| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday March 20, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Foxx Leads Letter to CMS Advocating for Protection of Medicare Advantage
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024:
Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led 45 of her House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to reevaluate the proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2025 that will harm seniors and requests additional transparency into how the decision to cut Medicare Advantage was made.
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House Education Committee Chair Foxx Applauds @EdWorkforceCmte Action to Hold PBGC Accountable for Fleecing Taxpayer Dollars
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024:
Today on the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) highlighted the Committee's extensive oversight efforts that resulted in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) taking action to recover $127 million in taxpayer money sent to pension plans for dead participants.
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Rep. Alma Adams Accepts Prestigious Booker T. Washington Award From Tuskegee University
TUSKEGEE, Alabama, March 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D, NC-12), accepted the Booker T. Washington Award on behalf of Tuskegee University, yesterday, honoring her long years of public service on behalf of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The Award is named in honor of Booker T. Washington, a freed slave who spent years advocating for Black liberation and education in the late 1
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Rep. Murphy Introduces Bill to Ban DEI in Medicine
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024:
Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act to ban race-based mandates at medical schools and accrediting institutions.
"American medical schools are the best in the world and no place for discrimination," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "The EDUCATE Act compels medical sc
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UC Berkeley Next in @EdWorkforceCmte Antisemitism Probe
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024:
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) Chancellor Dr. Carol T. Christ, President Michael V. Drake, and Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib requesting documents and information regarding UC Berkeley's response to numer
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