WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act to prohibit anyone who is not a United States citizen from counting toward the population totals that determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. The No Representation Without Legal Immigration Act would take effect following the 2030 dece  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- 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 a letter to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro raising concerns about the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) methodologies and accuracy in reporting labor market conditions. Foxx's inquiry to the GAO comes as the Biden admini  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- 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 Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) issued the following statement regarding a newly launched Title IX investigation into the Sun Prairie Area School District that comes after the lawmakers sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at the Joint Subcommittee Hearing titled, Missing the Target: CEQ's Meritless Selection of SBTi. Ranking Member Foushee's opening statement as prepared for the record is below. Ranking Member Valerie Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13), a member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, will vote to freeze six billion in recently transferred Iranian financial assets. "On October 7th, we saw Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists carry out a brutal and barbaric attack against Jewish people and the State of Israel. Both Iran a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion issued the following testimony by the Made By Mountains Partnership Director Amy Allison involving a hearing on Nov. 7, 2023, entitled "Sustainable Tourism for a Thriving Economy": * * * The Made By Mountains Partnership is a grant funded organization based in Western North Carolina, supporting 25 counties and the Qualla Boundary. The Partnership works to expand the outdoo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement to no longer allow Chemours to import GenX from their overseas facility to their facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina:  "I am glad the EPA reversed its decision to allow wastewater with GenX to be sent to a facility in Fayetteville. It is vital all North Carolinians have access to safe w  more