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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.

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.

"If you need assistance with a federal agency such as the Small Business Administration, Social Security Administration, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, I encourage you to visit our mobile office sites across West Tennessee," said Rep. Kustoff. "Our office will help you get the answers you need."

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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). Importantly, $1 trillion of previously designated COVID-19 funds have yet to be spent.

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. Current law prohibits this practice but does not define the penalty. The CAST Act will make possession of a pill press mold, with the intent to counterfeit schedule I or II substances, a crime and allow for sentencing on possession alone for up to 20 years.