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I visited the Rio Grande Valley sector of our southern border near McAllen, Texas, along with colleagues from the House Homeland Security Committee to see the national security, humanitarian and public health border crisis for myself.
Read my full op-ed about the visit in the Hamblen Citizen Tribune here.
Tennessee Rep. Diana Harshbarger is back in D.C. after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Republican representing Tennessee’s First Congressional District met with Border Patrol agents on the crisis they are now dealing with as more migrants flee countries like Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to find refuge the U.S.
Read the full story here.
Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement upon introduction of H.R. 2363, the Voluntary Protection Program Act, along with original co-sponsors Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY). This bill would codify an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program that provides incentives to businesses with a demonstrated commitment to worker safety and health.
Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement following her visit to South Texas, where she saw firsthand the effects of President Biden’s border crisis.
Kingsport, TN- Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the details of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, where East Tennessee high school students (grades 9-12) can enter a competition to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building.
Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement following news from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on extending the tax filing deadline to May 17, 2021.
Rep. Diana Harshbarger has introduced her first bill, legislation that she says could lead to lower prescription drug costs. To read the article, visit here.
Rep. Diana Harshbarger voted against two Democratic efforts to expand background check requirements for firearms sales. Click here to read the full article.
Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement on introducing the PBM Accountability Study Act of 2021. The bill calls for a study into ways to increase transparency of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which are the middlemen who negotiate payments between health insurers, pharmacies, and drug companies. They also determine which drugs are covered, at what prices, and set pharmacy networks and prescription drug reimbursement rates.