WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to review a lower court's decision that would restrict access to mifepristone. In 2022, it was estimated that abortion pills account for half of all abortions in the U.S. "I am grateful that the Supreme Court has heeded the calls of the Biden administration and decided to review a lower court's   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. After nearly a year of investigating the President and his family, House Republicans have failed to produce any evidence that President Biden has committed an impeachable offense. Congresswoman Ross joined a press conference today with other Democratic leaders, highlighting the lack of ev  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced his bill, H.R. 1352,the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023, passed through a House Energy and Commerce committee legislative markup with bipartisan support. The legislation will now move to the House floor for final passage. "Americans deserve every option for affordable prescription drugs." said Rep. Hudson "That is  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Greensboro, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06)celebrated the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of $635,886 in federal funding to Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. to implement telehealth sites for rural communities across North Carolina, including in Rockingham County. The project is expected to provide access to mental health and substance use disorder care to ov  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted against H.Res.918, the GOP-led impeachment inquiry into President Biden. This sham inquiry is entirely baseless, as evidenced by the testimony of House Republican's own witnesses in a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Hearing earlier this year, who testified that there is no evidence that would support articles of impeachment.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland expressing serious concern about Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence over Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs) at American colleges and universities. Recent reports suggest that the Chinese government is increasingly pushing its agenda on our nation's campuses through  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, recently introduced the Local 9-8-8 Response Act of 2023. The legislation would expedite the process of connecting callers with their nearest call center so they can receive appropriate care from mental health professionals as quickly and as safely as possible, while still   more