CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement celebrating President Joe Biden's nomination of Dena King to serve as United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, which includes Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. "I congratulate Dena King on this history-making achievement. If confirmed by the Senate, she will be the first Black w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) joined co-chair and founder of the Childhood Cancer Caucus, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) to introduce the Give Kids A Chance Act, a bill to ensure children have access to cutting-edge trials and therapies for cancer. "No family should ever have to experience the horrific pain of losing a child. Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) commended the announcement of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that two healthcare providers in the First Congressional District of North Carolina will receive a total of $1,897,000 in funding from their COVID-19 Telehealth Program Fund. The FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program provides reimbursements to health care providers for tel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Every Republican Member of the Education and Labor Committee, led by Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh requesting he immediately suspend work on the inappropriate, unprecedented, and likely unlawful national mandate for COVID-19 vaccination and test  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), alongside Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), and Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro to inquire about the status of LtCol Stuart Scheller in response to significant public concern. Scheller has gained notable media attention this month after he openly criticized the Biden Administration for their handling  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the NIL Scholarship Tax Act, legislation to protect the integrity of amateur athletics at colleges and universities across the nation. This legislation would allow student-athletes t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the NIL Scholarship Tax Act, legislation to protect the integrity of amateur athletics at colleges and universities across the nation. This legislation would allow student-athletes to choose between receiving a tax-free scholarship for a post-secondary degree or the opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of senators and U.S. House members recently reintroduced legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hel  more