WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), chair of the House Education & Labor Committee Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, voted for H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, which restores critical, well-established workplace protections for older Americans that were weakened in 2009 by the Supreme Court. With this important legislation, Congress is standing u  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), spoke on the House floor in opposition to Democrats' move to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to rescind the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) True Lender rule. House Democrats' politically motivated action  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, June 22nd the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced grants benefiting two fire departments in Eastern North Carolina. The Potters Hill Volunteer Fire Department in Duplin County will receive a $375,000.00 grant and a $795,000.00 loan to replace three firetrucks. The Trenton Volunteer Fire Department is receiving a $50,000.00 grant to purchase much-needed new equipment.  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: 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. The policy brief, titled "Reforming and Strengthening ASPR: Ensuring Specialized Capabi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: 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 and approval of diagnostic tests, accelerating innovation and ensuring Americans can  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and U.S. Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021, transformative legislation that expands and strengthens Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for vulnerable community members who struggle to make ends meet. With food banks experiencing skyrocketing demand across the country, th  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Cyber Sense Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a voluntary Cyber Sense program at the Department of Energy to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power system. "Over the last few months, we have seen the severity cybercrime attacks can have on our nation's infrastructure, and it is past   more