WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * C&T Subcommittee Forwards FirstNet Reauthorization Bill to Full Committee Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a markup of a bill to reauthorize FirstNet. "Reliable communications are absolutely essential for our firs  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Chairman Hudson Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Markup of a Bill to Reauthorize FirstNet Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening statement at today's markup  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Use NASA Technology to Track Methane Leaks * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) in introducing the Methane Monitoring Science Act (link is external), bipartisan legislation to improve federal coordination of methane monitoring technologies an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 9, 2026, at a hearing to consider the Undersea Cable Protection Act (H.R. 261), Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act (H.R. 2189) and Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act (H.R. 3617): * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd Pushes to Modernize Access to Employment Resources for Americans * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the Workforce Development Modernization Act today, which would amend the Workforce and Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) to give local Workforce Development Boards the option to create vi  more