WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed an amendment to insert his bill, the Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act, into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation would allow veterans to attend pre-apprenticeship programs using their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Rep. Budd and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the bill on June 2, 2021. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "Congress must do   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The United States Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that Emerald Isle will receive $2,616,156 in federal funding to support recovery efforts from Hurricane Florence. This grant will assist Emerald Isle in purchasing emergency equipment and vehicles to aid future hurricane preparedness and response. Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03) issued the f  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on Governor Roy Cooper's veto of S.B. 101, which simply requires North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with ICE when dangerous criminal illegal immigrants are detained for violent crimes. "Governor Cooper has effectively declared North Carolina a sanctuary state. The veto of a commonsense bill to stop sanctuary city policies allows his   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Republican leaders have sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) requesting more information on the potential budgetary and economic impacts of making the temporary expansion of premium tax credits (PTC), justified as pandemic relief by Democrats, permanent. The letter was sent by U.S. Senator Mike Cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Republican leaders have sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) requesting more information on the potential budgetary and economic impacts of making the temporary expansion of premium tax credits (PTC), justified as pandemic relief by Democrats, permanent. Th  more