WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced that he will not file for re-election: "For the past year, it has been an honor to work alongside Congressman Nickel to deliver results for the people of Wake County. From his pragmatic leadership on the House Financial Services Committee to his tireless efforts to forge biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the Senate last night and is on the way to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. This essential legislation supports service members, the civilian workforce, and military families by authorizing a 5.2% pay raise requested by President Biden, making signifi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, bipartisan legislation which offers school food service providers simplicity, flexibility, and choice to serve all types of milk, including whole and 2 percent  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the creation of a Committee-run email dedicated to college students, faculty, and concerned community members who are interested in reporting cases of antisemitism on campus. Reports may be filed at Report.antisemitism@mail.house  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 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 on the Conference Report of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was passed today in the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support: "This year's NDAA bolsters our nation's defense capabilities to keep up with foreign adversaries, eliminates the woke ideology infiltrat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after Congressman Wiley Nickel announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives:During his time in Congress, Rep. Wiley Nickel has been a thoughtful, commonsense legislator and a champion for the people of North Carolina. He's dedicated himself to working across the aisle wh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- 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, Fox News reported that Oberlin College professor Mohammad Jafar Mahallati has been placed on "administrative leave" a year after Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) sent a letter (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-congress-probes-oberlin-col  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues announced that the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional paid family leave working group is seeking information from experts, researchers, organizations, and others as the Congressional working group explores bipartisan, flexible, sustainable paid leave proposals. "As a father, grandfather, and former caregiver to my grandmother who suffer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, voted to condemn campus antisemitism and gave impassioned remarks on the House floor calling for substantive legislative action to be taken to protect Jewish students and faculty from hate. "I strongly condemn the alarming rise of antisemitism on college campuses and a  more