WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Haley Stevens (MI-11), and introduced the Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credit Score Improvement Act. The Congresswomen were joined by eight additional original cosponsors in introducing the bill. One way for student loan borrowers to get out of default is through loan rehabilitation. and continue to i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following commentary to the North State Journal: * * * The dairy industry is an invaluable part of the American economy, yet dairy farmers face hardships and obstacles that endanger the industry's future growth. While the family farm I grew up on in Davie County consisted mainly of cattle and chickens, I am no stranger to the unique challenges dairy farmers face. When it comes to fair trade on the international stage, some of t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Biden's Education Department announced that it will no longer require student and parent borrowers to sign an online acknowledgment about their total student debt each year prior to taking out a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: This week, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), led a roundtable organized by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to highlight President Biden and Democrats' abysmal record on the economy. With inflation surging to a four-decade high, store shelves across the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, led a roundtable organized by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to highlight President Biden and Democrats' abysmal record on the economy. With inflation surging to a four-decade high, store shelves across the country empty, and small businesses unable to find workers, Democrats h  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: , Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement in advance of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade: "Tomorrow will mark 49 years since the Supreme Court passed down its historic ruling in Roe v. Wade," said Congresswoman Ross. "We mark this historic anniversary at a precarious moment. Perhaps at no time in the past half century has a woman's fundamen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Reps. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) have proposed a House resolution recognizing National Sanctity of Human Life Day on January 22nd. The resolution observes the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade and honors the millions of unborn children who lost their lives by abortion. President Trump last issued a national proclamation honoring National Sanctity of Human Life Day o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Cindy Axne (IA-03) and David Trone (MD-06) introduced H.R. 6458, a bipartisan bill to eliminate red tape and make it easier for dependents to retain transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. "As the proud representative of more than 89,000 veterans in Eastern North Carolina, I am honored to co-lead this bipartisan legislation to streamline GI Bill ben  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of eight bipartisan senators sent a letter to President Biden urging him not to extend the current Section 201 tariffs on imported solar panels and cells, which are currently set to expire on February 6, 2022. As a result of these tariffs, domestic prices for solar panels are now among the highest in the world and significantly above the global ave  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sat down with Fox-Charlotte to discuss his 2021 accomplishments and his continued priorities in the U.S. Senate. Tillis on working for all North Carolinians "You know, what I try to do is block out what I think are the distractions at either end of the political spectrum and get things done that I think help North Carolinians and help the nation." Tillis on  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following transcript on Jan. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a video on the first anniversary of President Biden's swearing-in and called on him to keep his promise to work in a bipartisan manner. Transcript: It's been a year since President Biden was sworn into office. I remember his inaugural address well, and agreed with much of it. President Biden made an impassioned plea for more bipartisanship and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following commentary to the Roll Call on Jan. 21, 2022: * * * U.S Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) wrote an op-ed for Roll Call on the Democrat's attempt to eliminate the filibuster and the future of bipartisanship in Congress. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's floor speech last week announcing her opposition to weakening the filibuster predictably infuriated many congressional Democrats and sparked jubilation among many congressional Republ  more