WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), celebrated the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of $1.5 million to fund two projects across North Carolina that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and CleanAIRE North Carolina, which EPA selected   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * For the past twenty-one days the House of Representatives has been without a speaker and unable to do the people's work. Today, House Republicans selected MAGA extremist, Mike Johnson, the GOP's election denying architect as Speaker of the House. "Speaker Johnson was responsible for spearheading efforts to overturn the 2020 elections, voted against women's rights and to criminal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Todd Young (R-Indiana), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its joint-employer final rule: "The old saying, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' applies perfectly in this case. The 2020 joint-employer rule provided a clear  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after voting to pass H.Res. 771, a bipartisan resolution standing with Israel. "I stand with Israel--today and every day," said Rep. Hudson. "Israel has every right to defend itself against the barbaric attacks launched by Hammas, and I condemn Hamas' brutal war against Israel." Earlier this month  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, released the below statement applauding President Biden's domestic and foreign supplemental packages, which include $200 million in funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) and defense and hum  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Todd Young (R-Indiana), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) issued the following statement in response to the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- 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 hearings: Capital Markets Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "Examining the SEC's Agenda: Unintended Consequences for U.S. Capital Markets and Investors" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Bui  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), alongside Representatives Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL), recently introduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA),bipartisan legislation to help low- and middle-income Americans build wealth and save for retirement. The bill would establish a new program allowing eligible workers access to portable, tax-adv  more