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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday May 31, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Rep. Nickel Responds to Jury Verdict in Trump Trial
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Today, the jury on President Trump's hush money trial announced their verdict. The panel of 12 jurors found the former President guilty on all 34 felony charges. Following the verdict, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement: "Here's the thing: The American people have been lied to enough by the former President. "It's no wonder that trust in government is  more

Reps. Nickel, Ross Celebrate $1.9M in New Federal Funding for Apex
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, Reps. Wiley Nickel (NC-13) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) hosted a press conference with Apex Mayor Jacques Gilbert and members of the Town Council, Representative Maria Cervania, and Wake County Commissioner Cheryl Stallings to celebrate $1.9 million in federal funding that they secured for the town to complete the Cash Corporate Center Sewer Interceptor (Middle Creek Outfall) Project  more

Ross, House Judiciary Committee Democrats Request Information on Justice Alito, Supreme Court Code of Conduct
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Following recent reports that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito displayed a flag at his home indicating support for the so-called "Stop the Steal" movement, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and House Judiciary Committee Democrats wrote to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts requesting information about whether Justice Alito violated the Supreme C  more

Tillis, Colleagues Outline Proposal to Improve Medicare Physician Training
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis, alongside six bipartisan members of the Senate Finance Committee, released a policy outline describing improvements to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) program to address physician workforce shortages across the country, primarily related to primary care and psychiatry, and to improve the distribution of physicians to rural and underserved communities. "It has become c  more