WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold Illegal Aliens Accountable for Committing Murder * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, which would create a new federal offense for an illegal alien or deportable alien who commits murder in the United States. "Under t  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hudson Urges Action on Counterfeit Chinese Weight Loss Drugs Hurting Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) led a group of bipartisan House colleagues in sending a letter to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary urging immediate action against the rising threat of illegal, counterfeit anti-obesity medications entering the U.S. These counterfeit  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Introduces Legislation to Redirect Unspent IRS Funds to Border Security Measures Today, Congressman Tim Moore introduced the Securing Our Border Act to redirect unobligated Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funds toward border security measures. The funding was initially intended to hire 87,000 additional IRS enforcement agents. "Our southern border was left w  more

BANNER ELK, North Carolina, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Foxx Issues Warning to Columbia University Administrators Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding Columbia University's $200 million agreement with the Trump administration. "Last April, on the steps of Low Library at Columbia University, I stood alongside Speaker Johnson, several of my Republican colleagues, and Je  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla Applaud Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of the TRACE Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) applauded the passage of the TRACE Act out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The TRACE Act is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category to the existing National M  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from Adams, Colleagues * WASHINGTON, DC-- After illegally withholding $7 billion in education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after pressure led by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (N  more