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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday March 20, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Congressman Harrigan Introduces the Lowering Egg Prices Act to Repeal Outdated FDA Rule
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harrigan Introduces the Lowering Egg Prices Act to Repeal Outdated FDA Rule WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) has introduced the Lowering Egg Prices Act alongside Congressman Josh Riley (D-NY-19) to repeal an outdated FDA regulation that has driven up egg prices and forced the broiler industry to discard hundreds of millions of usable eggs each year. The bill over  more

North Carolina Faces Medicaid Cuts From Republican Funding Plan, Sen. Gillibrand Says
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging posted the following fact sheet: * * * The Republican Plan for Medicaid Will Harm North Carolina More than 2.7 million North Carolinians rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Republican Cuts to Medicaid Put North Carolinians' Health and Coverage At-Risk Every proposal on the Republican wish list of more than $2 trillion in Medicaid cuts is bad n  more

Tillis, Padilla Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Find Missing Persons on Federal Land
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Find Missing Persons on Federal Land WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced the TRACE Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category t  more