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Fleischmann shows hypocrisy in budget vote, and other letters to the editor

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Congressman Chuck Fleischmann speaks during the Memorial Day program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2025.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Congressman Chuck Fleischmann speaks during the Memorial Day program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2025. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Congressman Chuck Fleischmann speaks during the Memorial Day program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Monday, May 26, 2025.

Double standard for Fleischmann?

Rep. Fleischmann stated the Democrats were wrong to include ACA subsidies in the budgeting process continuing resolution because that isn’t part of the budgeting process, and he was “infuriated” by this addition (which would have helped thousands of his constituents, by the way).

He then went right ahead and voted for the provision for eight senators, including both Tennessee senators, to be able to sue the government for millions of dollars (our tax money), because they were included in a legal subpoena of phone records around Jan. 6 without being told (no one is told when their phone records are subpoenaed, BTW). This provision also is not part of a budgetary process.

(Also, BTW, there were U.S. representatives whose phone records were subpoenaed who were not included in being allowed to sue). Hypocrisy much, Rep. Fleischmann?

And senators, do you really think you are better than everyone else?