WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a floor speech honoring outgoing Johnson C. Smith University president Clarence Armbrister. He announced his retirement earlier this year. Adams delivered the remarks on Thursday, May 11. Video of the speech is available for download here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/10-SZzjpFXeJP7wzeO8JlalDcb0AbtaE_/view). Remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise thi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) today are calling on Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in support of National Charter School Week and the flexibility that charter schools provide to parents whose children would otherwise be trapped in underperforming schools. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: "I rise today to recognize National Charter  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2023: * * * The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement in response to President Biden's nomination of Philip Jefferson as the next Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Adriana Kugler as his replacement on the Board. "These nominees are  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), of the House Financial Services Committee, and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, are urging President Biden to implement the 2020 national security finding by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that TikTok's operation  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on May 12, 2023: * * * This week, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following statement after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced it would rescind its unworkable upfront Debt-to-Income fee. "I'm glad to see the FHFA rescind its unworkable changes to debt-to-income ratio-based fees. Subcommittee Chairman Davidson and I have been raising the alarm about the impact misguid  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), of the House Financial Services Committee, and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, are urging President Joe Biden to implement the 2020 national security finding by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that TikTok's operations pose a national security risk to th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Jared Golden (ME-02), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Don Davis (NC-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), David Valadao (CA-22), and Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to effectively extend Title 42 immigration restrictions while also giving more time to enact meaningful, long-term reforms. This legislation provides the Biden Administration a two-year temp  more