WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) fights for students across the country as the U.S. Department of Education (DeptEd) continues to stonewall Congressional inquiries about the botched rollout of the 2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Chairwoman Foxx today issued a subpoena for DeptE  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after voting in favor of H. Res. 1371, to condemn the Biden-Harris Administration and Border Czar Kamala Harris for failing to secure America's borders: "Vice President Kamala Harris was tapped to manage the southern border at the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "Immed  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 8998, the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025: "Today, I proudly supported the passage of the Interior and Environment appropriations package put forward by House Republicans," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "This legislation protects public access to   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after voting in favor of H. Res. 1367, Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump: "On July 13th, the world watched in horror as former President Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act to support foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities by reauthorizing Title VI of the Higher Education Act through Fiscal Year 2030. For decades, the Title VI/Fulbright-Hays programs have helpe  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, Representatives Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act to support foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities by reauthorizing Title VI of the Higher Education Act through Fiscal Year 2030. For decades, the Title VI/Fulbright-Hays  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Appalachian Trail Centennial Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the public-private partnerships that preserve, maintain, and manage national trails across the country. The legislation marks the upcoming 100th anniversary in 2025 of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), which has set the standard for partnering with the f  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a press conference organized by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a Joint Session of Congress. Senator Budd also called on Vice President Harris to support Prime Minister Netanyahu's application of maximum pressure on Hamas terrorists to release hostages, including Ame  more