WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Representative Bishop (NC-08) proudly voted in favor of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill upholds the integrity of Title IX, ensuring that female athletes are only competing against other female athletes. The bill passed the House this Thursday, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats voting against. "The passage of the Protection of Women and G  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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: Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "The Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA's Perspective" Time: 9:00 AM ET Date: Friday, April 28, 2023 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Add  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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 markup: Markup of H.R. 835, H.R. 1579, H.R. 1548, H.R. 2792, the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act, H.R. 2793, H.R. 2610, H.R. 2608, H.R. 1807, the Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act, the Senior Security Act, the Middle Mark  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Policy Co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus and member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced their decision to stay Judge Kacsmaryk's ruling, keeping mifepristone available while the underlying case is considered in the U.S. Court of Appeals. "This decision will allow mifepristone to remain availab  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), held a hearing to conduct oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Congressman McHenry is committed to holding Chair Gensler accountable for his regulation by enforcement approach towards the digital asset ecosystem, reckless rulemaking agenda, and disregard for the Commission's capital f  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) continued his fight to combat China's meddling in American trade by signing on to the Fighting Trade Cheats Act and participating in two House Ways & Means hearings regarding China. Fighting Trade Cheats Act Rep. Murphy, as an original cosponsor, helped introduce Rep. Mike Bost's (IL-12) Fighting Trade Cheaters Act, which would increase   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) was named co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Advance CTE. Senator Budd will serve alongside Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). Nearly 12 million students are enrolled in CTE programs across the country at the secondary and pos  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for halting the Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Record (EHR) system deployments and pre-deployment, a move that Senator Tillis had repeatedly called for. "I am pleased to see the VA take the advice from me and my Senate colleagues to pause the implementation of this system until all issues can be resol  more