Meet Renee
A BRAVE VOICE FOR EAST TENNESSEE
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Whether it was riding up steep hills on her bike as a girl or watching her Mom work long hours, Renee learned early in her life what it means to be brave and fight hard for what’s important.
For the last 14 years of her career, she took those lessons to the Tennessee Clean Water Network, where she fought powerful special interests and polluters, ensuring they gave relief back to the communities they damaged.
Meet Renee
A BRAVE VOICE FOR EAST TENNESSEE
Whether it was riding up steep hills on her bike as a girl or watching her Mom work long hours, Renee learned early in her life what it means to be brave and fight hard for what’s important.
For the last 14 years of her career, she took those lessons to the Tennessee Clean Water Network, where she fought powerful special interests and polluters, ensuring they gave relief back to the communities they damaged.
It’s time to clean up Washington.
The loss of jobs. The costs of healthcare. Endless corruption. It’s time we stopped ignoring these major issues and got to work to solve them. Check out my national award-winning video “Riverside Blues” to hear about how I’ll fix it in Congress.
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Congress needs to stop playing games with people’s lives.
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We need marijuana policy reform today.
We need marijuana policy reform today. Today, marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes in 33 states and for recreational purposes in 11 of them. This year, because of increased public [...]
My plan to fight Asian Carp.
The invasive species Asian carp were introduced to the United States in the late 20th century as a method to control algal blooms in wastewater treatment plants. Within a decade, [...]
My plan to modernize our education system.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world, shifting students and teachers away from the classroom, and forcing us to adapt to a new normal – virtual learning. Congress attempted to [...]
The story of “Shorty the Longbed”
People ask me all the time if I bought the truck for the campaign so I thought I would tell you the story of Shorty the Long Bed. I like [...]
Voting needs to be safe, simple, & secure.
Voting should be simple. In 2016, Tennessee had the 2nd lowest voter turnout of any state in the nation. In 2014, it was even worse – we were ranked dead [...]
Congress needs to expand affordable housing today.
In the richest country in the world, we shouldn’t have to hear stories about seniors citizens being forced to choose between food and their rent or families being evicted from [...]
COVID-19 isn’t over. Neither is its economic impact.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, both Tennessee’s & the U.S. economy have been tested. Tennessee has seen over 622,644 jobless claims. The unemployment rate in Tennessee jumped in [...]
We still need the Equality Act.
June is Pride Month, and while we all can’t be together for parades and celebrations, this week was a historic week. This week, we celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to [...]
What I’ve been up to since 2018
After the election in 2018, I spent some time considering what to do next. I did all the things that anyone does to find a job. I worked on my [...]
My plan for the black community.
After years of being closed due to financial struggles, Knoxville College – and other HBCUs around the country – need additional financial resources in order to meet the needs of [...]
My plan to save rural hospitals.
13 rural hospitals have closed across Tennessee – leaving tens of thousands of people without access to any nearby hospital. Stories of sick families in speeding ambulances driving by closed [...]
We need to lower prescription drug costs today.
It’s been one year since Congressman Tim Burchett voted against the bipartisan bill the “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act.” (H.R. 987) That’s one more year of skyrocketing prescription drug costs [...]
Making our Democracy Work for Everyone
Our democracy only works when everyone has equal access to the ballot box. Complicated and burdensome voting laws, often disproportionately impacting poor people, young people, and people of color, aren't [...]
Making Our Economy Work for Everyone
Much of the 2nd District remains rural, where an agricultural economy and lifestyle still dominate. These lands were the basis of early American growth and remain fundamental to supplying agricultural [...]
Invest in America
Across America roads, dams and bridges are in poor condition; the electricity grid needs upgrades; water and sewer systems fail to meet federal standards with regularity; and broadband is limited [...]
Common-sense gun reforms
We all have seen the results of too many dangerous weapons in the wrong hands. Now, we need to act. I have made the following proposals: Allow the Centers for [...]
Everyone Deserves Clean Water
We must recognize that clean air and fresh water are necessary for our existence and quality of life. That is why I have spent much of my professional career protecting [...]