WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against H.R. 1, the House Republican energy package that would weaken the enforcement of nearly all environmental and public health laws, fail to invest in clean energy or lower prices at the pump for American consumers, and support the expansion of oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. Congresswoman Ross offered an amendment to H.  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) issued the following statement after the Senate joined the House in passing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution to stop the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. "The Biden administration's WOTUS rule expanded federal government overreach into the livelihoods of hard-working farmers, landowners and business   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- 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 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to express strong disapproval of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CHIPS Incentive Program, which strong  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement regarding the abortion ban that was introduced by Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly. "The proposed North Carolina abortion ban, introduced by four male Republican politicians, would jeopardize the health of millions of North Carolinians, strip women and girls of their freedoms, and place politici  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted against H.R. 1, the Republican-led bill that would eviscerate current environmental standards, increase the deficit, and jeopardize the country's competitive edge in the clean energy industry. "With H.R. 1, Republicans have put forward a deeply unserious bill that is nothing more than a giveaway to big oil and gas companies. H.R. 1 fails t  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. This bill seeks to achieve energy independence and lower energy costs for the American people. "President Biden inherited a country on the path to energy independence. He not only stopped us in our tracks - he put our nation in reverse. From can  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) and U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) held a press conference to address the Department of Defense's (DoD) blatant disregard for Congress' intent for justice and accountability for our nation's soldiers facing medical malpractice through the Rich Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act, legislation signed into law in 2020 named for Purple Heart Army  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: With the support of Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07), the House passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Included in H.R. 1 is Congressman Rouzer's bill to improve the water quality certification process and prevent the Clean Water Act Section 401 process from being weaponized to block important energy infrastructure projects. Historically, H.R. 1 through H.R. 10 have signaled a Speaker's legislat  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) this week introduced the bipartisan Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act, legislation to provide oversight and transparency of purchases of US agricultural land that threaten national security. "Food security is national security, and it's alarming how the Chinese Communist   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) this week pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the ongoing crisis at the Southern border and reckless sanctuary city policies instituted by a number of local North Carolina elected officials. Senator Tillis called on all local officials to cooperate with ICE and on members of Congress to support his legislation, the Justice for V  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of disapproval to overturn President Biden's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation, which governs how broadly the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers can regulate bodies of water under the Clean Water Act. Senator Tillis and his colleagues introduced the resolution in Febru  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the bipartisan Financial Regulators Transparency Act, legislation that would strengthen Federal Reserve accountability and ensure that all financial regulators must be responsive to various information requests from Congress. These important reforms will help ensure Congress receives the inform  more