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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday March 12, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Field Hearing Notice: Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Field Hearing Entitled: "Victims of Regulatory Overreach: How the SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule Will Harm Americans" Time: 10:00 AM CT/11:00 AM ET Date: Monday,   more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx on Julie Su Failed Year as 'Acting Labor Secretary'
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to mark the one-year anniversary of Julie Su's tenure as "Acting Secretary of Labor" and requested once again that President Biden withdraw Julie Su's nomination for Secretary of Labor. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "T  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Subpoenas UAW Local 2325 After It Obstructs Committee Inquiry Into Divisive, Antisemitic Resolution
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) served a subpoena on Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (Local 2325) President Lisa Ohta after the union failed to respond to Committee oversight inquiries relating to the contentious vote and subsequent adoption of the "Resoluti  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: Biden FY25 Budget Is Menagerie of Failed Policies
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the release of President Biden's FY 2025 budget proposal: "President Biden's FY25 budget is not a fiscal panacea - it will make the nation keel over from shouldering more unsustainable and irrespons  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: Columbia University President, Board Chairs to Testify at Antisemitism Hearing
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, April 17, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled "Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism." "Some of the worst cases of antisemitic assaults, harassment, and vandalism on campus have occurred at Colum  more

Rep. Adams Issues Statement on Retirement of Secretary Marcia Fudge
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D, NC-12), released the following statement on the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Marcia Fudge, that she will step down this month. "Marcia Fudge has been an extraordinary Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The writing is on the wall (and under the roofs): Millions more Americans are housed, finding a  more

Rep. Nickel Secures Millions in Federal Funding for NC-13
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) voted for a bipartisan government funding package that includes over $14 million in Community Project Funding that he championed for North Carolina's 13th District. "This bipartisan government funding package makes meaningful investments in the federal programs that North Carolinians rely on and will help to lower the cost of living, create good-paying jobs, and grow  more