WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) introduced the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. This bipartisan legislation would level the playing field by establishing a new regulatory framework for the review  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released a new report on the role of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommended reforms. Th  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate HELP Committee, announced three new areas of bipartisan oversight as part of their ongoing work to develop policy proposals aimed at improving the na  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Black Maternal Health Caucus co-chairs Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) applauded the Energy and Commerce Committee for considering two bills included in the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959) in the Subcommittee on Health. The Social Determinants for Moms Act (H.R. 943) led by Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) would make key investments to addr  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) reintroduced the Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act, which would give the Trump Administration's Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA) rule the full force and effect of law. This bill gives employees the freedom to use HRAs, offered by their employers, to purchase individual health insurance, expanding coverage for an estimated 800,000 Americans. "This bill is about g  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led a group of House colleagues urging House Leadership to prioritize the inclusion of grid modernization provisions in Congress' final infrastructure package to support the nation's clean and efficient energy goals and spur economic growth. America's energy grid lags far behind the grids of other industrialized nations. Funding for the Grid Deployme  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Top Republican leaders in the House of Representatives today joined Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) in outlining their concerns regarding the Biden administration's intention to undo the Trump administration's Navigab  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Top Republican leaders in the House of Representatives today joined Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) in outlining their concerns regarding the Biden administration's intention to undo the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The Biden administration's recent announcement signaled its intent to revise the definition of   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 25, 2021, with Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, chairman of the Subcommittee on Elections: * * * Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) released the following statement today marking the eighth anniversary of the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, French Hill (AR-02), released a statement following President Biden's decision to extend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Richard Burr, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate HELP Committee, announced three new areas of bipartisan oversight as part of their ongoing work to develop policy proposals aimed at improving the nation's public health and medical preparedness and response programs.  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), both members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced a bipartisan bill to improve oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and reduce the backlog of requests from veterans for medical and other VA military records. A companion bill passed the House of Representatives earlier this month. Veterans will oft  more