WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards today announced that he has received an appointment to the powerful House Appropriations Committee, a rare assignment for a first-term lawmaker. The House Appropriations Committee is widely considered one of the most influential committees in the House of Representatives, as it holds the power of the purse and is responsible for all congressional expen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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) and Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) recently submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the Department to withdraw its proposed rule affecting the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program. T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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) spoke on the House Floor to mark the 9th annual National Apprenticeship Week and to advocate for effective workforce development programs. "This week marks the 9th annual National Apprenticeship Week - a time when we can give our nation's workforce development programs  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined The Evening Edit on Fox Business to discuss the Committee's hearing titled "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus." Key excerpts and video below. On the Committee's hearing that featured disturbing testimony from a Jewish stude  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing to conduct oversight of the prudential regulators. Republican lawmakers will address the regulators' harmful Basel III endgame proposal, ceding of regulatory authority to global governance bodies, failure to adhere to statutory rulemaking proce  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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 (R-NC), and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led a letter with a bipartisan group of colleagues to the prudential regulators--the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Fed), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Digital Asset Subcommittee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led 53 of their colleagues on a bipartisan letter to President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to inquire into the size, scope, and durati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15), led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter to the United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) urging the agency to revise its proposed implementation of unworkable digital asset tax reporting requirements as enact  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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 in favor of H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act: "Our spending problem is the greatest threat to America, and House Republicans are correcting the failures of Washington Democrats in order to put our nation on a better fiscal path forward. "I voted f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after voting "No" on the latest continuing resolution, H.R. 6363: "I believe a government shutdown benefits no one and is to the detriment of our nation," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "However, extending the Biden-Pelosi spending levels and policies is not the right path to go down. We must fundamentally change   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Jeff Jackson applauded the House passage of the Debbie Smith Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill reauthorizes crucial funding for rape kit testing for five years. Rep. Jackson cosponsored the bill. The Debbie Smith Act created the primary program to end the backlog of untested and unanalyzed DNA evidence by providing funding to public crime laboratories. "This bill auth  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Jackson's bill to help close Charlotte's weather radar gap passed committee as part of the Weather Act Reauthorization. The Charlotte region is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country that isn't covered by a nearby weather radar, endangering millions of people. NOAA is currently planning out its deployment of its next generation of weather radar systems. Jackson's amendm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Today, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) led Members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation in requesting answers from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding the Agency's decision to allow Chemours to import GenX from their overseas facility to their facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In a letter sent to Mr. Regan, the Members w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently sent a letter to the United Nations (UN) urging them to designate Iranian-backed Hamas as a terrorist organization following the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel since October 7 with the intent to eradicate Israel and Jews in Israel. "We write with our utmost concern regarding the recent terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas and oth  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to protect veterans from outdated or incorrect Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) billing. "This important legislation ensures that veterans receive affordable, quality healthcare by waiving late co-payment fees for medications and other h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act, aimed at combatting child trafficking and exploitation by giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to fingerprint non-citizens under the age of 14. "There is a serious humanitarian crisis at our Southern bor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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) sent follow-up letters to White House Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients and Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su inquiring about workplace safety protocols at the White House following 12 dog bite incidents involving President Biden's dog, Commander. Neither   more