WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined an oversight letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris calling out their partial arms embargo against Israel. The letter was led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and co-signed by a total of 47 Senators. Full text of the letter: This weekend, Hezbollah fired Iranian-made missiles into northern Israel, murdering 12 children and injuring dozens in the sin  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran: Senator Budd said: "The death of Hamas' political leader sends a clear and resounding message to terrorists that those who kill and kidnap Americans will ultimately face justice. Terrorists with American blood on their hands should be mourned by no one, especially by a major non-NATO all  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Ben Ray Lujan's (D-NM) Families Care Act passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee a key step towards it becoming law. The bill was included and passed as part of the Older Americans Act. The Families Care Act directs the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to provide peer support services for grandparents and caregivers ca  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Show Me the Science Act to require federal agencies to publish the data that they use to inform decisions behind new rules. A Pew Research study shows that only 22 percent of Americans trust the federal government to do what is right "most of the time." Federal agencies make legally binding requirements on the public, often  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently re-introduced the Student Loan Accountability Act, legislation prohibiting the Biden Administration from canceling student loan debt at the expense of millions of Americans who chose not to go to college or worked diligently to pay off any student debt. 87% of North Carolinians do not have student loan debt according to the Education Data Initiative. "Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Physician Fee Stabilization Act, legislation that would protect access to Medicare services by reforming the program's physician fee schedule. "The nearly two million Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina expect timely access to quality care," said Senator Tillis. "Year after year, we've seen consistent Medicare reimbursement cuts to ph  more