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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday January 12, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Congresswoman Ross Votes Against Extreme Republican Abortion Bills
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined her Democratic colleagues in voting against and strongly condemning Republican attempts to penalize women who seek abortions and to criminalize physicians who provide them. She voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which puts new criminal penalties and reporting requirements on health care providers who fail to provide specific standa  more

Manning Opposes Anti-Abortion Legislation, Condemns Political Violence And Attacks On Health Care Facilities
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted against H.Res.Con.3 and H.R. 26, anti-abortion legislation that attacks women's freedoms and distracts from the impact of harmful abortion bans in states across the country. "I want to be clear: I reject all forms of violence and vandalism and I condemn groups that use destruction as a means to an end. However, instead of uniting the Congress against acts of  more

Representatives Ross, Carey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Energy Infrastructure Amid Growing Cybersecurity Threats
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) introduced the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act to address the rise in cybersecurity threats and attacks against energy infrastructure in the United States. Recent incidents, including the substation attack in Moore County, North Carolina, the ransomware attack on the Colonial Gas Pipeline, and an atte  more