WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Congressman Andy Biggs and 16 of his colleagues sent a letter to Marine Corps Commandant David Berger demanding the release of Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller. Lt. Col. Scheller was relieved of his command after posting several videos demanding accountability from military leaders for the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Scheller offered to resign but it was rejected and he is cu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored H.R. 5490, the bipartisan Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act. The bill would designate the U.S. agriculture industry and its supply chains as critical infrastructure, thereby adding a layer of oversight to ensure that foreign investment does not lead to foreign interference. "Agriculture is North Carolina's primary industry and we must protect it from fore  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored H.R.4212, Flag Code Modernization Act. The bipartisan bill would amend the U.S. Flag Code to expand the number of American flag displays permitted under federal law. Many flag customs are already commonplace, and the Flag Code Modernization Act would officially make them legal. The bill is supported by the American Legion and was originally introduced by Reps. Stev  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter signed by every Republican Committee Member to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding a Committee briefing regarding the administration's recent threats against parents concerned about t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, joined his Republican Education and Labor Committee colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Attorney General Merrick Garland. In the letter, Murphy and his colleagues demanded a committee briefing regarding the administration's recent threat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2021: * * * Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing entitled, "Emerging Contaminants, Forever Chemicals, and More: Challenges to Water Quality, Public Health, and Communities": Thank you, Chair Napolitano. I appreciate you holding this hearing, and I would also like to thank our witnesses for being  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona requesting an overdue report regarding limiting student loan borrowing. Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), along with Reps. Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), introduced the Health Emergencies are Literally Tenets of HHS (HEALTH) Act of 2021 this week. The bipartisan legislation streamlines all federal public health and medical emergency response through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), clarifying that HHS, not su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement opposing the Senate's motion to discharge from Committee the nomination of Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. "Leading the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights should   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler calling for the prioritization of the electronic delivery of investment and brokerage documents. "During your confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, I asked if you would support prioritizing a simple yet vital regulatory modernization: the electronic delivery  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and nine of his Republican colleagues introduced legislation that would bring parity to gun owners using public lands. The Recreational Lands Self Defense Act would restore Second Amendment rights of individuals recreating on lands managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "We must recognize that the right to bear arms should include Army Corps of Engineers  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and all Republican Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee demanded that the Justice Department (DOJ) stop the use of federal law enforcement to deter parents' free speech. This comes after DOJ issued a memorandum suggesting federal law enforcement may need to assist policing local school board meetings. "We are concerned about the appearance of the Dep  more