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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday March 29, 2024 ( 3 items )  

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Opposes Biden Plan to Take Away Freedom, Limit Health Care Choices
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra opposing the final rules titled "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Non  more

Rep. Adams Highlights USDA Equity Report Findings During 1st Quarter Adams Hunger Initiative Webinar
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 29 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) hosted this year's inaugural meeting of her quarterly Adams Hunger Initiative (AHI) today featuring an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Equity Commission's 2024 report. The event was hosted virtually and attended by representatives from organizations that address nutrition, farming, and hunger in the region.   more

Ross, Lieu, Jacobs, Scholten, and Frost Introduce Bill to Protect Americans' Reproductive Data Privacy
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined Representatives Ted W. Lieu (CA-36), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) in introducing the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. The legislation would protect reproductive health care from law enforcement's use of surveillance technologies. Since the 2022 Dobbs Supreme Court decision, law enforcement agen  more