WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and 22 other Senators expressing opposition to raising the debt ceiling unless structural spending reforms are enacted. The letter states: "We do not intend to vote for a debt-ceiling increase without structural reforms to address current and future fiscal realities and manage out-of-control government policies." * * * Dear President  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed several pieces of bipartisan financial services legislation. Among the bipartisan bills passed are initiatives to combat the financial exploitation of our seniors and other vulnerable adults, streamline federal credit union board meeting requirements, and increase access to capital for rural small busine  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his Senate colleagues recently reintroduced a bipartisan resolution to reaffirm support for the Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful protests and condemn Iranian security forces for human rights abuses. "The United States must remain firm in condemning the human rights abuses committed by the Iranian regime and stand with the citizens who are peacefully protesting,  more