WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduced the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act alongside Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI). The bipartisan legislation makes technical c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today denounced Harvard University for its refusal to hold those responsible for the antisemitic protests that consumed its campus accountable with meaningful discipline. New documents provided to the Committee as part of its ongoing investigation in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA) today sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona asking for an investigation into the alarming pattern of antisemitism among senior officials of the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD). The lett  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, on World Contraception Day, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) stood alongside Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02) to highlight how her Right to Contraception Act, legislation to codify the right to access all forms of FDA-approved birth control, safeguards against extremist Republican attacks on birth control ac  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced that the National Park Service has awarded a competitive grant of nearly $4.5 million dollars toward land acquisition on Deaverview Mountain in Buncombe County for a future public park. Out of 54 projects in 24 states, this was the only one funded in North Carolina. Deaverview Mountain is currently privately owned and this fed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), introduced H.R. 9824, the College Thriving Act of 2024, legislation to create a Department of Education grant for colleges and universities to design and implement a skills-for-success course for first year college students. "Opportunities for practical and emotional skill-building in a student's fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), introduced H.R. 9824, the College Thriving Act of 2024, legislation to create a Department of Education grant for colleges and universities to design and implement a skills-for-success course for first year college students. "Opportunities for practical and emotional skill-building in a student's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: In 2023, Congress successfully passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act to guarantee a compensation process for veterans and other victims exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Despite this law successfully passing, concerns about its implementation continue to be raised. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and colleagues introduced the Ensuring Justice for Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis, along with Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), recently introduced the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, bipartisan legislation that makes technical corr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) pushed the chamber to pass the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act. The bill would prohibit federal agencies from using taxpayer funds to implement or enter into agreements with partisan organizations that conduct voter mobilization activities. The legislation was blocked by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA). Senator Budd said in his speech:   more