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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Congressman Brecheen, Colleagues Demand Answers from U.S. Secretary of the Army After Training Depicts Pro-Life Americans as Terrorists
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen signed a letter led by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) to U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth demanding answers after reports surfaced that anti-terrorism training conducted at Ft. Liberty, North Carolina depicted pro-Life Americans as terrorists. Specifically, the slides (see here) identify National Right to Life, Operation Rescue, and anyo  more

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Chairman Barr Delivers Remarks at Field Hearing on Leveraging Third-Party Relationships to Increase Access to Financial Services
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), is holding a field hearing in Lexington, Kentucky entitled "Financial Institution-Fintech Partnerships: Leveraging Third-Party Relationships to Increase Access to F  more

Hudson, Budd Lead Letter to Army After Fort Liberty Training Labels Pro-Life Orgs as "Terrorist Groups"
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led over 80 of their colleagues in a bicameral letter(link is external) to U.S. Army Secretary, Christine Wormuth, demanding answers and transparency regarding social media reports that anti-terrorism training conducted at Fort Liberty labels pro-life organizations as "terrorists." The lawmakers wrote, "Smearing Pro-Life A  more

Lankford Sends Letter to Army After Fort Liberty Training Labels Pro-Life Orgs "Terrorist Groups"
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Budd (R-NC), along with Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) and their colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth demanding answers after an anti-terrorism training conducted at Fort Liberty, North Carolina depicted Pro-Life Americans as terrorists. "We write regarding social media reports that anti-terrorism training cond  more

Smucker Leads Republicans in Letter Opposing EPA Plan Endangering Grid Reliability
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-six Members Oppose EPA Clean Power Plan 2.0's Impact on Grid * * * Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and twenty-five colleagues have written a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on the PJM Interconnection. These proposed rules will endanger electrical grid reliability for the PJM Interconnection, which s  more

Tillis Announces $242 Million for Replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced a $242 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to go towards the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington. All funding comes directly from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) which Senator Tillis helped negotiate, write, and pass into law. "The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will finally be replaced, which iswelcome news for the re  more