Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) voted against the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 spending bill. In this costly package, only 9% of funding is used on public health to defeat COVID-19 and more than $700 billion will not be spent until 2022 or later.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) announced his re-appointment by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, which works in coordination with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, consists of 55 members appointed by the President, five members from the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kustoff (TN-08) voted against H.R.1, a massive government overreach designed to nationalize our elections. This legislation mandates that states give felons the right to vote. Additionally, it makes permanent many of the "pandemic-style" election changes, such as mail-in voting, ballot harvesting, and eliminating voter ID laws.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative David Kustoff (TN-08), issued the following statement following his vote against H.R. 1280 – George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This legislation would ban federal no-knock drug warrants and require complaints against law enforcement officers to be made public, including those that are later found not to be credible.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), announced mobile office hours for the month of March. Mobile office hours will be held on Tuesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 4.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) voted against Speaker Pelosi's partisan $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package. This package includes a federally mandated $15/hour minimum wage, eliminates Hyde protections to prevent taxpayer dollars from paying for abortions, and includes numerous Democrat spending priorities that have no place in this relief plan (see below).
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) joined Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) in introducing the PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) issued the following statement following the failure of the administrative leadership of Shelby County to properly store and administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), re-introduced the bipartisan Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates (CAST) Act. The CAST Act modifies the Controlled Substances Act to define the criminal penalty for making counterfeit drugs using a pill press.
Washington, DC- Today, Representatives David Kustoff (TN-08) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) re-introduced the Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act.