiry into President Joe Biden

Hannah Poling

Tennessee lawmakers voiced their opinions following U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20) announcing a decision to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

On Tuesday, McCarthy directed House committees to open the inquiry based on House Republicans uncovering evidence that suggests Biden may have been involved in his son, Hunter Biden’s, potentially illegal business dealings.

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Tennessee Rep. Kustoff Condemns Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Jewish West Bank Settlements

Bradley Vasoli
Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop

Calling Israel America’s “greatest ally in the Middle East,” Representative David Kustoff (R-TN-8) on Tuesday decried the decision of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Company to cease selling its products in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and contested parts of East Jerusalem. 

“This shouldn’t even be a debate,” he told Sean Spicer and co-host Lyndsay Keith on a broadcast of Newsmax’s Spicer & Co. “They shouldn’t have started this controversy.” 

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Flinn Hits Kustoff for His Attack on Pregnant Women

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George Flinn ad

George Flinn aired a campaign ad several weeks ago that featured three visibly pregnant women who said they were voting for Finn for Congress in West Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District. Flinn is challenging incumbent Congressman David Kustoff in the Republican Primary. The women pointed out that Kustoff had voted for the $1.3 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill that included about $500 million in funding for Planned Parenthood. They noted that Flinn is pro-life, like them, and that his support for unborn life was the reason they and their families were voting for Flinn. Kustoff responded last week with his own television ad and mail piece featuring a photo of the three women declaring them to be “fake news.” Now, Flinn has counterpunched back with a television commercial featuring one of the three women criticizing Kustoff for attacking “pregnant women.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD59jWVlDuM&feature=youtu.be FLINN AD “Fake News” transcript: Clip from Flinn ad: “…and that’s a vote for George Flinn, a true conservative.” Cecilia M.: “David Kustoff is calling us ‘fake news.’ We aren’t fake. We are real. He’s the one lying about his voting record and about us. I looked at his vote, and I told the truth. Kustoff is so desperate that he…

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Mae Beavers Wins Gubernatorial Straw Poll At Rep. Andy Holt’s 2nd Annual Hogfest

Laura Baigert

DRESDEN, Tennessee – Following his 2nd Annual Hogfest and Turkey Shoot fundraiser held Saturday at the Holt Family Farm in Dresden, Representative Andy Holt released the results of the gubernatorial straw poll today on his Facebook page, which showed Sen. Mae Beavers took 44 percent of the votes. According to the Facebook post, the straw poll was done “to determine the following question: ‘If the 2018 Election for Tennessee Governor were held today, I would vote for.’” The post went on to say, And the straw poll results are as follows: 44% – Mae Beavers 25% – Bill Lee 24% – Beth Harwell 6% – Diane Black 1% – Karl Dean 0% – Randy Boyd 0% – Craig Fitzhugh During the event, Holt announced that he extended an invitation to the event to all the candidates, but just three – Mae Beavers, Beth Harwell and Bill Lee – actually attended. In his comments, Holt said of the gubernatorial candidates, “Only three took the time this evening to be with us. I hope you take that into consideration when you cast your vote.” More than 100 attendees traveled from around the state to the rural Holt Family Farm, several of whom…

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Woman Arrested After Stalking Congressman Kustoff For Vote To Repeal Obamacare

Wendy Wilson

A woman was arrested in West Tennessee this week for allegedly stalking U.S. Rep. David Kustoff because of his vote to repeal Obamacare. Police say Wendi Wright began harassing Kustoff and his aide, Marianne Dunavant, as they were leaving a town hall meeting Monday evening at the University of Tennessee-Martin in Weakley County, according to WMC Action News 5. As she followed them on U.S. 45, south of Martin, she made the congressman and his aide feel like they were going to be forced off the road, police say. The car that Kustoff and Dunavant were in eventually turned onto another road and into a driveway of a person they knew, according to The Jackson Sun. After both vehicles stopped, Wright got out and started screaming and hitting the windshield of Kustoff’s car. At some point, she reached inside the car and then stood in such a way as to try to block them in the driveway. Someone called 911, but Wright left before police arrived. The 35-year-old Obion County woman later posted on Facebook about the incident, which led Obion County deputies to find and arrest her. “I think the basis of all of it was a health care vote that…

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