WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's release of an official Code of Conduct: "In recent months, the American public has learned of concerning ethical behavior by Supreme Court justices that has further eroded confidence and trust in the American promise of blind and impartial justice. A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass a continuing resolution that will extend current government funding levels until January 19 and February 2, 2024. She released the following statement: "Yet again, House Republicans forced us dangerously close to a government shutdown, but Democrats stayed unified and kept the federal government open. While passing another short-term funding bil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee passed eleven bipartisan pieces of legislation in the wake of the barbaric attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists and ongoing geopolitical turmoil. Included among the bills reported to the House for consideration are measures to further penalize Hamas and Iran for their role in perpetuating vi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Tonight, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement outlining her continued support for an impeachment inquiry into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas while adhering to the principle of regular order that House Republicans committed to upholding throughout their majority: "In January, I offered my full-throated support of launching an impeachm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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 six House Republicans, sent a letter to Minnesota Commissioner of Education Willie Jett questioning the Minnesota Department of Education's role in what has been described as the "largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the nation." The letter comes after the U.S. A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Following the unprovoked attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists and ongoing geopolitical turmoil, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are holding a markup of national security legislation. Republicans' coordinated response to recent terror attacks includes legislation to further penalize Hamas and Iran for their r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of tomorrow's hearing with prudential regulators, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, Andy Barr (KY-06), sent letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board of Governor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Bill Huizenga (MI-04), and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, Andy Barr (KY-06) sent a letter to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced his resolution to designate November 12 as National Warrior Call Day, H. Res. 848, passed the House with unanimous and bipartisan support.  "Supporting our veterans should not begin and end on Veterans Day. With the suicide rate among our nation's veterans being 2.5 times higher than civilians, I've made it a mission to do everything I can to ra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after last night's vote to refer impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Committee on Homeland Security. "Under the leadership of President Biden, the border is in crisis. In response, I joined with my House Republican colleagues earlier this year to pass HR  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) will vote for a short-term government funding bill to keep the federal government open. "Once again, House Democrats will put people over politics and bail out House Republicans, who are incapable of governing without our help. "I'm a yes on today's short-term government funding bill because it will keep the lights on. "In the meantime, the American people deserve  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis applauded the Senate Finance Committee's recent unanimous vote in support of the Better Mental Health Care, Lower Drug Cost and Extenders Act. The legislation includes many of Senator Tillis' policy priorities and proposals, including expanding mental health care and substance use disorder services under Medicaid and Medicare, reducing prescription drug costs for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Fox News published an op-ed by Senator Thom Tillis calling out radical antisemitism and urging Americans to unite in their support for Israel following the horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent Israelis on October 7th. Read the full op-ed HERE. Tillis on why a cease-fire would not work: "Most Americans calling for a cease-fire are sincere in not wanting to see more innocent civilians lose their  more