WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, and H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act. These bipartisan bills will provide enhanced skills development opportunities and bolster the workforce to hel  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 807, the "Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act," and H.R 1097, the "Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023." H.R. 807 honors the working dogs who protect Americans at home and abroad and the extraordinary people that benefit from their service by directing the   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, received the Defender of Democracy award at the Jewish Democratic Council of America's (JDCA) 2024 Leadership Summit reception. "My Jewish values have taught me the importance of pursing justice, equitable health care, quality educ  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. celebrated the five finalists of the student Congressional Art Competition this past Sunday at The Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, at a reception attended by participating students, their families, teachers, supporters, art experts, and the general public to announce the selections by an independent panel of judges. The winning piece for North Carolina's 12th Congre  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, warned that the House Republicans' newly released Farm Bill proposal, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, would exacerbate food insecurity in North Carolina. Changes the partisan plan makes to how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) works would pull $30 billion out of SNAP part  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on May 21, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement: "As a physician I have, for the last 30 years, taken care of thousands and thousands of patients. It is now my turn to be one. After a series of tests and scans, I have been diagnosed with a base of skull tumor called a pituitary macroadenoma. It is thought to be a benign tumor, however, given its size and location, an  more