WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. With our country $31 trillion in debt, our southern border wide open, and our economy a mess, this is a bipartisan blunder we cannot afford. This bill spends money we don't have on things we don't need. This bill is the result of the status quo Washington system, which is set up to benefit special interests at the expense of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The United States House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which contains $32,879,497 in Community Project Funding secured by Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) for projects across the First Congressional District of North Carolina. The House's vote now sends the funding package to President Biden to be signed into law. "It's extremely special to me   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman David Price (NC-04), Chairman of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (T-HUD), issued the following statement after the House voted to pass the omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023, marking the highest level of domestic investment in U.S. history. This bill includes all fifteen Community Project Funding  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congresswomen Deborah Ross' (NC-02) bipartisan legislation, the Unleashing American Innovators Act, to address disparities in the U.S. patent system and expand access to patents for underrepresented communities. In the Senate, this bill was led by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). Along with Congresswoman Ross, Congresswoman  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: the U.S. House of Representatives passed the omnibus funding package for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes $26,890,641 in funding for 15 community projects across Wake County secured by Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02). This critical funding will invest in accessible health care, affordable housing, public safety projects, quality education, and more. Passed by both chambers of Congr  more

SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) toured a Duke Energy power substation today to receive a briefing on the recent power outages in Moore County. On December 3rd, the substation was intentionally attacked leaving 45,000 customers without power. Utility workers restored power within a week, but an investigation into the attack is ongoing. "I thank the hardwor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released a statement following his vote against the $1.7 trillion omnibus package. "America deserves pragmatic solutions to the myriad of self-inflicted crises we face today. Among these are the record cost of goods, a southern border invasion, the fentanyl overdose epidemic, and skyrocketing crime," said Rep. Murphy. "Unfortunately, Democrats have en  more