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President Donald Trump was asked about members of his administration and members of Congress that have pointed out that Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Jeff Lyash is the top paid federal employee, making roughly $8 million.“That’s a quasi-public agency and whoever the head of the agency is, that person makes a lot of money,” Trump continued.
That’s been a story for a long time.”April 8, 2020 – Washington, DC, United States: United States President Donald Trump participates in a news briefing with members of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House. “Which is an amazing thing, and when we want them to do something, they’re not there for us. That’s not good.“They’ve been there for a long time. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeffrey Lyash receives “ridiculous” compensation. United States
Tennessee Valley's power system is self financed.400 West Summit Hill Drive The Bobcats played at Tennessee in 2016, losing a close contest, 28-19. https://volswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/09/trump-discusses-cutting-tvas-jeff-lyashs-ridiculous-salary-under-covid-19-infrastructure-package/ “Those benefits increased Lyash’s total compensation to a record $8.12 million in his first six months on the job, provided he stays for at least the next five years, according to regulatory filings released Friday by TVA. “It’s been bothering me for a long time.”Lyash was named TVA’s President and CEO in April 2019.Sign up for the Vols Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morningKNOXVILLE -- Area high school football teams can begin full practice sessions Monday morning and the season is slated to kick off the week of Aug. 20.Practices and the season were put on hold recently when Tennessee Governor Bill Lee extended his state of emergency order until Aug. 29.On Friday, Lee, who had been working closely with the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association to develop a contingency plan for high school football and girls soccer, provided an exemption for athletes involved in contact sports so that they could begin.Without the exemption, football games would have started with an abbreviated...CINCINNATI -- A former Knoxville area high school football star has signed his first NFL contract.Former Oak Ridge High School wide receiver Tee Higgins signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.After playing for the Wildcats and legendary high school coach Joe Gaddis, Higgins originally committed to play for Tennessee. (Chris Kleponis / Pool/Sipa USA)Trump continued by saying he is in support by reducing a salary like Lyash’s “by a lot” and that it could occur as part of an infrastructure bill.“Tennessee Valley Authority — I’ve been waiting for somebody to ask me about that,” Trump said. Jeff Lyash is President/CEO at Tennessee Valley Authority. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.Tennessee Valley Authority, a government-owned corporation, produces electricity. The website said new CEO Jeff Lyash received a recruitment and relocation incentive of nearly $1.8 million, on top of other performance pay, incentives and pension benefits. https://volswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/09/trump-discusses-cutting-tvas-jeff-lyashs-ridiculous-salary-under-covid-19-infrastructure-package/
There, he played with Knoxville Catholic High School alumnus Amari Rodgers.Rodgers is the son of Tee Martin, a former national championship winning quarterback and current assistant head coach for the University of Tennessee.Higgins, who grew up a Bengals fan, was drafted by the team in the...Brian Metz enters his first season as tight ends coach at Ohio in 2020.Metz is from Knoxville and played at Catholic High School.After high school, Metz graduated from Notre Dame in 2013 and was part of the Fighting Irish's football equipment staff. He flipped his commitment to Clemson. Jeffrey (Jeff) J. Lyash Jeff Lyash is president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Knoxville, TN 37902 https://volswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/09/trump-discusses-cutting-tvas-jeff-lyashs-ridiculous-salary-under-covid-19-infrastructure-package/ April 9, 2020 7:40 am ET. See Jeff Lyash's compensation, career history, education, & memberships. Appointed by the Board of Directors in February 2019, Lyash leads the nation’s largest public utility in its mission of serving the people of the Tennessee Valley to make life better. https://volswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/09/trump-discusses-cutting-tvas-jeff-lyashs-ridiculous-salary-under-covid-19-infrastructure-package/ The Company provides power to large industries and 155 power distributors that serve approximately 9 million consumers in seven southeastern states. Trump discusses cutting TVA's Jeff Lyash's 'ridiculous' salary under COVID-19 infrastructure package. He launched his coaching career, serving as an intern at Ohio from 2013-14.Metz went to Memphis and was an offensive intern for Justin Fuente and the Tigers in 2015.From 2016-18 he returned to Ohio as a offensive graduate assistant during the 2016-18 seasons. This, according to KnoxNews.com, which reported that a New York Post reporter asked Trump about Lyash’s compensation as the head of a quasi-public federal agency at Wednesday’s media briefing.