WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Secure Payments Act, which would require the Federal Reserve to pause its Regulation II Debit Card Interchange Fee proposal until it completes a full quantitative impact study of its effects on consumer costs and the wider economy. Background: Regulation II was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010 and imposed by th  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the Senate floor. Senator Budd secured a provision that fully prohibits the Air Force from divesting F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base through 2029. The Air Force plans to divest 26 Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnso  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after President Biden announced a new process for undocumented immigrants who are married to United States citizens to apply for lawful permanent resident status. To be eligible, noncitizens must - as of June 17, 2024 - have resided in the United States for 10 or more years and be legally married to a U.S. citizen. On average,   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today applauded the enactment of S. 2051, the Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act, as a key step in fulfilling the nation's promise to protect the most vulnerable children. The law, which was authored by Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Educa  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearings: Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "Housing Oversight: Testimony of the HUD and FHFA Inspectors General" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Addit  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis recently joined a bipartisan group of Senators in reintroducing the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation streamlines the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage (MA), allowing seniors to get the care they need and helping health care providers put patients over paperwork. "Arbitrary and unnecessary delays in care that ste  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a video statement touting his provision that fully prohibits the Air Force from divesting F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Senator Budd, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, secured the provision in the Senate's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that fully prohibits the Air Force from divesting  more