WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) final silica rule: "The Department of Labor's wrongheaded recklessness in pushing through this final rule serves as a serious detriment to the mining indu  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden's latest student loan rulemaking scheme: "Like clockwork, the Biden administration continues to drag the nation into a debt spiral by forcing hardworking taxpayers--many of whom never stepp  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on April 15, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement slamming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) final rule requiring abortions and abortion services to be covered under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA): "Adding this controversial prov  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), led debate on the House floor in support of H.R. 6323, the Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023. H.R. 6323, sponsored by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40), requires Iran to cease support for acts of international terrorism as a condition for the Presi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Young Kim (CA-40) appeared before the House Committee on Rules to speak in support of her bill, H.R. 6323, the Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023. H.R. 6323 requires Iran to cease support for acts of international terrorism as a condition for the President to waive secondary sanctions imposed on the regime in Tehran. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed four pieces of bipartisan financial services legislation to hold Iran accountable for acts of international aggression and financing of terrorism. The financial services bills passed by the House include: H.R. 5923, the "Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023," sponsored by Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17),  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Following Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13, 2024, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 91 Members of Congress in urging Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the Senate's Supplemental Aid package to the House Floor for an immediate vote on Monday, April 15th, 2024. "This weekend, the Iranian regime la  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: on April 16, 2024 Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) joined the entire North Carolina Democratic delegation, including Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Jeff Jackson (NC-14), Alma Adams (NC-12), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), and Don Davis (NC-01), in calling for enhanced protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in federal law. The lawmakers urged Speaker Mike Johns  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. introduced the End China's De Minimis Abuse Act, legislation to prevent China from evading tariffs on Chinese goods. "China must not be allowed to evade tariffs at the expense of American businesses and workers," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D."President Trump took great strides to rein in China's unfair trade practices and abuses. By updat  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.'s legislation, H.R. 3649, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act, passed the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health by voice vote. This bipartisan bill would establish a pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Jeff Jackson (NC-14) led the entire North Carolina Democratic delegation, including Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), and Don Davis (NC-01), in calling for enhanced protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in federal law. The lawmakers urged Speaker Mike Johnson to bri  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined the Congressional Escort Committee for the Joint Session of Congress with His Excellency Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan. As a member of the Congressional Escort Committee, Rouzer joined several House and Senate colleagues in leading Prime Minister Kishida into the House Chamber and participated in a meet and greet with the Prime Minister prior to his   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC), Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA), and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Specialty Crops Caucus. The caucus aims to highlight the issues facing the specialty crop industry and advocate for policies to allow U.S. specialty growers, processors, and partners to succeed by providi  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Blast Overpressure Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Defense (DoD) to enact various measures to help mitigate and protect servicemembers from blast overpressure. "We owe it to our veterans and servicemembers to remove barriers to brain health treatment and ensure preventive measures are taken to protec  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently introduced the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act, legislation to safeguard Second Amendment rights while preventing guns from falling into the wrong hands by requiring relevant agencies and institutions to submit accurate records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).  more