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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Sunday June 16, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Hudson Votes for National Defense Bill, Secures Funding for NC Troops & Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after he voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement andNational Defense Authorization Act for FY25 (NDAA) with bipartisan support: "As the representative of the largest military base in the world, strengthening our nation's defense capabilities and improving  more

Tillis Announces $3.5 Million for New Traffic Control Tower at Asheville Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to go towards constructions of a new airport traffic control tower at Asheville Regional Airport. All funding comes directly from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which Senator Tillis helped negotiate, write, and pass into law. "This funding will be used to replace the existing 61-year-old con  more

Tillis, Colleagues Demand Answers on Biden Administration's "Mass Amnesty" for Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland questioning the Administration's dismissal of asylum cases and highlighting the erosive effect of these policies on the U.S. legal immigration system. "We write to you today regarding recent reports of the Biden administration's   more