Editing Tim Burchett (section)

===Tenure===
[[File:President Donald Trump and Congressman Tim Burchett.jpg|thumb|Burchett with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] in 2020]]

====Agriculture====
In March 2024, Burchett was one of 10 House Republicans who signed a letter to the [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|House Agriculture Committee]] opposing the inclusion of the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2024 [[United States farm bill|farm bill]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Leads in Letter Fighting Against Foreign Control of the U.S. Pork Industry |url=https://luna.house.gov/posts/icymi-rep-anna-paulina-luna-leads-in-letter-fighting-against-foreign-control-of-the-u-s-pork-industry |access-date=26 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414004611/https://luna.house.gov/posts/icymi-rep-anna-paulina-luna-leads-in-letter-fighting-against-foreign-control-of-the-u-s-pork-industry |archive-date=14 April 2024 |date=8 March 2024}}</ref> The EATS Act would have invalidated state and local laws regulating agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce, including farm [[animal welfare]] laws like [[2018 California Proposition 12|California's Proposition 12]]. The letter argued that the legislation would undermine [[states' rights]] and cede control over U.S. agricultural policy to the Chinese-owned pork producer [[WH Group]] and its subsidiary [[Smithfield Foods]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clayton |first1=Chris |title=GOP Conservatives Oppose EATS Act Over Chinese Influence in US Pork Industry |url=https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/03/08/gop-conservatives-oppose-eats-act-us |website=Progressive Farmer |publisher=DTN |access-date=26 May 2025 |date=8 March 2024}}</ref>

====''Texas v. Pennsylvania''====
In December 2020, Burchett was one of 126 Republican members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to sign an [[amicus brief]] in support of ''[[Texas v. Pennsylvania]]'', a lawsuit filed at the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] contesting the results of the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], in which [[Joe Biden]] defeated incumbent [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blood|first1=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|work=[[Associated Press News]]|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}}</ref> The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked [[Standing (law)|standing]] under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution|Article III of the Constitution]] to challenge the results of an election held by another state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=December 11, 2020|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=December 11, 2020|publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United States]]|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=[[CNN]]|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Iraq====
In June 2021, Burchett was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002|AUMF]] against Iraq.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rebecca|last=Shabad|date=June 17, 2021|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-set-repeal-2002-iraq-war-authorization-n1271107 |title = House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization|website = [[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2021 |title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 172 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll172.xml |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=[[Office of the Clerk]]}}</ref>

====Immigration====
Burchett voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes [[Department of Homeland Security|DHS]] to nearly double the available [[H-2B visa]]s for the remainder of FY 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Further+Consolidated+Appropriations+Act%2C+2020%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2 |title=Text - H.R.1865 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 &#124; Congress.gov &#124; Library of Congress |publisher=Congress.gov |date= December 20, 2019|accessdate=2022-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689 |title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |website=clerk.house.gov|date=December 17, 2019 }}</ref>

Burchett voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h690|title = H.R. 1158: DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act … -- House Vote #690 -- Dec 17, 2019}}</ref> which effectively prohibits [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] from cooperating with the [[Department of Health and Human Services]] to detain or remove [[Alien (law)|illegal alien]] sponsors of [[Unaccompanied Alien Children]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

====2023 U.S. House Speaker election====
During the 118th Congressional Speakership Election, Representative [[Matt Gaetz]] and a handful of other representatives were holdouts in voting for Rep. [[Kevin McCarthy]] for Speakership. Burchett voted for McCarthy on every ballot. While people claimed that after Burchett walked over and whispered into Gaetz's ear, Gaetz and others abstained, giving a majority to McCarthy for Speaker, Gaetz had in fact begun abstaining before this conversation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norton |first=Tom |date=January 9, 2023 |title=Fact Check: Did Matt Gaetz vote for McCarthy after chat with mystery man? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-matt-gaetz-vote-mccarthy-after-chat-mystery-man-1772318 |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=[[Newsweek]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Israel====
Burchett voted to provide Israel with support following [[2023 Hamas attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

