WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following opening statement at a member day hearing on Dec. 1, 2023: * * * Thanks to all of our guests for joining this year's Member Day hearing. Non-committee Members are invited to share stories, policies, and issues from their home districts to help inform our decision making as we move forward with legislation. The Committee plans soon to pass key pieces  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Past Provisions and Future Needs": * * * I'd like to first thank our witnesses, Assistant Secretary Connor and Lieutenant General Spellmon, for joining us today as we begin work on the 2024 Water Resources Develo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Lois Frankel (FL-22) led 50 House Democrats in urging Appropriators in the U.S. House and Senate to reject House Republicans' dangerous medical training policy rider in the final FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriation bill that will worsen maternal health outcomes. "The  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) this morning hosted the Fourth Quarter Adams Hunger Initiative meeting, engaging with stakeholders on key food and agriculture policy issues, focusing on ensuring food security for all. Rep. Adams regularly convenes this "kitchen cabinet" with the goal of ending the "chronic crisis of hunger." "Both the end of the year and the holida  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released her 2023 Year in Review, a comprehensive report and video detailing community and legislative accomplishments from another year serving Wake County in Congress. Click here to read the report and here to download the video. "It has been an honor to serve Wake County for another year in Congress," said Congresswoman Ross. "Although 2023 has been marked  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he will soon introduce the Constitutional Election Integrity Act, legislation that would prevent state politicians and state entities like the Colorado Supreme Court from disqualifying presidential candidates from the ballot on Constitutional matters that should be decided by only the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Election Integrity Act clarifies that th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Value in Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would update the program parameters of Medicare's Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to incentivize participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). The changes would increase participation in these value-based health programs, which are designed to improve the qu  more