WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Opening remarks, as prepared, of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing entitled, "Stakeholder Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule". For more than half a century, the Clean Water Act has functioned to improve the quality of our Nation's rivers, lakes, and str  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. "While we still have a way to go to recover from the pandemic, President Biden's State of the Union Address made clear how much progress we've made over the past two years. "I will continue to work with President Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) was selected by her colleagues on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment. She will also serve as a member of the Subcommittee on Energy. "From combatting the climate crisis to protecting our environment, I am ready to work with my colleagues on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement, as prepared for delivery, during a hearing on the state of education in America: "From elementary school to law school, the state of this nation's education system is deeply troubling at every level. Republicans want tra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing entitled, "Stakeholder Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule": For more than half a century, t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) was elected Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 118th Congress. In her second term on the Committee, Rep. Manning will also serve on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia and the Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittees. "I'm honored to have been elected by my colleagues as Vice Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), is holding its first hearing of the Congress entitled, "Revamping and Revitalizing Banking in the 21st Century." Watch Chairman Barr's opening remarks here (https://youtu.be/a2Q6rnn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and more than 40 of his Republican colleagues recently filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States supporting respondents in the dual Supreme Court cases challenging Biden's student-loan debt relief program, Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. The senators argue that Biden's decision to   more