WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), Co-chairs of the House and Senate Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism, respectively, released the following statement in response to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) 2023 Hate Crime Statistics Report. According to the FBI Report, anti-Jewish hate crimes su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) helped introduce the Defending American Property Abroad Act alongside Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN). The bipartisan legislation would impose retaliatory prohibitions that deter and punish any Western Hemisphere nation that unlawfully seizes American assets. The bill responds to ongoing efforts by the Mexican government to seize a deep-water port owned by U.S.-based Vulcan Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing to conduct oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission with testimony from all five Commissioners. This is the first time since 2019 that all five Commissioners have testified together before the Committee, providing a unique   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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), Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA) issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 5646, the bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act, which combats hazing on college campuses an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis recently appeared on Spectrum News' In Focus with Loretta Boniti to discuss his state travel and recent bipartisan legislative achievements, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and theBipartisan Safer Communities Act, legislation that Senator Tillis helped write, negotiate, and pass into law. Watch the full interview HERE. Senator Tillis on the Bipartisan Infrastructure L  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-N.C.), and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Parent PLUS Parity Act, bicameral legislation to ease the burden of student loan debt for parent borrowers who helped their children pay for their higher education. Nationwide, approximately 3.9 million borrowers have outstanding Parent PLUS loan balances totaling $112 billion. While   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis applauded a $290 millioncommitment from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fund the Fourth Parallel Runway project at the Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) Airport.  "This investment will not only enhance Charlotte Douglas International Airport's capacity to meet future air traffic demand but also will provide a better experience for both pilots and passengers," sai  more