WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the White House announcing it will significantly expand its plan to transfer student loan debt to taxpayers, including those who never stepped foot on a college campus: "Student debt is skyrocketing,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) celebrated the National Institute for Civil Discourse's (NICD) latest polling results that show overwhelming support among Americans for Workforce Pell. "The recent survey data provided by the N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Res. 966 with 418 votes in favor and one present vote. The resolution, led by Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC),Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA), condemns sexual violence perpetuated by Hamas during the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel.  "On October 7t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: This week, Congressman Dan Bishop (R-NC) and Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act (The SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act). The Judiciary Committee will mark up the bill tomorrow. In United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court found that states lacked standing to challenge the Biden administration's failure to enf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced $12 million in federal funding awarded to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the FY 2024 Airport Terminal Program, which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This award will fund a portion of the Terminal 2 security checkpo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following field hearing: Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Field Hearing Entitled: "Restoring Prosperity in American Communities: Examining the Failures of Status Quo Housing Policy" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Thursday, Februa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, legislation which would establish a grant program at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies solve more crimes and improve clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes.  "Far too many   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) recently introduced the Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act, bipartisan legislation to increase outreach and education to Medicare beneficiaries and simplify access to information for family caregivers.  "Caregivers carry a tremendous burden while caring for loved ones, and I know first-hand that caregivers too often face unnecessary barriers whe  more