WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, November 8, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up H.R. 5933, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act. "Bad foreign actors are undermining our nation's interests by exploiting research contracts and hiding financial partne  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Federal Use it or Lose it Leases (FULL) Act to reduce wasteful government spending on office space that the federal government does not use. Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) is the co-lead of this bipartisan legislation. The federal government's office leases cost taxpayers more than $6 billion a year, but report  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced a $10.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for improvements to the Port of Wilmington. All funding comes directly from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which Senator Tillis helped negotiate, write, and pass into law. In total, the Wilmington region (Brunswick, New Hanover, Columbus, Bladen, Pender Counties) has  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Thom Tillis' bipartisan amendment to expand access to breast cancer screenings for veterans. "Early detection of breast cancer through regular screenings plays a critical role in saving lives," said Senator Tillis. "I'm proud to cosponsor this important amendment on behalf of our female veterans." The bipartisan amendment appropriates fund  more