WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) this week introduced H.R. 2551 to designate US Highway 74, from I-26 in Columbus, N.C. to I-85 in Kings Mountain, N.C., as a future interstate. Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. This bill is the first step toward adding US 74 to the interstate highway system. A future-interstate designation will allow the N  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Full Committee Hearing Entitled: "Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Additional information regarding the hearing--inc  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following commentary on Inside Higher Ed, on April 10, 2023: In another blatant example of regulatory overreach, the Department of Education recently issued guidance for third-party servicers that gives the federal government more control over private companies. This guidance will increase regulatory burdens, stifle innovation, balloon administrative compliance  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: On Tuesday, April 18, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled "School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All." "The silver lining of the pandemic is that school choice is now spreading like wildfire acr  more