WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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, so far, President Trump has signed over 151 executive orders. The Congress has only sent him five bills to sign into law, a historically low number. That is on us. We are legislators, and we have a constitutional duty to legislate. Unless codified  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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, many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have repeated the phrase "budgets are about priorities" a lot lately. Mr. Speaker, do you know what really signals someone's priorities? It is their actions. Just last week, we witnessed a   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 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 today in support of H.R. 2240, the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, a bill that I introduced in response to the deeply troubling rise in targeted violence against our Nation's law enforcement. Every day,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Moran Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Local Police Departments Recruit Officers from Their Communities This National Police Week, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) reintroduced their Strong Communities Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill to address staffing shortages in police departments across the country. The legislation prioritizes recruiting of  more