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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday September 17, 2024 ( 3 items )  

House Education Committee: Getting Students & Workers High-Paying Jobs Faster
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It, Linda McMahon--former United States Administrator of the Small Business Administration--wrote an op-ed in The Hill outlining why Congress should pass the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act to expand Pell Grant eligibility to high-quality, short-term workforce education programs, thereby giving America's workers t  more

House Financial Services Committee Members McHenry, Barr Request GAO Probe on Biden-Harris Financial Regulators Ties to Network for Greening Financial System
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the Office assist in evaluating federal banking agencies' memberships in the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors f  more

Rep. Nickel Announces $275,000 From NSF to Study Diagnosis, Treatment of Voice Disorders
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced $275,000 in new federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support SONOVOICE, Inc., a Raleigh startup developing a portable digital device and smartphone application for voice health evaluations. This investment in North Carolina-based research will help enhance our understanding of vocal health. Voice disorders a  more