WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Committee Republicans celebrated National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, highlighting the important role that CTE programs play in developing America's next generation of workers. According to a recent jobs report from the Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: This week, on the re-introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights Act, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), a panel of Committee Republicans, and concerned parents to discuss how this bill gives power back to parents and reinforces their role in the decision-making  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Doris Matsui (CA-07), led a bipartisan group of 28 Members of Congress in urging the Department of Labor to issue guidance to support insurers and facilitate health plans that maintain access to telehealth appointments for mental health and substance use disorder, in compliance with federal parity law. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: On Wednesday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, 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), celebrated the House passage of H.R. 347, the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REI  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues re-introduced legislation to enhance the energy security of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members by providing an escape from dependence on Russian energy. The Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe (ESCAPE) Act (S. 548) aims to quickly provide our allies with reliable and dependable American energy to stop R  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on March 3, 2023: * * * U.S. Reps. Don Davis (NC-01), Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Hank Johnson (GA-04) Co-Chairs of the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus released the following statement on the tentative agreement reached by North Carolina state lawmakers to expand Medicaid: "We applaud Senate and House leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly for their agreement to expand Medicaid and improve the heal  more