WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement on May 26, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) joined scores of her colleagues on the floor of the United States House of Representatives yesterday afternoon to deliver a speech on the debt ceiling crisis that threatens the American economy. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has refused to bring a "clean" debt ceiling bill to the floor that would avert an economic catastrophe. Rep. Adam  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the bipartisan Benton MacKaye Scenic Trail Act, which would designate a 287-mile trail linking Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina as a National Scenic Trail. The trail which crosses mountains and valleys and passes alongside streams and waterfalls is on federal land for 95 percent of its length and would be administered by the U.S. Forest Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release and letter: This week, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding Treasury's plans to transform CFIUS into a committee on foreign investment in the United States and China through a rumored Executive Order on outbound investment. In the letter, Chairman McHenry ex  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) introduced the Love Lives On Act with Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), a bipartisan bill that will allow spouses of deceased military servicemembers to retain survivor benefits upon remarriage. The Senate companion for the Love Lives On Act is led by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA). "I believe our country owes a tremendous debt   more