WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released a new fact sheet highlighting historic infrastructure investments in North Carolina from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build bridges, pave roads, expand broadband access to rural communities, and more. Congresswoman Ross fought to pass this critical legislation, which also included her provision to bolster the adoption and in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- 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) sent a letter to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Jenny R. Yang to lambast the agency's imminent release of job creators' sensitive employee data. In the letter, Foxx writes: "I have serious concerns that the Department of Labor's Office of Feder  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler demanding records and communications between and among both the SEC's Division of Enforcement, the Office of the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced legislation to honor six victims of a tragic plane crash last year in Carteret County. The Down East Remembrance Act gives exact latitudes and longitudes of creeks' locations which will be named after six victims. U.S. Representative Greg Murphy (R-NC) led a companion bill to the Down East Remembrance Act in the House. "Eastern  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 33 of his Senate colleagues introduced legislation to overturn an excessive Biden Administration regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest rule would be challenging to implement and make new, compliant trucks cost prohibitive for small business owners. "This regulation is once again an overreach by the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in reintroducing the Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyers' Scams (VETS) Act to cap the fees trial lawyers can charge in cases representing Marines and other individuals impacted by water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Attorney contingency fees in some cases are reportedly as   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: U.S. Reps. Don Davis (NC-01), Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Hank Johnson (GA-04) relaunched the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus (SMEC) for the 118th Congress and introduced a resolution affirming congressional support for Medicaid expansion. "Since being elected to Congress, I have advocated for life-saving coverage for nearly 100,000 eastern North Carolinians, saving our rural hospitals and  more