WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Durbin, Cruz in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Urging Release of Political Prisoners in Communist China * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and a bipartisan group of Senators in calling on President Trump to prioritize securing the release of Pastor Erza Jin, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulsh  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following opening statement on April 21, 2026, at a hearing on updating satellite regulations: * * * "While a lot of focus on space in recent weeks has been on NASA and the Artemis II mission around the moon, what people may not know is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also plays a key role in space. The spectrum that comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * C&T Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Updating Satellite Regulations Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled SAT Streamlining Act: Modernizing Satellite Licensing for the Final Frontier. "Satellites are  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Announces Over $2 Million in Federal Funding for NC Rape Kit Processing * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) $2,253,407 in federal funding for the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to process rape kits and prevent any future backlogs  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Introduces The RECOVER Act To Provide Patients With Comprehensive Therapy Services * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Ross introduced the Removing Excessive Cuts to Outpatient and Vital Essential Rehabilitation (RECOVER) Act to restore fair payment for therapy services under Medicare. This legislation would repeal a flawed policy that has increased costs and arbitrar  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswomen Ross, Williams, Stevens, Adams, Introduce Legislation to Deliver Relief for Federal Student Loan Borrowers * Washington, D.C. - Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Nikema Williams (GA-05 ), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced a suite of bills: the Clean Slate Through Repayment Act, Clean Slate through Rehabilitation Act, and the Clean Slate Through Consolid  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Harris Honors the Life of Former Union County Commissioner Gary Sides * WASHINGTON, DC \- Yesterday, Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) spoke on the House floor to honor the life of Gary Sides, a former Union County Commissioner and longtime public servant. In his remarks, Rep. Harris spoke of Sides' years of tireless service, his dedication to public education, and the example he set through hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams, Senator Hirono Reintroduce the Saving Transit Art Resources (STAR) Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Saving Transit Art Resources (STAR) Act, which would reinstate a federal flexibility to allow local transit authorities the ability to incorporate art into federally - funded transit projects  more