WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Kaine Introduce Bill to Incentivize Landowners to Participate in Military Land Use Program Washington, D.C. -- Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced the Incentivizing REPI Sales Act of 2025. The bipartisan, bicameral bill promotes military readiness by encouraging the land around military installations to be preserved for the military to train, test, and operate. The  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, released the following opening remarks from a Jan. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight": * * * Today's hearing begins our subcommittee's activity in the 119th Congress. I want to recognize our new Subcommittee Members and welcome back my colleagues who have previously served. I'm honored to serve as   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Taxpayer Data Protection Act ensures trusted public servants, not Elon Musk, can access personal information * * * Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, PhD (D-NC-12) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. This legislation is a direct response to Elon Musk's shameful invasion of Americans' privacy. It will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a secu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) announced that she was appointed to serve on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 119th Congress. Congresswoman Foushee will serve on the Energy Subcommittee and as Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee in the Committee on Science, Space  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Ranking Members Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter (https://democrats-science.house.gov/download/sst-rm-lofgren-and-foushee_-letter-to-acting-administrator-petro_-doge-classified-access_-2625) to NASA demanding answers on the safety and status of sensitive data and whether DOGE has made contact with the space agency. "We have observed, with great al  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act. "The opioid epidemic in the United States is ripping through our communities and taking innocent lives," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "No parent should bear the burden of losing their child, yet fentanyl is the leading cause of dea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after introducing the Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act alongside Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). "The Department of Defense's (DOD) Readiness and Environment Protection Integration (REPI) is essential to our national security and invaluable ecosystems," said Congressman Greg Murphy,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, a critical measure to combat the flow of deadly fentanyl-related substances into American communities. This legislation permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, closing legal loopholes that drug traffickers exploit to push these lethal substances into the United States.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) voted in favor of H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which passed the House in a bipartisan vote. This legislation would give law enforcement the tools they need to combat the fentanyl crisis devastating communities in North Carolina and across the country. "Fentanyl is wreaking havoc on our communities, killing North Carolinians at an alarming rate and t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Yesterday, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Dean of the North Carolina Democratic Congressional Delegation, introduced a resolution recognizing the Greensboro Four for their contributions to American History. Fellow North Carolina representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Don Davis (NC-01) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) joined as original cosponsors of the resolution. "For six mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Congressmen Don Davis (NC-01) and John Rutherford (FL-05) reintroduced bipartisan legislation, the Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals (MAP) Act of 2025. The legislation would secure the American pharmaceutical supply chain and close vulnerabilities that allow counterfeit and illicit controlled substances, including lethal fentanyl, to enter the marketplace. As Congressmen Davis and R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross Named Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Energy on House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) has been elected by her colleagues to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy. She also will serve on the Subcommittee on Environment. "North Carolinians are increasingly concerned about the high cost of  more