WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards Votes to Cut Health Care Costs for Western North Carolina Families * Washington, D.C. \- Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) voted to advance the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act to reduce premiums and lower health care costs for families across Western North Carolina. The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act puts families first instead of prop  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hudson Releases Statement on the Passing of Greg, Cristina Biffle and Their Children * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Congressional Motorsports Caucus, released the following statement following the passing of Greg and Cristina Biffle and their children: "I am devastated by the loss of Greg, Cristina, and their children, and my heart is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Helps Launch First-Ever Congressional Trucking Caucus * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined a bipartisan group of House members to launch the Congressional Trucking Caucus, the first caucus of its kind in U.S. history, focused on strengthening road safety, supply chains, and the trucking workforce. The cauc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces Legislation to Target Cartels and Organized Crime Through COPS Grants * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act (link is external), legislation to expand the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant pro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Protect Children and Refocus Medicaid on Those Who Truly Need It * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 498 (link is external), the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, legislation that prohibits federal Medicaid funds from being used to pay for irreversible gender transition procedures for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Protect Children From Irreversible Medical Procedures * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 3492 (link is external), legislation that establishes clear federal standards to protect minors from undergoing permanent, life-altering medical procedures before they are legally and develo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Streamline Federal Permitting and Get Projects Moving * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4776 (link is external), the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act), legislation that reforms the federal environmental review process to reduce unneces  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Introduces Bill to Expand American Nuclear Leadership and Energy Innovation * WASHINGTON, D.C. Recently, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) introduced the Next Generation Nuclear Deployment Act to advance America's leadership in next-generation nuclear energy and ensure the United States remains at the forefront of clean energy innovation. "Energy dominance begins with innovat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Votes to Pass Bipartisan Housing Affordability Legislation Out of Financial Services Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, the House Committee on Financial Services advanced the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644). Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) voted to pass this legislation out of the committee, recognizing the importance of this legislation to streaml  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * During Holiday Shopping Season, Congresswoman Ross, Senator Reed Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Predatory Practices for 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Purchases * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced a new bill, the Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act, to protect consumers from predatory practices when making purchases using 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) servic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foushee, Quigley, Jayapal, McBride Lead Legislation to End Trump Use of Police for Immigration Enforcement * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Sarah McBride (DE-At Large) re-introduced the Protecting the Rights of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for (PROTECT) Immigra  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson, Issa Reintroduce HERO Act to Protect Service Members Harmed by Medical Malpractice * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative's Richard Hudson (NC-09) and Darrell Issa (CA-48) have reintroduced the Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes (HERO) Act, legislation to make sure service members and their families can seek justice in federal court when they are victims of medical malp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Moves to Bar Foreign Doctors Who Perform Irreversible Procedures on American Minors * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) introduced the Protecting Children from Foreign Mutilation Act, legislation endorsed by the American Principles Project and designed to close a dangerous loophole that allows foreign doctors and clinics to perform irreversible gender  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * NDAA Wins for Fort Bragg, Military Families, and President Trump's Peace Through Strength Agenda Passes the Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after the Senate's final passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to President Trump's desk to be signed into law: "As Fort Bragg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Releases Statement Opposing Marijuana Rescheduling * "We should not be handing tax breaks to bad actors and foreign drug cartels to advertise a drug that will harm Americans." Washington, D.C. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order that would reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a lower classification, ea  more