WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Protect Americans from Exploitation Online Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass the TAKE IT DOWN Act, having previously cosponsored the House companion bill. This critical legislation cracks down on the spread of non consensual intimate images and deep fake pornography, holding bad act  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * Foxx Opening Remarks on Several CRAs As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Warning: I am very emotional. Before we proceed with our meeting, I want to take a moment and say that Mr. McGovern and his family remain in our  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Announces Winners of 2025 Third District Congressional Art Competition Greenville, NC -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., has announced the winners of the 2025 Third District of North Carolina Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is an annual, nationwide event for high school students to showcase their artistic abilities. Each congressional district's winnin  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Tax Deduction for Drug Advertising Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., along with Rep. Angie Craig, Rep. Nick Begich, and Rep. Hillary Scholten, introduced the No Handouts for Drug Advertisements Act, legislation to prohibit the tax deduction for expenses related to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription and compounded drugs.  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Secures $1.4 Billion Grant for Western North Carolina Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved North Carolina's Action Plan for $1.4 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. Sen. Budd led a bipartisan, bicameral letter on April   more