====UFOs====
Following a report published by the Office of the [[Director of National Intelligence]] on January 12, 2023, Burchett expressed his views about an alleged government coverup of the nature of [[UFOs]], saying, "we've been covering this up since the '40s" and that he doesn't "trust [the] government, [and] there's an arrogance about it, and I think the American public can handle it."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ellie |first1=Cook |title=Tennessee Congressman Alleges 'Huge' UFO Cover-Up in U.S. Government |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-congressman-ufo-coverup-government-tim-burchett-1774007 |website=Newsweek |date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref>

On March 7, 2023, Burchett expanded on these claims, saying that UFO technology is possibly "being reverse-engineered right now" but we "don't understand" how it functions. He maintains that the U.S. has "recovered a craft at some point, and possible beings".<ref>{{cite web |title=UFO tech is 'secretly reverse-engineering', says Tennessee Congressman |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2023/03/08/6408238c46163fe11a8b45fe.html |website=Marca |date=March 8, 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref> In January 2025 Burchett claimed that aliens have secret underwater bases.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tara |last=Suter |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5102361-tim-burchett-aliens-earth/ |title=Burchett says he believes aliens have underwater bases on earth | work=The Hill |date=2025-01-23 |accessdate=2025-01-25}}</ref>

====Syria====
In 2023, Burchett was among 47 Republicans to vote for House Concurrent Resolution 21, that directed President [[Joe Biden]] to remove U.S. troops from [[Syria]] within 180 days. Texas Republican [[Michael McCaul]], chair of the [[House Committee on Foreign Affairs]] disagreed, saying the U.S. participated in operations in 2022 with partners that killed 466 [[ISIS|Islamic State]] operatives, detaining 250 more, contending that if the U.S. withdrew troops, it could result in an ISIS resurgence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria |title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria |date=March 8, 2023 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

====Tennessee school shooting response====
On March 28, 2023, Burchett responded to the [[2023 Nashville school shooting|Covenant School shooting]], where three nine-year-old students and three staff members were killed in Nashville, by telling reporters: "It's a horrible, horrible situation, and we're not going to fix it. Criminals are gonna be criminals. And my daddy fought in the [[World War II|second world war]], fought in the [[Pacific theater of World War II|Pacific]], fought the Japanese, and he told me, he said, 'Buddy,' he said, 'if somebody wants to take you out, and doesn't mind losing their life, there's not a whole heck of a lot you can do about it.'" Burchett also said he sees no "real role" for Congress in reducing gun violence, other than to "mess things up".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Julia Carrie |author-link=Julia Carrie Wong |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Republican congressman says 'we're not going to fix' school shootings |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/28/tim-burchett-republican-nashville-shooting |access-date=May 8, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

