WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Rick Allen , R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the massive fraud and mismanagement in the unemployment insurance (UI) programs: "Beca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 21, 2022: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) demanding answers after the DOE wrongfully allowed the transfer of advanced, cutting-edge battery technology developed in a federally-sponsored laboratory to a Chinese company. * * * To: The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, Department of Energy, 100 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585 An  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed S. 1098, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act, which delays support for borrowers, including victims of abuse, who have joint consolidation loans and need to separate their loans immediately. The bill also cedes more control to the Education Secretary and fails to protect taxpayers. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following and letter: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Republican Lea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Democrats opposed a Republican amendment that would help student loan borrowers with joint consolidation loans, including abuse victims, separate their loans immediately without creating a bureaucratic mess or expanding the federal government's foothold on student loans. Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia (R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson's (R-NC) MOBILE Health Care Act advanced today in the Energy and Commerce Committee. The bipartisan legislation would allow existing community health centers to use New Access Point grants to establish mobile health units, increasing access to affordable, quality health care in rural and underserved communities. The bill passed in committee unanimously by a vote   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letters: Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10)--led the House Financial Service Committee Republicans--in sending a letter to Amalgamated Bank. McHenry and Committee Republicans are objecting to the bank's efforts to hijack our financial system to force companies to track law-abiding American citizens who are exercising their constitutionally protected right to purchase firearms. Republican L  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The Leader of the House Republican Task Force on Jobs and the Economy, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the Task Force's solutions to foster long-term, sustainable growth through innovation. "Innovation is a central component of creating long-term economic growth and bolstering U.S. competitiveness," said Republican Leader McHenry. "While Democrats fear what they don't understand  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) commend the passage of their bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act, which will now head to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. "I introduced this bill in direct response to a constituent's experience with a joint consolidation loan for which he remained wholly responsible for after a d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, also signed by Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Ted Cruz (R-TX), requesting information on which cities illegal immigrants are listing as their "current address" when they are issued an Notice To Appear (NTA). "Sanctuary city policies are dange  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 11 of his Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, and American Express condemning their removal of gun store transactions from the "general merchandise" merchant category code (MCC) and instead creating a wholly new and separate MCC for gun retailers. The CEOs' decision came at the recommendation of the Inte  more