WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) under the leadership of Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) endorsed the bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act. Chairwoman Beatty issued the following statement endorsing the landmark legislation: "As the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and as a graduate of an HBCU, I am proud to announce that the Con  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSRep) -- Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield released a staff report, "Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot." This report will be integral to providing a contemporaneous record of ongoing voter discrimination necessary to support H.R. 4 and the full enforcement of the Voting R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021: * * * Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed the Department of Education for needlessly extending pandemic-era student loan repayment delays: "This extension does a grave disservice to borrowers across the country, and our children will pay the ultimate price for this irr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Republican Leaders Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (WA-05), sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12). The letter criticizes President Biden's extension of the unconstitutional eviction moratorium a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2021: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced its four-month extension of the COVID-19 student loan repayment freeze, the fourth such extension to date: "Every   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced its four-month extension of the COVID-19 student loan repayment freeze, the fourth such extension to date: "Every American over the age of 12 has had the opportunity to get vaccinated and return to school and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: U.S Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, Brian Schatz (D-HI), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced new legislation to fight cybercrime and help keep Americans safe from online scams. The bipartisan Better Cybercrime Metrics Act will improve data collection on cybercrimes, giving law enforcement and policy makers more tools to un  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create a pilot program on dog training therapy based on the promising "trai  more