WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: U.S. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) released the following statement announcing House Armed Services Subcommittee assignments for the 118th Congress: "It is an honor to serve on the Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Joining these powerful subcommittees will allow me to continue as a champion for our servicemembers while guaranteeing they have the resourc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the formation of a Republican Working Group--led by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04)--to combat the threat to our capital markets posed by those on the far-left pushing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) proposals. "Progressives are trying to do with America  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that he was appointed to represent Region 7 as part of Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries' newly created Regional Leadership Council. Region 7 includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and the Virgin Islands. The body, which consists of each of the twelve regions of the Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Republican Leader John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced unworkable nutrition standards that will hamstring schools: "We will review t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Republican Leader Bill Cassidy (R-LA) rebuked the administration's reckless Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) rule proposal and called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to extend the rushed public com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- 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 formation of a Republican Working Group --led by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04)-- to combat the threat to our capital markets posed by those on the far-left pushing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement regarding his committee assignments and appointments for the 118th Congress. "It is an honor to join these esteemed committees and to lead on a number of other fronts in the House," said Rep. Murphy. "These assignments and appointments will have me well positioned to serve the people of North Carolina's Third District an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- 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) and Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC) led 126 House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the upcoming case considering the Biden administration's student loan bailout, which exploits legislation drafted in the wake of Septemb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 49 of his Senate colleagues introduced a bipartisan challenge to President Biden's ESG rule which politicizes millions of Americans' retirement investments to favor Biden's ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans. In November, President Biden instituted a rule that explicitly permits ERISA retirement plan fiduciaries to consider envi  more