WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass the PFAS Action Act, which will require comprehensive regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by establishing standards to protect drinking water from contamination and authorizing grants to drinking water utilities treating PFAS contamination. Included in the House-passed legislation is Congresswoman Ross' amendment th  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 22 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Yesterday Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) sent a letter to Chief District Court Judge Elizabeth Trosch, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, and Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court Elisa Chinn Gary asking for them to "do everything within [their] powers to effectively extend the eviction moratorium in Mecklenburg County through the month of August or late  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against the "PFAS Action Act" that would place more redundant, burdensome regulations on Americans. "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already has robust tools in place under existing laws to identify, regulate, and abate risks from substances that pose danger to human and environmental health, including two PFAS chemicals. Over time, these laws have been amended   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement on July 21, 2021: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in strong opposition to taxpayer funded abortion. He attempted to force the House to immediately consider and pass the H.R. 18: the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would permanently prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions. House Democrats blocked the effort. Text of Rep. Bu  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on July 21, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement hitting the Biden administration for publishing a proposed rule to increase the minimum wage to $15 for federal contractors: "This proposed rule solidifies Big Labor's stranglehold over the Biden adminis  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021, that passed today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, which Rep. Hudson supported, included two amendments he introduced to address the PFAS chemical GenX which has impacted the Cape Fear River. "Combating GenX in our water has remained a top priority,"  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Congresswoman Robin Kelly's bill, H.R. 4387, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, passed out of markup in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Kelly introduced the bipartisan legislation in July along with Reps. Alma Adams of North Carolina and Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, and Republican colleagues Larry Bucshon of Indiana, Michael Burgess of Texas and Bob Latta of Ohio. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) co-led the introduction of the Medicaid Saves Lives Act, which would allow people in states that have refused to expand Medicaid to enroll in a federally-funded Medicaid-style program that provides full benefits. This bill would help to close the coverage gap, which includes people who make too little to afford health insurance on the health care e  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Young Kim (CA-39), members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution pledging strong support of Afghan women and girls following the Biden Administration's planned withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by September 2021. This resolution affirms the United States commitment to providing robust humanitarian and develo  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the New Opportunities for Value to Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act. This bipartisan legislation would update coding, coverage, and payment processes at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to im  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the New Opportunities for Value to Extend Lives (NOVEL) Act. This bipartisan legislation would update coding, coverage, and payment processes at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve seniors' access to life-saving medical innovations. "The United States  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to amend the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to sustain the Crime Victims Fund. The VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act will redirect monetary penalties from federal deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into the CVF to increase funding for state victim compensation   more