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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 7 items )  

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Debunks Local 2325 Claims That Committee Subpoena is Unwarranted
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (Local 2325) President Lisa Ohta after the union failed to comply in full with the Committee's subpoena demands. The letter dismisses Local 2325's meritless claims that the subpoe  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx on NAIA Vote to Protect Women Sports
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' (NAIA) vote to protect women's sports: "Allowing biological males to compete in women's sports is a travesty--one that the Biden administration is enabl  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx to Biden: Quit Treating Taxpayer Dollars Like Monopoly Money
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration announcing a new set of plans to cancel illegally more student loan debt, forcing taxpayers to foot the bill: "Here we go again. President Biden continues to break the la  more

Rep. Edwards Visits Ukraine, Stresses Urgent Need to Safeguard American, Global Security Against Russia
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today released the following statement after a visit to Ukraine to see firsthand the effects of Russia's invasion. Edwards will arrive back in Washington this evening. The congressman and a bipartisan group of five other lawmakers visited with U.S. troops deployed to Poland and government officials in Moldova, along with active war zones in  more

Rep. Wiley Nickel Meets With President Zelenskyy on Bipartisan Trip to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) crossed the border on return from a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Ukraine. This was the first multi-day fact finding mission for a congressional delegation since the start of the war. Congressman Nickel visited with Ukrainian troops and war crime victims in former Russian-occupied territories, and had a face-to-face conversation and working lunch w  more

Rep. Wiley Nickel Returns From Bipartisan Trip to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) returned from a Congressional Delegation trip to Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova. This was the first week-long fact finding mission for a Congressional delegation through war-torn Ukraine since the start of the war. Congressman Nickel visited with Ukrainian troops in former Russian-occupied territories, and had a face-to-face conversation and worki  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Ketchie President Silver
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Ketchie Inc. President Courtney Silver involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for holding today's important hearing focused on how the U.S. tax code impacts manufacturing in America. My name is Courtney Silver, and I am president and owner  more