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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday October 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Rep. Richard Hudson Issues Statement on the Passing of George Little
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the below statement following the passing of George Little. Rep. Richard Hudson said, "Renee and I are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my dear friend George Little, a beloved leader and a pillar of Moore County. George was not only born and raised in this community, but he dedicated his life to making it better. Along with foundin  more

Reps. Richard Hudson, Kevin Hern, August Pfluger Move to Stop Flawed Social Cost of Energy from Driving Burdensome Regulations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09), Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), and RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) led 10 of their colleagues to introduce the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act(link is external), which will prohibit the federal government from using the flawed social cost of carbon, methane, nitrou  more

Ricketts Comments on Sterile Solution Shortages Worsened by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: OMAHA, NE Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts urged prioritizing domestic manufacturing after hearing from Nebraska hospitals and patients unable to move forward with procedures due to sterile solution shortages. Baxter supplies approximately 60% of the U.S.' IV fluids and suffered significant damage from Hurricane Helene to their manufacturing facility in North Carolina. I.V. fluids were already experiencin  more

Ross, Castor, Williams Urge Social Media Executives to Address Rampant Misinformation Following Hurricanes Helene, Milton
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13), who represent states that were hit hard by Hurricanes Helene or Milton, led a letter to the social media executives of Facebook/Meta, Instagram, X, Discord, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat urging them to implement necessary processes to counter harmful misinformation related to disaster   more