WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after she sent letters renewing congressional inquiries she began in the 117th Congress to federal agency heads under the Committee's jurisdiction: "Federal agencies have an unfortunate habit of discarding congressional inquiries each  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced it is extending the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for a 12th time: "This move by the Biden administration is textbook hypocrisy. Almost four months ago, President Biden declared 'The  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the Financial Services Committee's subcommittees, as well as Chairs and jurisdiction for the 118th Congress. "Committee Republicans are ready to deliver on our promises made to the American people," said Chairman McHenry. "This slate of subcommittee Chai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the new Committee members recommended by House Republican Steering Committee. "I'm proud to welcome all of our new and returning members to the House Financial Services Committee under Republican leadership," said Chairman McHenry. "From oversight of the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement: * * * The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recent actions regarding the registration of nonbank financial firms. "This is another attempt by Director Chopra to unilaterally expand the CFPB's authority beyond  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC ), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) today introduced the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: On the first full day of the 118th Congress, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) 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 protects law-abiding citizens  more