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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday September 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Budd Honors Heroic North Carolinians Who Risked Their Lives to Save Others
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Raleigh, N.C. This week, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) met with the families of North Carolinians who were awarded the Carnegie Medal, an honor bestowed by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission on "individuals in the United States and Canada who risk death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others." Senator Budd said in a statement: "The Carnegie Medal  more

Reps. Adams, Lee, Davis, Sens. Van Hollen, Booker, Introduce Bicameral Care Access Bill for Sickle Cell Disease
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), and Alma Adams (D-N.C.), reintroduced the Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act, legislation to improve access to care for Americans living with sickle cell disease (SCD). In the United States, approximately 100,000 people are affe  more

Reps. Davis, Nunn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Rural Housing Needs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced H.R. 9816, the Rural Housing Assistance Act. The bipartisan legislation improves the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Sec. 504 Home Repair program, also known as "Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants," by increasing the grant and loan amount for the program. The legislation is endorsed by th  more