WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Oct. 22, 2021, on PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. Now, more than ever, we need to advocate for flexible workplace policies that improve conditions for, and empower, work  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) delivered remarks on the House Floor to honor Tenth District firefighters and recognize the 20th anniversary of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Background: The AFG Program, which also includes Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants, was authorized b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing their concerns regarding a United States Postal Service (USPS) pilot program offering paycheck-cas  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass H.R. 3110, the bipartisan, Providing Urgent Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act. This legislation would extend important workplace protections to nursing mothers, clarify employers' obligations under the law, and ensure lactating workers have access to appropriate remedies. This bill includes an amendment introduced by Congresswo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution with Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) to designate October 23, 2021 as AADC Deficiency Awareness Day. AADC Deficiency is a genetic neurologic rare disease that affects approximately 1 in 100,000 people in the United States. "I am proud to introduce this important resolution to raise awareness about AADC Deficiency in the pu  more