WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement opposing the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act": "At a time when working families across North Carolina are struggling to put food on the table and pay their electric bill, Democrats want to double down on the policies that got us in this mess. This Democrat bill raises taxes in a recession, hires 87,000 new IRS agents to treat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: "In North Carolina's First Congressional District, the Inflation Reduction Act will have an unquestionably positive impact on our communities," said Congressman Butterfield. "Rural districts need financial relief. This legislati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5376, the Democrats' Inflation Expansion Act: "Democrats have used every opportunity to tilt the playing field in favor of union bosses. Today's bill is no exception--they've included  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug.12, 2022: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passage of the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act." "The so-called 'Inflation Reduction Act' is nothing more than one last desperate Hail Mary attempt to socially engineer America before the midterm elections. "This bill is the radical 'Build Back Better' agenda in sheep's clothing. Increased taxes that w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released the following statement after voting against Democrats' reckless tax-and-spend reconciliation bill: "Today, House Democrats voted to raise taxes on hardworking Americans to fund their far-left agenda--all under the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the passage of the partisan and reckless reconciliation bill drafted by Congressional Democrats, the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5376 - Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act: "Today, House Democrats voted to raise taxes on hardworking Americans to fund their far-left agenda--all under the guise of so-cal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) released the following statement after voting NO on H.R. 5376, the so-called Inflation 'Reduction' Act: "During a time when American families and job creators are suffering under 40-year high inflation, it's unconscionable that the House Democrats would pass such a gross spending scheme at the taxpayers' expense," said Rep. Murphy. "The so-called Inflation 'Reduction'   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Representative David Price (NC-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act. "The Inflation Reduction Act is a historic step to lower health care costs, close tax loopholes exploited by the ultra-wealthy, and preserve the planet for future generations," said Congressman David Price. "I am proud to vote for a bill that does not just tinker a  more