WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Rouzer Opening Statement from Hearing on DOT Trucking Policies and Programs Opening remarks, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) from today's hearing, entitled "America Builds: How Trucking Supports American Communities": Today's   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned about the Trump administration's act to fire more than 1,000 EPA scientific researchers who have dedicated their careers to protecting the American people. I represent part of the Research Triangle Park, home to the largest EPA facility in the Nation, where researchers and scientists are solving  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Budd, Lujan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide Support for Families of Substance Abuse Victims Washington, D.C. --U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the bipartisan Families Care Act today, directing the Administration for Community Living (ACL), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to provide peer support services for children, gran  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Warner Introduce Legislation to Update Performing Artist Tax Deduction WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that would update the Qualified Performing Artist (QPA) tax deduction, an above-the-line tax deduction which allows certain performing artists to deduct the cost of  more