WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today voted for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, which passed with three of his amendments included. The bill authorizes nearly $900 billion for our nation's defense, which is $9 billion more than was enacted last year. The NDAA prioritizes improving U.  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following testimony by Julie A. White, deputy secretary for multimodal transportation at the North Carolina Department of Transportation, at a hearing on June 12, 2024, entitled "Amtrak and Intercity Passenger Rail Oversight: Promoting Performance, Safety, and Accountability": * * * Good afternoon, and thank you, Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Cha  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Democratic Women's Caucus Policy Co-Chair, lead seven Members of Congress in a letter to Meta, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter), and YouTube executives to express concern over the rampant spread of misinformation and disinformation related to reproductive health and contraception on their platforms. "For many women considering what method of contracep  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Workforce Development Task Force Chair, and Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-04), NDC Immigration and Border Security Task Force Chair, hosted a roundtable discussion to examine immigration policy reforms as a tool to fill critical workforce shortages. "Thanks to legislation we Democrats passed in the last Congress, our economy is   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted against the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA) due to House Republicans' decision to include highly-partisan, culture-war policy-riders in the package. The House Armed Services Committee advanced the defense spending package with bipartisan priorities to support servicemembers,  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement regarding House Republicans' resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his decision to not share audio files of an interview between Special Counsel Robert K. Hur and President Biden with the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The Department of Justice has provided the full  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) Policy Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus and member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, released the below statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision on U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. This case challenged the FDA's 24-year-old approval of the abortion medication mifepristone in an attempt to deny women access to a  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. applauds the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. This legislation authorizes $895.2 billion for national defense discretionary programs. It represents an increase of $9 billion over the FY24 enacted level, while also saving taxpayers $34 billion by cutting inefficient programs, obsolete weapons systems, and unnecessary Pentagon  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement on House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025: "America's national defense should unite us, not divide us. "House Republicans took the NDAA and used it to advance their extreme agenda on social issues. They pushed through amendments that hurt rather than help. The  more