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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday February 06, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congresswoman Ross Statement on Documented Dreamers Provision in National Security Supplemental
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the inclusion of relief for Documented Dreamers in the national security supplemental package: "I am grateful that negotiators heeded my calls and incorporated my legislation that would offer urgently needed protections for Documented Dreamers in this bipartisan national security package. The children of work visa holders wh  more

Graves Applauds Passage of Critical Water Permitting Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana) released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 7023 - the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The legislation, offered by U.S. Congressman David Rouzer (North Carolina), builds upon earlier permitting reform modernizations signed into law and streamlines the permitting pro  more

House Financial Services Committee Members McHenry, Barr Probe Federal Reserve Regional Banks Ties to Unaccountable Global Governance Organizations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee, Andy Barr (KY-06), sent letters to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly and Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams regardin  more

House Passes Bill to Combat Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, the House passed H.R. 443, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP), to curtail human trafficking and ensure Department of Labor (DOL) personnel have the tools and resources to identify cases of exploitation an  more

McHenry Honors Congressional Award Winner
MOORESVILLE, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) presented Truett Wolf--a student at Lake Norman High School--with his Bronze and Silver Congressional Award medals. "I commend Truett for his dedication to bettering himself through this program and congratulate him on this achievement," said Congressman McHenry. "It was great to spend time with Truett and his parents, hearing mor  more