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WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), co-sponsored the Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2021. This bill will help local West Tennessee businesses rebuild their workforce quickly by turning enhanced unemployment benefits into a back-to-work bonus.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), along with Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), introduced the Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of 2021. This legislation will make it easier to repair America's roads and bridges by removing burdensome government regulations that are adversely targeted towards rural areas.
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman David Kustoff, member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Ginnie Mae Oversight and Accountability Act. This legislation requires the President of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to testify annually before the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Ginnie Mae is the primary financing mechanism for all government-insured or government-guaranteed mortgage loans.
Kustoff Announces April Mobile Office Hours
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), announced mobile office hours for the month of April. Mobile office hours will be held on Thursday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 6. Click here to see the full list of locations.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), announced the opening of his new office in Weakley County.
"In order to best serve Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, we have opened a new district office in Weakley County," said Rep. Kustoff. "This office offers yet another location for West Tennesseans to address their concerns, get help with a federal agency, and speak with me and my staff."
Address:
242 South Lindell Street
Martin, TN 38237
Phone: (731) 412-1043
"Through new arbitrary rules, these gun control bills make it harder for law-abiding West Tennessee families to protect themselves and their loved ones. These bills trespass on the Second Amendment. They would place more restrictive burdens on law-abiding gun owners and at the same time fail to stop criminals from obtaining firearms. These bills also do not make our communities safer," said Rep. Kustoff. "During my time in Congress, I have and will continue to oppose efforts that infringe on our Second Amendment rights."
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. The House voted on the final passage of this bill today after it passed in the Senate this weekend on a party line vote.
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. House of Representatives, five members from the U.S. Senate, and three members from the Departments of Education, Interior, and State.
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. It also limits the ability of police departments to obtain additional resources from the federal government, which are used to help protect officers in life threatening situations.