WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concluding its review of a fiduciary rule that would unduly burden retirement plans, retirees, and savers: "OMB's swift conclusion in its review of this fiduciary   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on Biden's latest student loan shenanigans: "The administration is tone deaf. There's no other way to put it. "Just two days ago the Committee heard from experts what American families have experienced for m  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) today introduced the bipartisan Ransomware and Financial Stability Act. This legislation will protect the critical financial infrastructure that makes daily economic activity possible by deterring hackers and s  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced Jennifer Thomas, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, American Honda Motor Company, as her guest to attend Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's address to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Thursday, April 11th. Honda Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., is h  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) hosted a press conference, alongside a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, for family members of hostages being held in Gaza to tell their stories. Congresswoman Manning was joined by released hostage Aviva Siegel, whose husband Keith, a North Carolina native, is still being held hostage by Hamas. Aviva and Keith's daughter, Shir Siegel, stood alongsid  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition Workforce Development Task Force and Member of the Education and Workforce Committee, voted to pass H.R.6655, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and improve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was enacted in 2014 to streamline federal workforce development programs. This legislation makes crucial  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC-6), Chris Smith (R-NJ-4), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1), Randy Weber (R-TX-14), Grace Meng (D-NY-06), Ted Lieu (D-CA-36), and Marc Veasey (D-TX-33), alongside U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), respective Co-Chairs of the House and Senate Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism, introduced the bipartisan Countering Antisemiti  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), co-founders of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, along with Senator Cory Booker (NJ) and Senator Laphonza Butler (CA), are ushering in the seventh annual Black Maternal Health Week today, which runs from April 11-17. The four lawmakers are House and Senate leads for the Black Maternal Health Week Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement in response to Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies' $1.2 billion investment in their Holly Springs facility: "Fujifilm's $1.2 billion expansion will create over 680 jobs for hardworking North Carolinians in Holly Springs," said Congressman Wiley Nickel. "This investment is a testament to our state's growing   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 524, legislation led by Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) that would secure a permanent fix allowing Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, and Kure Beach to use their traditional borrow sites for beach nourishment. "I'm proud my bill to allow Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, and Kure Beach to use their historic borrow sites for beach   more