WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to address the rising number of whale deaths along the Atlantic Coast. With some endangered whale species already at risk of extinction, the letter comes as more than 20 whales have died   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of tomorrow's hearing to examine recent bank failures, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are working to hold regulators accountable for potential supervisory failures. Through a series of letters, Committee Republicans are conducting a comprehensive review of the events leading up to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement on March 28, 2023: * * * Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. This legislation is designed to increase domestic energy production and lower energy costs for Americans. The House is expected to vote on this legislation Friday. The remarks as prepared are below, or you may watc  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 28, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing on how the Biden administration's heavy-handed mandates and out-of-touch regulatory policies are hurting America's workforce: "One of the most troubling consequences of pan  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, issued the following news release: House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing to examine the worsening crisis at our Northern border. The full hearing is livestreamed on the Committee's YouTube   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Chairman Max Miller (OH-07) introduced H.R. 1715, the Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act. This bill advances numerical weather and climate prediction by directing the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson, Gus Bilirakis, and Scott Peters of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Bill Pascrell of the Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA). This bipartisan legislation seeks to protect American seniors' access to laboratory services and testing that are threatened by Medicare payment cuts. "A  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-sponsored the Recruit and Retain Act, bipartisan legislation that would support law enforcement agencies by helping to address workforce challenges and bolster recruitment. "Police departments across the country are understaffed and deserve every resource to increases officer recruitment," said Senator Tillis. "This bill will provide necessary assistance fo  more