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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday October 20, 2022 ( 3 items )  

Murphy Introduces ESG Legislation to Protect American Retirement Savings
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced the Safeguarding Investment Options for Retirement Act alongside Reps. Carol Miller (WV-03), David Schweikert (AZ-06), and Lloyd Smucker (PA-11). The legislation aims to protect investors from having politically motivated 'woke' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues put ahead of hardworking Americans' investment returns. "The Employee Retiremen  more

Tillis Leads Letter Seeking Answers On Changed PayPal Policy to Financially Punish Customers Over 'Misinformation'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently led a letter to Paypal, also signed by Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Steve Daines (R-MT), seeking answers over PayPal's recent announcement of a policy intended to financially punish its own customers for expressing views which PayPal arbitrarily classifies as "misinfo  more

Tillis, Leahy Legislation Supporting Creative Students Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, the ARTS Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to direct the Register of Copyrights to waive the copyright registration fee for winners of the Congressional Art Competition and the Congressional App Competition, was signed into law. Both of these competitions, sponsored and led by the House of Representatives, encourage talented students to  more