WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. The bill would instruct the U.S. Mint to develop a commemorative coin series honoring the critical role working dogs play in our society, while providing financial support to help raise and train service dogs for veterans. All surcharges from the bill   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), with U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Tedd Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Josh Hawley (R-Misso  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), with U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Tedd Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Josh Hawley (R-Mis  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 140, the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act. This legislation would protect the constitutional right to the freedom of speech by prohibiting federal employees from using their official positions to censor Americans' lawful speec  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 8, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup to consider H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights, and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: "Today, we are considering two bills included in t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee is holding its semi-annual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. As Americans continue to struggle under the weight of Democrat-induced inflation, the Federal Reserve must stick to its narrow mandate--achieving sound money--rather than engaging in social policies pushed by the progressive le  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04), held a hearing entitled, "Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Wasteful Spending and Regulatory Overreach." Read Chairman Huizenga's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Today's hearing is entitled, 'Holding th  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), along with House Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost and Reps Max Miller and Jen Kiggans, led a letter to General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, to address the recruitment shortage brought on in large part by vaccine mandates. The Marine Corps dismissed over 3,700 Marines due to the vaccine mandate - by far the most of any of the military  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced a Congressional resolution opposing a proposed national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class. The resolution, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Jon Tester (MT) and Jacky Rosen (NV), comes in response to H.R. 25, legislation introduced b  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Congressman David Rouzer's (NC-07) legislation to overturn the Biden Administration's flawed, burdensome, and overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is set to be considered on the Floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday. The Biden WOTUS rule will lead to sweeping changes to the federal government's authority to regulate what is considered a navigable water, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) spoke on the House Floor regarding the visit by Cuba's Border Guard and Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the port facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina which was planned and authorized by President Biden's Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State. As one of our nation's oldest adversaries and a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Rouzer em  more