WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Promote Work and Improve Health Act. The bill directs states to prioritize ways to promote the dignity of work as a way to fight substance abuse. Specifically, the Promote Work and Health Act requires states to certify to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration what they have done to promote work and employment when they apply for  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee markup of legislation being rushed through Congress that will tie the hands of job creators and schools with more one-size-fits-all mandates: "Both bills we are marking up to  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding President Biden's nomination of Jessica Looman to serve as head of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD): "Jessica Looman has worked at WHD since January 20, 2021. "Under an 'Administrator Jessica Lo  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed H.R. 6929, the Susan Muffley Act of 2022, which will force taxpayers to bail out Delphi's underfunded, privately-run pension plans. On the House floor prior to the vote, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) said: "Wages aren't keeping up with inflation. A Washington Post economic c  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 6929, a taxpayer-funded bailout for an underfunded, privately-run pension plan: "Madam Speaker, when it comes to bailouts, Congress just can't seem to help itself. Under President Biden taxpayers have been forced to   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed legislation that would mandate an overly prescriptive heat standard and add layers of burdensome regulations to our school nutrition programs: "By advancing H.R. 2193 Democrats are put  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to denounce President Biden's student loan forgiveness scheme that forces taxpayers to foot the bill for the loans of doctors and lawyers. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: "The Biden administration is canceling massive amounts of   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee is holding a markup of a grab bag of mostly partisan legislation that does nothing to address the most pressing issues for Americans or provide relief for struggling families. Instead of working to ease the pain of Democrat-induced inflation or a potential recession, Democrats are more focuse  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and David Rouzer (R-NC) announced their legislation, the LIFELINE Act, led to the publication of revised guidance by the Treasury Department that will unlock an additional $8 billion for affordable housing from the American Rescue Plan Act's State and Local Fiscal Rec  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: Yesterday, Reps. Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) led 19 of their Republican colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging him to repeal the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. servicemembers. The members sent the letter in response to Dr. Anthony Fauci's recent comments in which he concluded that vaccines do not protect "overly well" against COVID-19 in  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: Tonight, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) was proud to vote YES on a crucial bipartisan telehealth expansion package which passed the House by a vote of 416-12. Among many provisions, legislation included a measure to extend telehealth services for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) by two years. In response to the temporary two-year telehealth  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on July 27, 2022: Yesterday, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) led 19 of their Republican colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging him to repeal the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. servicemembers. The members sent the letter in response to Dr. Anthony Fauci's recent comments in which he concluded that vaccines do not protect "overly well" agai  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and David Rouzer (R-NC) announced their legislation, the LIFELINE Act, led to the publication of revised guidance by the Treasury Department that will unlock an additional $8 billion for affordable housing from the American Rescue Plan Act's State and Loc  more