WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to End Sanctuary City Policies in Washington, D.C. * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted today to pass H.R. 2056 (link is external), the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025. The bill overturns Washington, D.C.'s sanctuary city policies and requires the District to fully coop  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, condemned "lawlessness and rioting" in Los Angeles by protestors against ICE. Foxx announced the Committee would consider four measures, including three bills (H.R. 884, H.R. 2056 and H.R. 2096), which aim to prohibit non-citizen voting in D.C. elections, remove D.C.'s sanctuary city status and restore due process for D.C. police, stating, "we are a nation of laws" and promising order will be r  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Passage of Rescissions Package to Cut Wasteful Spending * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act, to cut wasteful spending on foreign aid initiatives within the State Department and USAID and on woke public broadcasting at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. "President Trump and Republicans committed to t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Israel's Strikes on Iran * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement in response to Israel's preemptive strikes on Iran: "America stands with Israel in its righteous fight to defend itself against threats to its existence," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "I am monitoring the events unfolding in the Middle East closely, suppor  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing to consider the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4): * * * 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. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider a single measure: H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. As the Speaker indicated early last  more