WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of Rep. John James' (R-MI) H.J. Res. 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relation Board's (NLRB) joint employer rule. This rule will impose unnecessary costs and liabilities   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution that will nullify the National Labor Relation Board's (NLRB) joint employer rule, which recklessly piles extra costs, liabilities, and regulatory burdens on America's small businesses and entrepreneurs. Education and the Workforce Committee Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed five pieces of bipartisan financial services legislation to bolster our national security by confronting the generational economic threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP), combatting terrorism financing, and decreasing global reliance on Russian agriculture exports. T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Kathy Manning (NC-06), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Workforce Development Task Force, and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Chair of the NDC Immigration Task Force, led a group of 32 Members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to improve its process around work authorizations for asylum-seekers and humanitarian parolees. "As members of the New Democrat Coalition, we write to ask tha  more

HICKORY, North Carolina, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced Mooresville's Muhammad Fawwaz--a student at South Iredell High School--as the winner of the Tenth District's 2023 Congressional App Challenege. Muhammad created The AI Eye, which is designed to support visually impaired individuals in their daily lives by assisting them in object identification and acknow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 11, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing featuring Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge. McHenry is holding Secretary Fudge accountable for her routine avoidance of numerous requests to appear before the committee, HUD's treatment of disabled veterans, and the Department's gross lack   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after voting in favor of S.J. Res. 38, to overturn the Federal Highway Administration's rule relating to 'Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers.' Doing so would remove China from our supply chain for electric vehicle charger construction: "President Biden's myopic climate agenda is putting C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel's (NC-13) bill to hold China accountable passed on the floor of the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill, which previously passed through the House Financial Services Committee with Nickel as co-lead, requires the US Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to use America's voice and vote to advoca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: In response to the increasingly radical tactics of activists who intentionally blocked roads and highways across the country as a form of protest, U.S. Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to impose penalties on those who participate in such activity. Specifically, H.R. 6926, the Safe and Open Streets Act, would make it a federal crime to purpos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate recently passed a bipartisan resolution co-introduced by Senator Thom Tillis, co-chair of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, and his colleagues commending Taiwan for its commitment to democratic elections and institutions despite ongoing threats from the Chinese Communist Party. This resolution comes as Taiwan's upcoming presidential and legislative elections are set to occur   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis delivered remarks on the Senate floor to highlight the serious national security and humanitarian crises at our Southern border. The speech comes as U.S. Border Patrol recorded over 300,000 illegal crossings at our Southern border in December alone, setting a new record high for illegal crossings in a single month. Watch Senator Tillis' full remarks HE  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) honored the fallen Greensboro police officer, Sergeant Phillip Dale Nix, in a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Watch Congresswoman Manning's Floor remarks here. Transcript of Congresswoman Manning's remarks: It is with a heavy heart that I rise today to honor the late Sergeant Philip Dale Nix of the Greensboro Police Department. On De  more