WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the S. 62, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. The bill would permanently enact Hyde Amendment protections prohibiting taxpayer funds from being used to support abortions. The bill was originally introduced by Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS). Sen. Budd said in a statement: "Using taxpayer money to fund abortion is wrong. Millions of pro-life Americans deserve to k  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. Res.14, which would provide full transparency on all congressional earmarks. Current Senate rules require a complete list of congressional earmarks and their authors be publicly available 48 hours before a vote. However, this rule does not apply when the Senate considers House bills that contain earmarks. S. Res. 14 closes this loophole. The rule was originall  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following floor statement on Jan. 26, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week in celebration of National School Choice Week. Chairwoman Foxx's Remarks: "The benefits of school choice cannot be overstated--on average, students participating in school choice programs perform better aca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) pushed to advance access to affordable health care coverage during his first in-district work period. On Monday, January 16, Congressman Davis attended the 21st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration entitled Remember, Celebrate, Act: A Day On, Not A Day Off. Congressman Davis, who served as the program's keynote speaker, focused on the civil rig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) today introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status. This legislation would require China to obtain Most Favored Nation (MFN) status through annual presidential approval, per the requirements of the Jack  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- 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 Subcommittee Assignments for the 118th Congress. "I congratulate all of our Republican members on their subcommittee assignments for the 118th Congress," said Chairman McHenry. "With such a competent and dynamic team, Committee Republicans are ready to h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- 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) hosted a roundtable to discuss the consequences of the Biden administration's student loan agenda for borrowers, taxpayers, and servicers. Following the meeting, Chairwoman Foxx said: "The Biden administration's student loan repayment moratorium and executive actions h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) and Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) led 190 other House Republicans in a letter blasting the Biden Administration for its premature and reckless "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) final rule. The Members demand the U.S. Environmental Prot  more