Listen Congressman Diane Black says she stands by her decision to intervene in a dispute between an East Tennessee trucking company and the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s even though Tennessee Tech University has walked back a study that it did — and that Black cited — supporting the company.
Black’s Intervention On Behalf Of Tennessee Truck Dealer Questioned
Listen Congressman Diane Black is facing reports that she helped a truck dealer in her district get around federal pollution and safety rules. A New York Times investigation published Thursday finds that the Republican lawmaker helped preserve a loophole that let a Crossville dealer put hundreds of diesel trucks on the road with outdated technology.
Congressman Black Leaving Post As House Budget Chair
Gallatin Congressman Diane Black announced Wednesday morning she’s stepping down as the chairman of the House budget committee.
Big Name Enters Crowded Race For Tennessee Governor
Listen One of the richest and most recognizable Republican names floating around next year’s gubernatorial race has officially entered. Diane Black made a Facebook post around 3 a.m. Wednesday, marking the U.S. representative’s long anticipated arrival into an already crowded GOP field. Black enters the race as the favorite to win the Republican nomination. She’s better-known […]
How The Debate Over Health Care In Washington Is Affecting The Governor’s Race In Tennessee
Listen The prolonged debate in Congress over health care is having a ripple effect on Tennessee’s race for governor, and it may be a few more weeks before the field for 2018 is set. A key figure is Diane Black. The Congressional representative from Sumner County is a frontrunner for the Republican nomination for governor. […]
Here’s How Middle Tennessee Congressmen Voted On Last-Minute Spending Bill
Congresswoman Diane Black was the Nashville area’s only representative to vote for the $1.1 trillion spending bill that passed the House Thursday night.
Entire Congressional Delegation Invited To Tour Charter Schools, Even Those With None In Their Districts
One charter school advocacy group is offering tours to Tennessee’s Congressional delegation, even though most of their districts don’t have any charters.
Sen. Corker Calls His Party’s Highway Fund Fix ‘Political Cowardice’
Right now, an 18.4-cent gas tax pays for $50 billion of transportation projects each year, like highways, bridges and mass transit. But the Highway Trust Fund is set run out of money Aug. 1., and Republican leaders in the House proposed an unusual way to finance it.
While Not Privy To Top Negotiations, Tennessee’s Diane Black Says She’ll Support Budget Deal
Tennessee Congressman Diane Black is urging her colleagues to support the two-year budget deal. The Republican from Gallatin served on the bi-partisan committee, which came up with the deal.
Everyone Is Setting A Low Bar For Budget Committee, Including TN Congressman Black
Gallatin Congressman Diane Black is hedging on whether Congress will come up with a budget deal by mid-December. The Republican is the only Tennessean on the 29 member, bi-partisan budget committee.
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