WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 23, 2026, to consider the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act (H.R. 4626) and Homeowner Energy Freedom Act (H.R. 4758): * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider two measures: H.R. 46  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mark Harris: "No More Irynas -- Trump's Historic Crime Drop Proves Tough Enforcement Works" * WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, Rep. Mark Harris (NC-08) penned an op-ed in championing President Trump's tough-on-crime policies ahead of his State of the Union address. Some key quotes are below: * "[Iryna's murder] exposed the deadly consequences of soft-on-crime policies in Democrat-run cit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Foushee, Mackenzie Introduce Military Family Diaper Partnership Act * WASHINGTON, DC (February 24, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) introduced the Military Family Diaper Partnership Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish a Military Family Diaper Fund to support military families in need and ensure that children of se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rouzer Urges Support for ALERT Act * February 24, 2026 Contact: Caroline French, (202) 225-2731 WASHINGTON, DC - Following consideration of S. 2503, the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07), who voted against the legislation, issued the following statement: "The crash of Ame  more