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Scott suggests sending Energy Department to Tennessee, other moves to ‘break up the bureaucracy’ in Washington

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August 18, 2023

Scott suggests sending Energy Department to Tennessee, other moves to ‘break up the bureaucracy’ in Washington

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a GOP presidential candidate for 2024, argued on Friday for housing federal departments and agencies outside of the nation’s capital, suggesting the Energy Department could be moved to Tennessee as one way to “break up the bureaucracy” in Washington.

“Literally — there are some agencies that we may have a conversation about eliminating, but we should take the bureaucracy and send it around the country,” Scott said at The Gathering, an annual event hosted by conservative talk radio host Erick Erickson.

“Why not take the Energy Department and send it to Tennessee? Why does it have to be housed in Washington?” he said.

“If you want to break the Potomac fever, give these agencies back to the American people. I literally think we’d have a smaller, less intrusive government if everything wasn’t concentrated in Washington, and then insulated,” the senator added.

Several of Scott’s fellow White House hopefuls are also on the program at The Gathering, just days before qualified Republican presidential candidates meet in Milwaukee next week for the first GOP debate.

In a sweeping conversation with Erickson, Scott shared changes he’d make to the federal government if he wins the Oval Office, including plans to “clean out” the Justice Department.

“The biggest thing that we can do to manage and then reduce the size of the bureaucracy is to get the federal government doing tasks, only assigned by our constitution to the federal government,” Scott said.

The senator said his potential presidential administration would set up a “10th Amendment Commission” run by a group of governors “to start separating what are federal responsibilities and what are not.”

“Let’s let the states do what our Constitution says should be left to the states and let the federal government do less work, take less of your money and have a much smaller workforce,” Scott said.

Scott’s campaign is rolling out a major $8 million TV, radio and digital ad buy ahead of the looming GOP debate, his second multimillion-dollar ad campaign in recent months.

The latest Morning Consult poll has Scott at just 3 percent in the GOP primary, the same figure earned by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Former President Trump is in the lead with 57 percent, followed by his closest competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with 16 percent, according to the poll. Vivek Ramaswamy earned 9 percent, and former Vice President Mike Pence gathered 7 percent.

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Families try to find those unaccounted following floods in Tennessee

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September 29, 2024

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Families try to find those unaccounted following floods in Tennessee

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‘Historic damage’: Gov. Lee, state officials finish survey of storm damage in upper East Tennessee

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September 29, 2024

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‘Historic damage’: Gov. Lee, state officials finish survey of storm damage in upper East Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Gov. Bill Lee along with state officials including Deputy Gov. and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Butch Eley, completed the survey of storm damage in upper East Tennessee.

According to TDOT, “historic damage” was done to bridges and roadways in upper East Tennessee. Washington, Unicoi, Carter, Johnson, Greene, and Cocke counties saw the most impact.

TDOT crews are continuing to clean up and survey around the region, TDOT said.

“This is unprecedented in terms of impact to structures. We expect this to cause significant travel issues, as long-term closures will be in place across the region,” TDOT said.

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East Tennessee family evacuates to Midstate amid catastrophic floods

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September 29, 2024

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East Tennessee family evacuates to Midstate amid catastrophic floods

DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) – As catastrophic rainfall slammed into the eastern part of Tennessee, the Owens family was getting ready to take a nap.

That was until a phone call and a house call changed their plans.

“Our neighbor was hollering that we needed to evacuate,” Gabriell Owens said. “We didn’t know how bad it was going to be.”

Between the calls from loved ones, and the amount of police closing down local streets in their Cocke County town of Newport, they decided to pack up and evacuate.

“Not knowing if our apartment was going to get flooded or affected, not knowing how bad the town was gonna get, our friends,” Owens said. “Thinking about that people are your neighbors, and not knowing what you can do for them.”

The Owens now are in Dickson County, over three and a half hours away from their home.

“Even us being here, we can’t go home because there’s no water,” Owens said.

As they watched roads wash away, and towns they knew reduced to mud, their concerns turn to those still left behind.

“[We] didn’t know who was going to go under or come out of it,” Owens said. “There’s people who have been taking their boats out to help and they’re missing.”

They say while the main event is over, East Tennessee needs help.

As thousands of first responders, rescue squads and others mobilize to the east, they’re asking the community to donate where they can and pray for those still yet to be found.

“I prayed all night last night. I hoped everyone is okay, people make it alive out of this,” Harley Owens said.

The Owens say they’re waiting until the next week to make a decision on whether to return back. They say they’re hoping to return to help those affected and recovering.

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