CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: This morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) spoke at the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum, formerly known as the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum. The Congresswoman spoke to her accomplishments and priorities during the 117th Congress, and answered multiple questions from constituents and attendees. The forum was held at the Belmont Regional Center at 700 Parkwood Aven  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored H.R. 7051, the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act. The bill creates a coverage definition for digital therapeutics and directs CMS to create a payment methodology. Digital therapeutics utilize AI and machine learning to create and assist patients with preventative care and monitoring. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "Innovations like digita  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: The City of Wilson, North Carolina's on-demand shared public transit service, RIDE, is celebrating its two-year anniversary this month. Since launching in September 2020, RIDE has served around 260,000 low-cost rides to the Wilson community. RIDE was launched with the goal of using technology to expand access to equitable, flexible mobility, and it has proven to do so. Today, 100  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement criticizing the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) proposal to revive the Obama administration's job-killing joint employer standard: "Businesses across the country have been buried under a mountain of reg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $47,610.52 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grant will go to the City of Conover Fire Department in Catawba County and comes in the fifth round of the 2021 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aims to help firefighters and first re  more

KINSTON, North Carolina, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Greene Lamp, Inc. a $1,339,300 grant for the Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships program (EHS-CCP) in Kinston, N.C. Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to the grant: "We are incredibly grateful that HHS ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 5, 2022: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released the following statement: "As the Senate returns to Washington, I will unfortunately miss this week of votes as I am home in North Carolina recovering from hip replacement surgery. "The procedure was successful and I'm doing well. "I'll be closely monitoring vot  more