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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), spoke on the House floor in support of his amendment to highlight the importance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program (HIDTA). Congressman Kustoff also co-sponsored two significant law enforcement bills: Protecting America's First Responders Act (H.R. 2812) and Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act of 2019 (H.R. 2368).

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), greeted Congressional Art Competition Winner, Tierra Anderson from Fayette County, in Washington D.C. Tierra Anderson was the overall winner of the Congressional Art Competition for West Tennessee and attended the reception in D.C. celebrating the winners of the Congressional Art Competition. Tierra's artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year, where lawmakers and thousands of visitors will walk past it each day.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to express his frustration with the way Democrats on the House Rules Committee are cutting out Republican members from the Appropriations Process.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bipartisan group of House members introduced the Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide evidence of unlawful robocall violations to the Attorney General. This would strengthen enforcement of current robocall laws aimed at ending the scourge of predatory robocalls.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), issued the following statement following the House vote on H. Res 430.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), questioned United States Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, in the House Financial Services Committee on the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) and how its implementation will affect West Tennessee community banks.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), questioned United States Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, in the House Financial Services Committee on the impact tariffs have had on West Tennessee's agricultural community.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act of 2019-H.R. 2837. This legislation will protect Americans from repeat offenders by reinstating an important tool for prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against violent, serial criminals.

This legislation has been supported by the National Sherriff's Association and the National Association of Police Organizations.