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Rep. Van Epps to Newsmax: Gold Star Families Deserve Larger Death Benefit
Calling it the right thing to do as he rolled out what he described as his first bill since taking office, Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., told Newsmax on Thursday that Gold Star families should receive a larger immediate death benefit when a service member is killed.
Adelita Grijalva mocks 'awfully quick' swearing in for Matt Van Epps
Rep. Adelita Grijalva noted the “quick” swearing in for Rep. Matt Van Epps on Thursday after her own swearing in was halted for 50 days.
Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee special election
This week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump plus-20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.
Van Epps sworn in 2 days after winning a Tennessee special election
Rep. Matt Van Epps was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson on the House floor Thursday morning after winning a special election on Tuesday.
Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps sworn into House after Tennessee win
Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn in by Speaker Mike Johnson, giving the GOP a 220-213 House majority after winning a special election.
Speaker Johnson Swears in Matt Van Epps
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swore in newly elected Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., on Thursday morning, less than two days after Van Epps won a surprisingly close election that political observers viewed as a test of GOP favorability heading into next year's midterms.
Republican Matt Van Epps is quickly sworn in as the newest House member
Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee has been sworn as the newest House member. It comes two days after Van Epps won a closely watched special election that helped maintain his party’s slim grip on power.
Republican Matt Van Epps is sworn in as the newest House member days after winning election
Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee has been sworn as the newest House member.
WATCH: Johnson holds ceremonial swearing-in for Tennessee Rep.-Elect Matt Van Epps
Van Epps promised to work to enact President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda and said voters “didn’t send me here to just give a speech. They sent me here to deliver, and that is exactly what I intend to do."