WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced S. 3020, the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act. The bill would increase the charitable mileage tax deduction rate for drivers from $0.14 to $0.655 per mile. This would ease the financial burden on volunteer drivers who provide rides for seniors and other non-drivers through churches, community org  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and 390 House colleagues to introduce a bipartisan resolution standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric attacks launched by Hamas and other terrorists and condemning Hamas' brutal war against Israel."This weekend we witnessed a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced his support for freezing the $6 billion in recently transferred Iranian assets in response to the brutal and unprecedented killing of over 1,200 Israelis and 25 Americans by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hamas. "There's no moral equivalence for what we're seeing right now as Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists murder, torture, and wage war against Jewish pe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and 15 of his fellow Republican colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an update on U.S. action to hold Iran accountable for multiple violations of theComprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed by the Obama Administration, Iran, and other countries agreeing to place restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. One condit  more