WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Restore Access to WNC Homes Washington, D.C. -- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and Don Davis (D-NC), and Tim Moore (R-NC) have introduced the Restoring Access to Mountain Homes Act. The bill allows Public Assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be used for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Ernst Delivers Opening Remarks at Kelly Loeffler Nomination Hearing WASHINGTON - Today, at the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on the nomination of former Senator Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted how Loeffler's track record as a successful business leader provides the exact experien  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Denounces President Trump's Action to Halt Federal Grants and Loans Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on President Trump's decision to halt federal grants, loans, and other assistance that supports millions of Americans, including schools, state and local governments, and communities recovering from natural disasters. "Communities a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 33 states in 2024 January 29, 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and was essentially unchanged in 17 states and the District of Columbia from December 2023 to December 2024. * Chart* Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2023 to December 2024 # Change in nonfarm employment by state,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-789) on the Clarity in Lending Act (H.R. 8338), which aims to regulate small-dollar, short-term credit products, to protect the privacy of lenders and to improve the unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Int  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-790) on a joint resolution (H.Res. 120) providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Financial Stability Oversight Council related to "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations". The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-792) on the Financial Services Innovation Act (H.R. 7440), which aims to promote innovation in financial services. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 4, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on February 23, 2024, by Representative Patrick McHenry, H.R. 7440, the Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024, establishes federal regulatory "s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-793) on the Increasing Financial Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 3556), which aims to amend the federal financial laws to increase financial regulatory accountability and transparency. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 4, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary Introduced on May 22, 2023, by Representative Andy Barr, H.R. 3556,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-795) on the Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act (H.R. 8692), which aims to require that the Amtrak Board of Directors comply with the open meetings requirements of Sec. 552b of Title 5 of the U.S. Code. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 4, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 8692 is to   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * NC Would Lose Billions for Western NC Recovery and Crime Prevention * * * Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government's freeze on grants and funding. Attorney General Jackson and 22 attorneys general asked the federal court for an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent the freeze from going into effect. A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: A commercial turkey operation in Sampson County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza. The positive sample was first identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Raleigh and confirmed by the USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. This is the second case of high path avian  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Budd-Britt Laken Riley Act into Law Washington, D.C. -- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Senator Budd led this legislation with Senator Katie Britt (R-AL). This was the first bill President Trump signed since he returned to office. The law is named after 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley who  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: DURHAM, NC (January 29, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Ranking Member Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Vice Ranking Member Emilia Sykes (OH-13) in sending a letter to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) asking clarity on how the agency plans to implement Trump's executive or  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: DURHAM, NC (January 29, 2025) -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the Restoring Access to Mountain Homes Act to allow states and local governments to pay for and complete permanent repairs to private roads and bridges, and receive reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program for those repairs. This bipartisan bill is co-led by Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Illegal Trump Shutdown Causing Pain Across the Country WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) took to the Senate floor today to speak about the Trump Administration's recent decision to freeze all federal grants, ignoring Article I of the Constitution. "There is real pain starting today because of this funding freeze. Schools, child care facilities, fire departments, community he  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Today, at the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on the nomination of former Senator Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted how Loeffler's track record as a successful business leader provides the exact experience needed t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Supports Confirmation of Pam Bondi for Attorney General WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on his vote to advance the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as Attorney General out of the Senate Judiciary Committee to the Senate floor: "I am proud to support Pam Bondi's nomination, and I have no doubt sh  more