WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Adams, Gillibrand, Hayes, Summer Lee, Velazquez Introduce Landmark Anti-Hunger Legislation * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswomen Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) along with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025 aimed at addressing food insecurity by increasing Supplemental Nutrit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman McDowell Joins Chairwoman Stefanik in Introducing the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Yesterday, Congressman Addison McDowell joined House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in introducing the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act to bar accreditors from compelling institutions to adopt racial or sex-based quota  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces SkyFoundry Act to Restore America's Drone Dominance * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the SkyFoundry Act of 2025 (link is external), legislation to ensure the United States can design, test, and manufacture drones at the scale needed to deter and defeat our adversaries. "China an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Fund Energy, Water, and National Security Priorities * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4553 (link is external), the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026, legislation that directs federal funding for U.S. energy innovation, nuclear security, wat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards - Led Amendment Passes in Committee to Restore United States Postal Service Operations to Full Capacity in Western North Carolina * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) led an amendment that will direct the United States Postal Service (USPS) to produce a plan on how they will reopen closed facilities and reestablish service in Western North Carolina. This amendment was  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Passage of Energy and Water Development Appropriations * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of H.R. 4553, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. "Under the Biden Administration, domestic energy production and mining operations were blocked and shut down, increasing our dependence on China and other for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla Applaud Senate Passage of the TRACE Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) applauded the Senate passage of the TRACE Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would require the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to include an additional category to the existing National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (NamUs) database so the publ  more