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GOP Lawmaker Injured by Horse Kick
GOP Lawmaker
Injured by Horse Kick

GOP Lawmaker Injured by Horse Kick

'He didn't like being bit by that horse fly, and my rib was collateral damage,' Burchett says

(Newser) - Republican Rep. Tim Burchett was kicked by a horse at his Tennessee farm over the weekend but he says the injury won't slow him down. Press secretary Will Garrett said Tuesday that the 60-year-old suffered injuries including a broken rib and bruising but he "hasn't missed a...

Reporter Witnesses Bizarre Confrontation of Congressmen

GOP's Tim Burchett accuses Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back, gives pursuit

(Newser) - The House on Tuesday is working on a measure to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week. And with the political drama came a little personal drama between two Republicans who don't seem to like each other very much. In a nutshell, Rep. Tim Burchett of...

GOP Lawmaker on Gun Violence: OK, Maybe We Can Fix It

Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett says he's 'floated ideas about mental health' with Democrats

(Newser) - Rep. Tim Burchett was a relative unknown outside of Tennessee before his comments about gun control earlier this week. In the wake of the school shooting in Nashville that killed six, he proclaimed , "We're not gonna fix it," referring to tougher gun laws addressing gun violence in...

Lawmaker Responds to 'Hatred' Over His Shooting Comments

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett has taken criticism after his 'we're not gonna fix it' remark

(Newser) - A Tennessee congressman named Tim Burchett got an unexpected taste of the national spotlight this week after the Nashville school shooting. Interviewed after the assault, the Republican declared that "we're not gonna fix it" because "criminals are going to be criminals" even if tougher gun laws were...

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