WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Foreign Robocall Elimination Act of 2021. The legislation directs the Federal Communications Commission to convene an interagency task force with the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General to develop effective measures to combat robocalls coming from abroad. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Dan Bishop (R-NC), and Daniel Webster   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Committee Democrats voted to advance their radical, reckless $780 billion budget reconciliation package: "Democrats keep referring to this bill as 'life-changing legislation.' They're right - every Ameri  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement in remembrance of the 20thanniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Tomorrow, our nation marks the 20thanniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed more than 3,000 Americans. On this solemn occasion, we come together as a nation to remember the loved ones  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, filed a discharge petition to force consideration of Republicans' H.R. 3913, the Renter Protection Act, on the House floor. H.R. 3913 will expedite payments from the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, remove the threat of eviction from COVID-impacted renters, and keep Am  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), filed a discharge petition to force consideration of Republicans' H.R. 3913, the Renter Protection Act, on the House floor. H.R. 3913 will expedite payments from the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, remove the threa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: The House Committee on Financial Services is finally holding a hearing on the Biden Administration's mismanagement of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, following multiple requests from Committee Republicans. Instead of Democrat proposals that would make the programs worse, not better, the Committee  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined Wake County Sheriff's department, Clerk of Superior Court Blair Williams, County Manager David Ellis, Housing Department Director Lorena McDowell, and Board of Commissioners Chairman Matt Calabria to discuss the eviction process, avenues for collaboration between federal, state, and local governments to navigate emergency relief  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement regarding President Biden's forced vaccine mandate announcement. "Everything President Biden touches, he makes worse. "Let individuals and families make their decisions on vaccines with accurate data and by talking with their doctor. "No one likes a mandate -- and it's even more egregious when it is timed to distract attention f  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following video statement: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a video statement commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Watch the full video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hMGRAzLFjI). "Today, we mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic events on 9/11, when our country was cowardly attacked by terrorists. While the terrorists committed these horrif  more