U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Kingsport, held her first ever Military Service Academy Day Saturday with more than 100 students and parents participating.
The event was held for anyone in the First Congressional District who had interest in applying for one of the military service academies.
“This is my inaugural military academy day,” Harshbarger said.
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger announced last week she will be hosting four ceremonies in October across Tennessee’s First Congressional District to recognize and our honor our Vietnam veterans and their families for their sacrifice and distinguished service.
The Rogersville event is set for Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 21, 1924 E. Main St.
More ceremonies will come in the following months.
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger announced last week she will be hosting four ceremonies in October across Tennessee’s First Congressional District to recognize and our honor our Vietnam veterans and their families for their sacrifice and distinguished service.
The Rogersville event is set for Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 21, 1924 E. Main St.
In the wake of the attack that killed at least 12 U.S. service members and 60 Afghans at the Kabul airport Thursday, Rep. Diana Harshbarger is calling for the impeachment of President Joe Biden.
In a statement, the congresswoman blamed Biden for a “disastrous withdrawal” in Afghanistan and accused the president of having no plan to get Americans and allies out of the country.
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger said Friday that America’s allies are thinking they can’t trust the U.S to keep its word to defend their nations because the Biden Administration has essentially “abandoned” its own citizens and longtime supporters in Afghanistan in the face of the recent Taliban takeover there.
Tennessee U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-1st, has introduced the Department of Homeland Security Contract Reporting Act of 2021 in Congress.
This bill requires the department to provide a public daily report of all DHS headquarters and component contract awards over $4 million.
The Kingsport lawmaker said the measure will “give Congress and the American people better insight and oversight” into how DHS supports its mission.
The Fourth of July weekend just got a little sweeter for Blountville resident Dagmar Burke.
Burke’s father was a World War II veteran who died in 1987. Her father, Charles Robert Congos, earned four medals, a pin and a badge for his service in the United States Army. Now, Burke has been reunited with her father’s medals thanks to U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger and her team.
“I’m so glad this happened,” Burke said after receiving the medals on Friday at Harshbarger’s Kingsport office. “It’s overwhelming. This is all I have left of my dad.”
Rep. Diana Harshbarger, who has been appointed to the House Republican’s China Accountability Task Force by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, told Newsmax Tuesday that "It's important to protect U.S. domestic supply chains against threats of interruption from Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party. "
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger has been appointed to the House Republican’s China Accountability Task Force by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Officials indicate the task force is designed to identify and develop policy solutions to protect the American people from the “Chinese Communist Party’s aggression.”
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Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tennessee) introduced the "No Vaccine Passports for Americans Act" in the U.S. House Tuesday, her office announced.
The bill would prohibit any COVID-19 vaccine passport or similar system of tracking people for vaccination proof. It would also prohibit the United States from working with third parties, including airlines, to develop or impose restrictions.
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