Eric Burlison

Eric Wayne Burlison (born October 2, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district since 2023.

[9] In 2011, Burlison sponsored a bill that made Missouri join the Health Care Compact.

[12] In 2016, Burlison sponsored and passed a bill to eliminate conceal and carry requirements for firearms in Missouri.

[16] In a speech on the House floor at the start of his term, Burlison criticized DirectTV for removing Newsmax TV from its listings, despite Newsmax being caught spreading misinformation about alleged election rigging and widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, stories consistently proven false.

Regardless, Burlison invoked the Holocaust while condemning DirectTV's actions, alluding to, and misquoting, the poem "First they came ..." by Martin Niemoller and suggesting that cable companies were censoring conservatives.

[17] On March 19, 2024, Burlison voted NAY to House Resolution 149 Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

[21][22] Burlison was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.