WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding confirmation that states are not required to allow mask mandates in schools as a condition of receiving American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) is urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to provide immediate assistance and a plan to secure the safety of American citizens and allies still in Afghanistan. In a letter sent today, Rep. Hudson sounded the alarm on examples of misleading information from the State Department that has put citizens and allies at risk. "As Fort Bragg's Co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education's announcement that Pitt Community College will be receiving a $273,572 grant under the Educational Opportunity Centers Program. "I am so glad to see that Pitt Community College will be receiving funding for the Educational Opportunities Program," said Murphy. "This impo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education's announcement that Elizabeth City State University will be receiving a $231,973 grant under the Educational Opportunity Centers Program. "I am happy to hear that Elizabeth City State University will be receiving a grant for the Educational Opportunities Program," said Mu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. "It is incredibly disheartening to see the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and the desperate scenes at the airport in Kabul following the Taliban takeover. At this precarious moment, I fear for the safety of the countless Afghans who risked their live  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $149,988 to Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) through their CISE MSI Research Expansion program. These federal funds will support collaborative research between TAMUK and North Carolina A&T State University to integrate renewable energy such as solar power. TAMUK's Ph.D. program in Sustainab  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2021: Reps. Alma Adams (NC-12), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), members of the House Nutrition & Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture, introduced the Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act. This legislation would make permanent a flexibility set up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the pandemic that w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Reps. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Dan Bishop (R-NC) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding that the U.S. government commit to a plan to evacuate every American citizen out of Afghanistan. * * * August 18, 2021 To: The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Blinken: The situation in   more