WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on March 2, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on an announced agreement between North Carolina House and Senate Republican leadership to expand Medicaid in the state. "North Carolinians have been waiting more than a decade for the health care they deserve. I'm grateful that Republican leadership has finally stepped up to the plate and reached an agreement on  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the ashes of North Dakota veteran Vincent Compeau were spread in the dropzone following a jump over Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Compeau, a North Dakota native, served with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne 505 Infantry Company as a paratrooper and infantryman at Fort Bragg from 1980 to 1986. Following his service, he returned to his home state, resid  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 1, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration's rule encouraging retirement fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when inve  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- 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 Secretary of the House Republican Conference Lisa McClain (R-MI) reintroduced H.R. 1311, the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act for the 118th Congress. The legislation makes the college shopping process more consumer friendly following the GAO's fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- 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 (R-NC-10) and U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) sent a letter to the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the National Credit Union Administration following up on a letter seeking clarification on Staf  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), today celebrated the House passage of the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting t  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) led on three separate healthcare initiatives, aimed at improving the lives of millions of Americans. Through a combination of advocacy and legislation, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. is working to support the epilepsy community, strengthen prostate cancer treatment, and improve screening for deadly diseases. Co-founding the Epilepsy Caucus Rep. Murphy, along with   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement in response to North Carolina House and Senate leaders reaching a bipartisan agreement on Medicaid expansion: "I'm very encouraged to see that the North Carolina Legislature has come to a bipartisan agreement on Medicaid expansion, a move that will lower health care costs for working families across our state," said Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his push to strengthen American energy security and attract new economic investment to Georgia and the Southeast. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) led a bipartisan group of Southeastern U.S. Senators from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee in support of the Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition. In November, following Sen.   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-introduced a constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to no more than nine justices. The Supreme Court has had nine justices since 1869. "It's no secret that Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court with radical, activist judges who will legislate from the bench and turn the Court into a rubber-stamp for left-wing policies," said Senator Tillis.   more