WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13), sent letters to social media and television broadcasting executives, calling on their companies to take action against the dangerous spread of misinformation related to the federal government's response to Hurricane Helene. "Since the storm, multiple reports of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Greenville, NC -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after introducing the Education Not Agitation Act, legislation to eliminate tax benefits for individuals who commit criminal offenses while protesting at institutions of higher education. "Institutions of higher education are entrusted to cultivate robust world views," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: DURHAM, NC (October 17, 2024) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced that Durham-based Wolfspeed, Inc. has been approved to receive up to $750 million in federal funding through the CHIPS and Science Act. This investment, part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America program, will support t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, joined by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA), sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra urging continued action to address the critical intravenous (IV) fluid shortage affecting hospitals across the nation. This shortage, caused by the temporary closure of Baxter International's manufacturing plant   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing the Biden Administration to help Georgia's hospitals and dialysis centers amid a national IV shortage. Today, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry urging the Administration to strengthen production and supply of IV and dialysis solutions that have become increasingly harder to access in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Baxter International's factory in North Carolina, one of the largest  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced his intent to introduce the SBA Disaster Transparency Act. The legislation would bring the Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster account into parity with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund, requiring public reports on the status of the SBA's fund. "Residents in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida aff  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a bipartisan group of senators in urging the White House to rapidly submit a government funding request to Congress that will fully cover costs associated with clean-up and recovery following Hurricanes Helene and Milton so that affected communities can begin to heal. The Senators have previously called for Congress to return to  more