| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday January 20, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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House Education Committee Members Foxx, Bean Call Out Becerra for Jeopardizing Low-Income Families' Access to Education
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024:
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) sent a comment letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Department to reconsider its proposed rulemaking
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Manning Celebrates $82 Million in Broadband Funding for North Carolina
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) celebrated the Biden Administration's announcement of a $82 million investment in broadband expansion in North Carolina. This funding is authorized through the American Rescue Plan, which Congresswoman Manning helped to pass in the 117th Congress.
"In today's digital world, affordable Internet access is necessary - especially to help students participate fully i
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Manning Votes to Avert Government Shutdown, Calls for Long-Term Bipartisan Budget Deal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass S. Amdt. to H.R. 2872, a continuing resolution (CR) to extend Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 government spending levels to avert a government shutdown.
This is the third CR that Congress has passed in the 118th Congress:
On October 1, 2023, Congresswoman Manning voted to pass a CR that extended funding for the federal government at FY2023 levels through No
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Manning, Scott, Foushee, McClellan, Urge FERC to Reconsider "Redesigned" Mountain Valley Pipeline Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Greensboro, NC - Today, Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require a new certificate application from Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) for its "redesigned" Southgate Project - a natural gas pipeline extension that would run from southern Virginia int
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Rep. Murphy Leads Bipartisan Opposition to Medicare Physician Payment Cuts on House Floor
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Last night, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. led a bipartisan coalition in opposing the 3.37% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on the House floor.
On January 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a rule that would decrease Medicare reimbursement for physician services by 3.37%. Compounded with CMS' own estimates of a projected 4.6% increase in practice cost
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Reps. Jeff Jackson Requests FDA Action on 'Gas Station Heroin' Use
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024:
Today, Reps. Jeff Jackson and Rich McCormick led a bipartisan group of members of Congress requesting the Food and Drug Administration take action to address tianeptine use.
Tianeptine, commonly known as "gas station heroin," has opioid-like qualities and is extremely addictive. Tianeptine is not currently scheduled as a controlled substance and is not approved for any medical use by
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