Chuck Fleischmann, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Tennessee’s 3rd district since 2011, recently shared updates regarding his activities and views on energy policy via social media. Fleischmann, who was born in New York City and currently resides in Chattanooga, has a background in law with degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Tennessee.
On May 7, 2025, Chuck Fleischmann announced that he would be chairing the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing for the Department of Energy. He invited viewers to watch live as “Tune in soon at 10AM ET to watch me Chair the FY26 Budget Hearing for @ENERGY featuring testimony from @SecretaryWright.”
Later that day, Fleischmann expressed his commitment alongside President Biden and Secretary Wright to enhance American energy production. He emphasized the importance of utilizing domestic resources to achieve energy security and independence by stating “Myself, @POTUS, and @SecretaryWright are committed to unleashing American-made energy and making America Energy Dominant Again.” He highlighted America’s abundant energy resources as key to this goal.
In another post on May 7, Fleischmann provided access to his full opening statement from the House Appropriations Committee’s FY26 budget hearing for the Department of Energy. He encouraged followers to view it by sharing “Watch my full opening statement below from today’s @HouseAppropsGOP FY26 budget hearing for the Dept. of Energy below.”
Fleischmann has been an advocate for maximizing domestic energy resources as part of his legislative agenda since joining Congress.
