WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) have introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. The legislation would introduce a 'permit by rule' system to the federal permitting process, which would allow an applicant to certify compliance with pre-established criteria to obtain a permit. This approach allows permits to be automatically approved unless the agency iden  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- 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) is expanding the investigation into the Biden-Harris administration's attempt to leverage pension assets to support Big Labor. Today, Chairwoman Foxx sent letters to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel and California Public Employees' Retirement   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), named Kim Betz as the new staff director for the Committee. "I'm proud to announce Kim Betz as my next staff director at the House Financial Services Committee," said Chairman McHenry. "Kim has been my close confidant and a top advisor for  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the No Visas for Violent Criminals Act, legislation that would terminate any visa and require deportation within 60 days of any non-citizen convicted of a criminal offense during a protest. "The United States should have a zero-tolerance policy for non-citizens who intentionally break the law during violent protests," said Senator Tillis. "Th  more