====2024 Kansas City parade shooting response====
After a local D.J. was killed and 22 others were wounded in the [[2024 Kansas City parade shooting]], Burchett inaccurately identified an adult attendee of the Kansas City rally, Denton Loudermill, Jr., as the shooter, claiming he was an "illegal alien". Burchett's social media post received 1.4 million views.<ref>[https://www.rawstory.com/chiefs-fan-falsely-idd-by-gop-congressman-as-parade-shooter-getting-threats-report/ Chiefs fan gets death threats after GOP congressman falsely IDs him as shooter: report], ''[[Raw Story]]'', David Badash, February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/15/kansas-city-parade-shooting-victims-lisa-lopez-galvan/ Beloved DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan killed in Kansas City parade shooting], ''[[Washington Post]]'', Victoria Bisset, Niha Masih and Joanna Slater, February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.</ref> In March 2024, the falsely identified man sued Burchett for $75,000 in damages.<ref name="guard-27mar2024">{{cite news |last1=Oladipo |first1=Gloria |title=US congressman sued for wrongly identifying Kansas man as mass shooter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/27/kansas-city-parade-shooting-lawsuit |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 27, 2024}}</ref> The lawsuit, which Loudermill had filed in a [[Kansas]] court, was dismissed in September 2024 due to lack of jurisdiction, considering the case had "nothing really to do with Kansas."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Judge dismisses Kansas man's defamation lawsuit against Burchett; lawyer vows to file it again in DC |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/judge-dismisses-kansas-mans-defamation-lawsuit-against-burchett-lawyer-vows-to-file-it-again-in-dc/51-5d03f6f3-3b1f-425c-a12a-47737151280a |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=wbir.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Debt ceiling ====
In April 2023, Burchett was one of only four Republican representatives who voted against the proposed [[2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis#Limit, Save, Grow Act|Limit, Save, Grow Act]], which raised the debt ceiling while at the same time providing for cuts to non-[[mandatory spending]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023199 | title=Roll Call 199 Roll Call 199, Bill Number: H. R. 2811, 118th Congress, 1st Session | work=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives | date=April 26, 2023 }}</ref> claiming he could not support any debt limit raise which did not provide fully [[balanced budget]].

In June of the same year, Burchett was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the [[Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023]] in the House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>

====Removal of Speaker McCarthy====
On October 3, 2023, Burchett was one of eight Republicans who voted to [[Removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House|remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/03/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live.html |title=Live Vote Count: House Decides Whether to Oust McCarthy as Speaker |last1=Cook Escobar |first1=Molly |last2=Elliott |first2=Kennedy |last3=Levitt |first3=Zach |last4=Murphy |first4=John-Michael |last5=Parlapiano |first5=Alicia |last6=Reinhard |first6=Scott |last7=Shorey |first7=Rachel |last8=Wu |first8=Ashley |last9=Yourish |first9=Yourish |date=October 3, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003164341/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/03/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He said his yes vote was "sealed" after McCarthy allegedly made a "condescending" remark about his religious beliefs during a phone call. McCarthy said that he did not intend to upset Burchett.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beitsch |first=Rebecca |date=October 3, 2023|title=Tennessee Republican: McCarthy's 'condescending' remark on faith sealed vote |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4236862-burchett-mccarthy-condescending-remark-faith-speaker-vote/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004042552/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4236862-burchett-mccarthy-condescending-remark-faith-speaker-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====George Soros====
In October 2024, Burchett told a Fox News radio station that [[George Soros]] is "a [[money changer]] of the worst kind" who "will destroy this country."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilmour |first=David |date=October 3, 2024|title=House Republican on Fox News Calls George Soros 'A Money Changer Of The Worst Kind'|url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/house-republican-on-fox-news-calls-george-soros-a-money-changer-of-the-worst-kind/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=[[Mediaite]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The term money changer has been associated with [[antisemitic]] [[Stereotypes of Jews|stereotypes]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ehrenthal|first=Peter|title=Bronze statue of a Jewish money changer|url=https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn538263 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Burchett denied that his criticism of Soros, who is Jewish, was antisemitic, saying that "my voting record clearly reflects my support for Israel and the Jewish people.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson|first=Jonathan|date=October 3, 2024|title=GOP Rep Doubles Down On Calling George Soros 'Money Changer Of The Worst Kind'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-rep-calling-soros-money-changer_n_66fed68fe4b089d324aa41af |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=[[HuffPost]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez====
Despite their highly contrasting positions on most issues, Burchett maintains a friendship with progressive Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], whom he met during freshmen orientation as a new representative in 2019 at the beginning of the [[116th United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Julie |date=September 16, 2021|title=Congressman Tim Burchett Shakes His Head at AOC Met Gala Contribution and Blinken Testimony |url=https://tennesseestar.com/news/congressman-tim-burchett-shakes-his-head-at-aoc-met-gala-contribution-and-blinken-testimony/jcarr/2021/09/16/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=[[The Tennessee Star]] |language=en-US }}</ref>