WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after supporting legislation that covers the short-term funding gap in veterans benefits created by the VA's failure to properly estimate how many dollars were necessary to cover benefits through the fiscal year. Senator Budd said: "It is unacceptable that the Biden-Harris administration failed our veterans by jeopardizing their benefits. Congress has  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "Vanishing Independence: How FHFA's Political Agenda Endangers Homeowners and Taxpayers" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024 Place:   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives' move to protect students from indoctrination on college campuses and return to a marketplace of ideas. The House voted in favor of H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act, a bill to ensure coll  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: As part of House Republicans' effort to ensure the next generation is able to engage meaningfully in the marketplace of ideas, today Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act. The bill protects First Amendment  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' extreme short-term government funding bill, H.R.9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025. "Over a year ago, the House passed a bipartisan budget deal in the Fiscal Responsibility Act that set clear parameters for a budget. Instead of adhering to that deal, extr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The House Oversight Committee advanced Congresswoman Deborah Ross' (NC-02) legislation that would name the post office located at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh, North Carolina as the "Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office." The bill can now go before the House floor for a vote. A Raleigh native, Ms. Dunn Veasey is remembered for her extraordinary service in World War II and her groundbreaking work during t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) introduced the H.R. 9676 Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act. This bipartisan legislation seeks to tackle plastic pollution and improve the sustainability of plastic packaging materials.* "Millions of recyclable products end up in landfills daily, including plastics used in agri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after voting against the House Republican short-term government funding bill, H.R.9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025, which includes an extreme partisan policy rider, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. "Today, I voted against the partisan six-mon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 3724, the End Woke Higher Education Act, legislation that included two of his bills, H.Res 282 and portions of the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act. "As a former member of a board of trustees and affiliate professor, I am deeply concerned about the erosion of free speech on colle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced his co-sponsorship of the bipartisan resolution introduced by Reps. Ashley Hinson and Alma Adams, officially designating September 19th as "National Stillbirth Prevention Day." On this day, as a member of the Congressional Dads Caucus, Congressman Wiley Nickel is urging dads to get involved in the fight to prevent stillbirths and i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) teamed up with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing September 19th as National Stillbirth Prevention Day. Earlier this year, the bipartisan Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation co-introduced by Senator Thom Tillis that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report how it is handling migrants encountered at the border and ensure the American people have a full accounting of the number of migrants being released into the United States by the Biden-Harris Administration. "The Biden-Harris Admini  more