WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced legislation to prevent payments for legal settlements for illegal immigration. Under the Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act, no federal funds, including money from the Judgment Fund, could be spent to enrich illegal immigrants at the expense of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Congressional Moldova Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressman David Price (NC-04) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced a resolution expressing support for Moldova's democracy, independence, and territorial integrity and for strengthening U.S.-Moldova relations. It is a critical time to reinforce this important relationship as Moldova works to bolster its young democracy and chart its   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against Democrats' short-term continuing resolution (CR), H.R. 6119, that keeps unconstitutional vaccine mandates in place and dangerously spends Billions of dollars to resettle unvetted Afghan refugees: "Democrats' continuing resolution is truly government at its worst. This short-term CR does not tackle the real issues facing this country, but it does add a few new ones.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Dec. 2, 2021, in support of the Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 6056): * * * "There has been a push to silence parents around the country. Powerful teachers unions, several school boards, Democrat politicians, and the Biden Justice Department have all voiced opposition to the rights of parents to have a say in their child's edu  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that they will be granting Dare County access to up to 6.6 million cubic yards of sand from the Outer Continental Shelf to restore 11.6 miles of beaches on the Outer Banks. The project is part of Dare County's long-term shoreline management plan to address shoreline erosion, protect local infrastructure, strengthen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08) led a letter with 18 colleagues requesting that the Department of Defense (DOD) authorize an extension of the temporary increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for all military branches to support servicemembers and their families amid the economic challenges of the pandemic. The letter reads in part: "  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held an executive session to consider the nominations of Lisa Gomez to be the Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration at the Department of Labor, James Rodriguez to be the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held an executive session to consider the nominations of Lisa Gomez to be the Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration at the Department of Labor, James Rodriguez to be the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training at the Department of Labor, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson to be the Chair of the Nat  more