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Swamp rats, tree death and 6 other issues that divided Fleischmann, Taylor Greene

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann answers audience questions Feb. 3, 2025, during an event in the Chattanooga area. Despite being from neighboring districts and their shared loyalty to President Donald Trump, Fleischmann and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene don't vote in locksetp.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann answers audience questions Feb. 3, 2025, during an event in the Chattanooga area. Despite being from neighboring districts and their shared loyalty to President Donald Trump, Fleischmann and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene don't vote in locksetp. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann answers audience questions Feb. 3, 2025, during an event in the Chattanooga area. Despite being from neighboring districts and their shared loyalty to President Donald Trump, Fleischmann and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene don't vote in locksetp.

By Sarah Dolgin 11 min read


Residents of the Chattanooga area are represented in Congress by two closely aligned Republican politicians, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Ooltewah, in Tennessee, and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome, in Georgia.

The two are both close adherents of President Donald Trump and largely back his agenda. But a close look at their voting records shows they have had their differences on some low-profile issues. 

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Recent instances in which Fleischmann and Greene cast opposing votes: