WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for North Carolina priorities in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus. Victories include new programs to address HBCU & MSI research infrastructure and the maternal health crisis, as well as community project funding for the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and Cabarrus County. "Congresswoman Adams really kno  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that she secured $26,890,641 for community projects across Wake County in the omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023. This critical funding will invest in accessible health care, affordable housing, public safety projects, quality education, and more. The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are expected to vote on the package t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) introduced the VA Caregiver Continuity Act to protect veterans and caregivers in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (the Caregiver Program) from being discharged or having their support reduced because they do not meet the Veterans Administration (VA)'s new eligibility criteria. Hudson introduced this legislation alongside U.S. Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: On the House floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) blasted postsecondary institutions for giving students misleading and false information about the cost of college. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "Our postsecondary education system is broken. "The Government Accountability Office recentl  more