WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), along with eight other Senators, introduced the Protect and Serve Act -- bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. Last week, four law enforcement officers were tragically killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, while executing   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Examining the Education Department's Policies, Priorities, and FY 2023 Financial Audit Failure": "I was truly excited that a person with your personal and educatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- 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 Virgina Foxx (R-NC) joined bipartisan, bicameral committee leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate urging the Department of Education (DeptEd) to make the timely roll out of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form a priority. FAFSA provides schools w  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement in response to the independent report released today by Cleary Gottlieb regarding allegations of entrenched and widespread misconduct at the FDIC. "It's time for Chair Gruenberg to step aside. The independent   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Jeff Jackson's bill to help close Charlotte's weather radar gap passed through the House of Representatives as part of the Weather Act Reauthorization. The Charlotte region is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country that isn't covered by a nearby weather radar, endangering millions of people. NOAA is currently planning out its deployment of its next generation of weather radar   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement: "I'm very alarmed by Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements that the Israeli government plans to mount a full-scale incursion into Rafah without a clear plan to protect over 1 million innocent civilians currently sheltered there. "Let me be clear: Hamas must be disarmed and dismantled, and Israel has the right a  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) returned from a bipartisan Congressional delegation trip led by House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (NC-10) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore, and Japan. The bipartisan delegation attended a series of high-profile meetings and engagements in an effort to enhance cooperation across critical sectors such as trade, defense, and digital assets  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his fellow Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee recently called on Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) to hold a hearing on the civil rights violations of Jewish students and the proliferation of terrorist ideology on college campuses. "Since Hamas barbarically attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, anti-Israel activists have threatened the safety and rights of Jewish university st  more