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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday January 24, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Adams Statement On 50th Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade. "Today is the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but it's the first year since the federal right to privacy and bodily autonomy was overturned by the Supreme Court in the Dobbs decision. "Some Republican Members of Congress have used this unpopular and unprecedented decision to propose a national abortion b  more

Rep. Foxx: Education Freedom or Bust
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) praised the ''National School Choice Week'' resolution, introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for which she is an original cosponsor: "Our mantra must be: 'Education freedom or bust.' The pandemic proved our country's education system is broken. The only fix for st  more

Tillis, Senators Seek Answers On SEC Changes To U.S. Equity Market Structure
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a letter also signed by Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to Gary Gensler, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking answers in response to several proposed radical revisions to U.S. equity markets structure. "Long-considered the global gold standard, U.S. equity ma  more