ELIZABETHTON — The state of Tennessee is in great financial shape even though the national government is a mess.
That was the message the area’s legislative delegations to Washington and Nashville delivered during Friday’s annual legislative breakfast sponsored by the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce.
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-1st, discussed his frustration in Washington with government spending, especially with the Senate. Roe said “the Senate has not passed a budget since I have been in Washington,” but Roe was quick to say that Tennesseans Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, also Republicans, were not part of the problem.
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