WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in advance of today's deposition of Lisa Ohta, President of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (ALAA): "For months, President Ohta and the ALAA have attempted to evade accountability and use obstructionis  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) voted against H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, legislation that passed largely along party lines by a margin of 209-197, with two Republicans voting in opposition. The funding bill includes deep cuts to military construction projects and fails to honor the spending framework outlined   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined American Enterprise Institute Research Fellow Max Eden for a discussion on the impact of the Committee's ongoing antisemitism investigation and oversight efforts to restore accountability in postsecondary education. On squaring concerns of  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Full Committee Hearing Entitled: "The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Additiona  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Elizabeth S. Biser, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Efforts to Improve Reuse and Recycling": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about the circular economy in North Carolina and, specifically, about how we'v  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Ariana Duval, a student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, from a hearing dated may 21, 2024, entitled "Fraud Alert!: Shedding Light on Zelle": * * * On the afternoon of May 1st, I "applied" to a research position from an email I received on April 30th. I believed the hiring manager to be a research professor at my   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate recently passed a resolution introduced by Senator Tillis commemorating D-Day and expressing gratitude and appreciation to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Allied troops responsible for carrying out the unprecedented operation that proved decisive in securing victory in Europe. "I am glad to see the Senate pass this resolution recognizing the bravery of the servicemembers who va  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) published an op-ed reflecting on D-Day and the importance of recommitting to preserving our alliances and combatting authoritarianism in our world today. Read the full op-ed HERE. Senator Tillis on the historical significance of D-Day: "On the morning of June 6, 1944, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canadian forces embarked on on  more