WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and John Kennedy (R-LA) led a coalition letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding answers from the Biden administration about its "zero tolerance" policy for federal firearms licenses (FFLs). In the House, the resolution is led by Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN). * * * The full text of the lett  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in reaction to the Education Department's announcement regarding online education: "It is reckless for the Department to suggest providing access to online education is a main driver of federal student loan debt. "I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2023: * * * The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its projection of the so-called "X-Date," or when the U.S. will exhaust extraordinary measures and become unable to meet its obligations. "Republicans have bee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senate Finance Committee Republicans reintroduced a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using its $80 billion infusion of taxpayer dollars included in the partisan Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to squeeze more revenue out of hardworking taxpayers who earn less than $400,000 per year. "The Biden Administration's weaponization of the IRS against har  more