WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2023: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement on the start of the 118th Congress. "I'm proud to begin my 5th full term in Congress today, and to serve as the dean of the seven members of the Democratic delegation from North Carolina," said Adams. "While today is the beginning of a new Congress, we can't forget that the 117th Congress was one of the most successful an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass the bipartisan omnibus bill to fund the government through Fiscal Year 2023. The funding bill includes Congresswoman Manning's bipartisan Biologics Transparency Act of 2022, Rep. Manning's amendment to support the IRS' Taxpayer Advocate Service, and allocates $25.56 million for 15 Community Funding Projects in North Carolina's Sixth District. "I voted  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he secured a $110 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation toreplace the Alligator River Bridge on U.S. Highway 64 in Dare and Tyrrell Counties. The new bridge will be approximately 3.2 miles in length, with a vertical clearance of 65 feet to accommodate the navigational channel, two 12-foot lanes with 8-foot shoulders, and railings to separate b  more