WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Hudson Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing on Rural Broadband WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening statement at today's h  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards reacts to President Trump's address to joint session of Congress U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress: "President Trump has wasted no time delivering on the promises he made to the people of Western North Carolina and citizens across our nation. "A recent CBS poll sho  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Block Department of Energy Rule WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 42, a resolution to disapprove the Department of Energy's rule on appliance standards. The rule would impose costly new certifications and labeling requirements on certain consumer products, which would raise prices for familie  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Block EPA Regulation on Rubber Tire Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 61, a resolution to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants related to rubber tire manufacturing. This rule, which was published   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after President Trump's Joint Address to Congress: "Tonight, President Trump outlined a deeply troubling vision for America's future. The plans he described will jeopardize the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans - from increasing a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson Leads Legislation to Speed Up Broadband Deployment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC), who serves as the Chairman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led Republican members of the subcommittee in introducing the Streamlining Program Efficiency and Expanding Deployment (SPEED) for BEAD Act (link is exter  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds President Trump's Address to Congress Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement applauding President Trump's address to the joint session of Congress: "President Trump offered a bold vision for America in a time in this nation's history when bold leadership is needed desperately," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "We face many stark c  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Exclude Catastrophe Mitigation Payments from Income Taxes Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., co-introduced the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act alongside Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would exclude qualified catastrophe mitigation payments from gross income for federal tax purposes. "Catast  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Adams Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Alma S. Adams (NC-12) delivered the following opening statement at today's Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Richard Hudson Statement on President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's Joint Address to Congress: "From securing the border to securing historic economic investments, President Trump has achieved major wins to turn our country around   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Reps. Adams, Lee Lead Call to Committee Leadership to Investigate Illegal Actions at Dept. of Education WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, PhD (NC-12) Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) led their colleagues on a letter calling for House Committee leadership to investigate the Trump administration's illegal actions taken at the Department of Education (ED). Ove  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Doggett Lead 130+ Members in Demanding IRS Accountability to Prevent Tax Season Chaos after Mass Layoffs Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) led 133 House Democrats in demanding answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the agency's decision to lay off approximately 7,000 probationary employees, particularly in compliance departments, ahead o  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Leads Legislation to Eliminate Biden's "Pill Penalty," Restore Incentives for Life-Saving Drug Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), James Lankford (R-OK), and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that fixes the Inflation Reduction Ac  more