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Tennessee U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) has been on the ground meeting with East Tennessee residents impacted by Hurricane Helene and working to gather and distribute supplies to those in need in the aftermath of the storm.
Harshbarger, whose district stretches from the far northeastern point of the state down to the Gatlinburg area, and her staff have deployed to multiple counties impacted by the hurricane since flood waters devastated areas to assess each community’s needs and help distribute supplies.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee toured the Northeast Tennessee Disaster Relief Center at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
The speedway's South Building is where the relief center is based. It is full of supplies for those affected by the flooding event caused by Hurricane Helene.
Local officials, the military and numerous volunteers are working around the clock to distribute the supplies to those in need.
Residents of some remote areas in East Tennessee cut off from phone and internet access will soon be able to communicate with loved ones as they recover from Hurricane Helene. Ten Starlink receivers have been donated to cities ravaged by floods.
Washington, D.C. - Monday, September 23, The United States House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Harshbarger's H.R. 5526, The Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2024 which ensures that medicare seniors have access to the critical medications they need. This legislation restores pandemic-era flexibilities issued by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that allowed mail delivery of prescribed drugs to Medicare beneficiaries.
“Mark Zuckerberg finally admits what everyone already knew —that Facebook throttles conservative content on their platforms,” Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) wrote on X. “This is a great win for free speech, conservatives must continue to put pressure on government-media censorship.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) is pleased to announce that she will be hosting her fourth annual Military Service Academy Day for students and their families in Tennessee's First Congressional District who are interested in learning about the educational opportunities available at the United States Service Academies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – First District Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-Kingsport) is pleased to announce that she will be hosting her fourth annual Military Service Academy Day for students and their families in Tennessee's First Congressional District who are interested in learning about the educational opportunities available at the United States Service Academies.
House Freedom Caucus released a statement urging leadership to prevent Representative Bennie Thompson from being a member of the task force assigned to investigate the assassination attempt against President Donald Trump. Additionally, HFC is urging leadership to remove him from his role as Ranking Member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, citing his effort with other radical progressives to strip President Trump of his secret service protection.
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger expressed her support for the House Freedom Caucus' position.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger introduced H.R. 9010, the Universal Savings Account (USA) Act with Reps. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Ogles (R-TN), August Pfluger (R-TX), and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI). This legislation will allow Americans to build their own financial security through a single, simple, and flexible savings account –where they can contribute up to $10,000 per year of post-tax income. In doing so, their earnings can grow, and withdrawals can be made at any time WITHOUT having to pay even more taxes.
Sixteen years ago, the Romeike family fled Germany after being threatened with imprisonment just for trying to homeschool their children.
After more than a decade in the U.S., the Biden administration is saying they have to return home and face persecution.
I will not stand for it.
I led fifteen of my colleagues in signing a letter, asking the House Judiciary Committee to consider H.R. 5423, a bill to give the Romeike family permanent resident status in the U.S.