WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: On Wednesday, January 10, at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up the Pregnant Students' Rights Act and H.R. 443, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act. "The consideration of these two bills will help protect vulnerable adults and children in workplaces and in postsecondary educati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) introduced the Security Clearance Improvement Act, a bill to bar conspiracy theorists and participants of the January 6th assault on the United States Capitol from obtaining a national security clearance or access to classified information. The bill, previously introduced by former Congresswoman and January 6th Select Committee Member Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement marking the January 6th assault on the United States Capitol: "January 6th, 2021, was one of the darkest days in our nation's history. The brutal attack on the U.S. Capitol by over 2,000 insurrections - on the direct orders of former President Donald Trump - resulted in five deaths and hundreds of injuries. "Tragically, two p  more