WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Rename the Gulf of Mexico Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R.276 (link is external), the Gulf of America Act, legislation that codifies President Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America across all official U.S. government documents, maps, and refe  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, why is the Federal Government spending more taxpayer dollars on healthcare for illegal aliens and basement bums instead of those who truly need it? For the past several weeks, there have been fearful rumblings on both sides of the aisle about reformin  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Republican's budget plan that would gut funding for Medicaid. In 2023, my home State of North Carolina achieved a historic victory by finally implementing Medicaid expansion after a decade of political gridlock. Me  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Lieu, Jacobs, Scholten, Frost Reintroduce Reproductive Data Privacy Protection Bill Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) reintroduced the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. This legislation would prevent law enforcement from improperly surveilling women receiving reproductive health care,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Introduces PELL Act to Advance American Competitiveness by Unlocking Workforce Potential Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act today, to expand Pell Grant eligibility for high-quality, short-term workforce programs. The bill benefits individuals seeking to advance their careers without long-term debt while  more