WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today is standing firm for the protection of female students in every classroom. In a letter to George Mason University's President, Dr. Gregory Washington, and the Antonin Scalia Law School's Dean, Kenneth C. Randall, Chairwoman Foxx is demanding ans  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and upended the constitutional right to obtain an abortion. "It has been two years since the extremist right-wing Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision, stripping women of their constitutionall  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today spoke on the House floor regarding a proposed rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would add significant administrative and regulatory burdens on fire departments in North Carolina's 11th District and across the country. The proposed rule, the "Emergency Response Standard," would especially affect volunteer fire   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently sent a letter to President Biden to express concerns regarding his Executive Order that would offer amnesty to illegal immigrants who are unlawfully present in the United States. "We write today to express our grave concerns regarding your proposal to offer amnesty to illegal aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States. This action directly c  more