WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation in calling on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to support North Carolina's offshore wind industry by encouraging future offshore wind energy development along the Central Atlantic coast. Specifically, the lawmakers are encouraging BOEM to maximize areas viable for fixed-bottom structure  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2023: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after introducing the bipartisan Chance to Compete Act of 2023 alongside Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA). "Every hardworking taxpayer in this country deserves a federal government that's built upon a foundation that breeds e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: After being sworn-in for the 118th Congress on Saturday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) yesterday introduced H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bipartisan legislation has 118 original cosponsors. "H.R. 38 guarantees the Second Amendment does not disappear when crossing an invisible state line," said Rep. Hudson. "The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act protect  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted against H.R. 23, legislation that protects high-wealth tax cheats and slows tax refunds for working families by eliminating funding for the Internal Revenue Service allocated through the Inflation Reduction Act. "Washington Republicans are using their new majority to help high-wealth tax cheats while simultaneously slowing tax refunds for working families by  more