WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has introduced the Gateway to Careers Act in the US House of Representatives with co-leads Representatives David Scott, Ilhan Omar, Antonio Delgado, and Raja Krishnamoorthi. The bill will create a career pathway grant program for community college and career and technical education (CTE) students. Text of the bill is available here (https://adams.house.gov/sites/adam  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), Chairman of the Committee on Political Affairs and Security of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), released the following statement on Russia. "Vladimir Putin's moves in the last 24 hours represent a second invasion of Ukraine. He is in clear violation of international law and the fundamental princi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's escalation of aggression towards Ukraine and calling for immediate action from the Biden Administration. "Weakness invites aggression," said Rep. Murphy. "President Biden's politically driven foreign policy has shown weakness on the world stage. His lack of action against foreign hostility   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: In honor of Black History Month, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Representatives A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the bipartisan African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act, would establish a program at the National Park Service  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement: * * * Chairman David Price and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan of the bipartisan House Democracy Partnership (HDP) released a statement on the situation in Ukraine. Ukraine has been a longstanding HDP partner country and has actively engaged in programming related to the democratic development of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament). "Putin's recent actions in Luhansk and Donetsk are an appalling escalation of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement. "History has repeatedly proven that appeasement never works. The entire world, including our adversaries like Communist China, will be carefully watching our response. "There can be no doubt: Putin must be severely punished for his illegal actions and provocations, and crippling econo  more