WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Ahead of the upcoming government funding deadline on March 1, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) today joined representatives from Wake County Health & Human Services' Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) for a visit and tour of the Western Health & Human Services Center. The leaders heard directly from a WIC participant who shared her experience with the program, highlighting the need for Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: To ensure the United States continues to lead the world in financial innovation, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), reintroduced the Financial Services Innovation Act. This legislation establishes federal regulatory "sandboxes" through Financial Services Innovation Offices (FSIOs) at federal financi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Biden regarding a new draft guidance framework from the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the use of march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. "The Bayh-Dole Act, enacted with your support in 1980, is a cornerstone of American innovation. The law has been the foundation of public-pr  more