WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Bipartisan Bill to Maintain U.S. Leadership in Global Race to Advance Quantum Computing * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in introducing the bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to help maintain American leader  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Blackburn, Colleagues in Bicameral Push to Hold Fraudsters Accountable for Stealing Taxpayer Dollars * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing the Fraud Accountability Act yesterday, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and Natio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mark Harris to Sheriff McFadden: 'Take a Leave of Absence or Resign Immediately' * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) called on Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden to step down immediately following multiple serious allegations of misconduct and maladministration. In a letter addressed to Sheriff McFadden, Congressman Harris wrote, "When public confidence erodes   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Protect Affordable Manufactured Housing * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 5184 (link is external), the Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act (HOMES), legislation that stops federal energy rules that would raise the cost of manufactured homes and make housing  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Introduces National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize January 9, 2026, as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, honoring the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who wear the badge at the local, state, and federal levels. The resolution, co-led by Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Following 5th Anniversary of January 6, Merkley and Tillis Secure Unanimous Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to Display January 6 Plaque Inside U.S. Capitol * After the 2021 attack, Congress agreed to install a permanent plaque to honor law enforcement who helped protect U.S. Capitol; now, Senate has agreed to temporarily install the plaque on the Senate side of the Capitol Washington, D.C. - Today,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Pat Harrigan Leads Letter to Governor Stein After Federal Audit Exposes Dangerous CDL Failures in North Carolina * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) is leading a letter to North Carolina Governor Josh Stein after a federal audit revealed widespread failures in the state's commercial driver's license program that p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Announces NC-06 Congressional App Challenge Winner * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) announced Haashini Balasubramanian, a 10th-grade student at Cox Mill High School in Concord, as the winner of North Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. Balasubramanian's app, "Nestling: Your NICU Parent Copilot," is an AI-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Passage of Community Project Funding for NC-03 in Appropriations Package * Washington, D.C. Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, which included enormous community project funding wins for North Carolin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Calls for Independent Investigation into ICE Shooting of Minnesota Woman * WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement calling for an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a masked ICE agent during ICE's siege of Minneapolis. "I am appalled at the video of a masked ICE agent fatally shooting  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Demand Accountability From Governor Walz Over Child Care Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his Republican Senate colleagues recently sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) demanding accountability amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. "We write to express serious concern regarding recent reports and  more