WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement of support after President Joe Biden nominated the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge, Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the United States Supreme Court. "President Joe Biden has made an excellent choice in nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, an experienced and principled judge, to serve on the Suprem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest guidance on mask mandates in schools: "The CDC's latest guidance regarding masking in schools comes too little too late - the irreparable d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 24, 2022, statement regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine: * * * "Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is as evil as it is dangerous. "Americans stand with our democratic ally while praying for the safety of its people. Putin's quest to rewrite the post-Cold War order of Europe is an affront to free people everywhere. Russ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on President Biden's historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an exceptional choice to serve on our nation's highest court, and I applaud this historic nomination by President Biden. Her qualifications speak for themselves, as she has s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), member and former Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement on Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. "Vladimir Putin's violent attack on Ukraine is an unconscionable and unprovoked act of war against a sovereign democracy and its people. "This aggression cannot go unanswered. We must act quickly to enact the strictest possible sa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he secured more than $29 million for broadband expansion in Lenoir County that will bring qualifying broadband to 15,256 unserved households across the county. These funds will come from the bipartisan infrastructure package supportedby Senator Tillis. "I was proud to work with my colleagues to craft and pass the bipartisan infrastructure package that is alrea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on President Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. "I congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her nomination to the Supreme Court and look forward to meeting with her. I will carefully and thoughtfully evaluate Judge Jackson's record, including reviewing he  more