WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) teamed up with Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, to express concerns to Acting Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Julie Su regarding the Department's bias against American farmers while under her leadership. This comes after a senior DOL official made shocking public comments deriding the H  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: In honor of Mother's Day, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Momnibus Act, historic legislation to save moms' lives and address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States. "Maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United States are unacceptable, and far higher than in other wealthy c  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act, to integrate mental health promotion, education, and resources into existing school wellness policies. In 2021the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children's Hospital Association declared a National State o  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-9) issued the following statements after leading a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to encourage upholding textile and apparel product-specific rules of origin included in the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). "It is imperative to uphold the tex  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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), joined by 17 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona objecting to the agency's proposed rule, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Elig  more