WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Ted Budd (R-NC) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) have completed visits to Fort Liberty in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina. During the visits, they received updates on U.S. Air Force programs, special operations work, and Hurricane Helene response efforts. Senator Budd said in a statement: "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), alongside Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Rick Scott (R-FL), announced plans to introduce legislation that would replenish the Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. On October 15th, the SBA announced the Disaster Loan Fund had run out of money. Senator Budd said in a statement: "The citizens of Western North  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to examine the impact of institutional investment on the housing sector, and whether investors are taking advantage of federal affordable housing programs at the expense of homeowners and renters. A surge of institutional investment has contributed to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, Andy Barr (KY-06), and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Bill Huizenga (MI-04) sent a letter to disgraced Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Last week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Asheville, North Carolina, to tour areas impacted by Hurricane Helene and receive a briefing on the response and recovery operations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with other federal, state,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement praising the unnamed West Virginia coal miners who helped restore access to a 2.7-mile stretch of highway near Chimney Rock, North Carolina that was destroyed by Hurricane Helene. "West Virginia's coal miners are the most heroic and patriotic men and women I have ever met in my life, and the fact that several of them  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement after introducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. "America's physicians are at a breaking point and access to high-quality, affordable care is at risk for millions of Medicare patients,"said Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: DURHAM, NC (October 29, 2024) -- Today, Congresswomen Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to examine the impact of institutional investment on the housing sector, and whether investors are taking advantage of federal affordable housing programs at the expense   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to examine the impact of institutional investment on the housing sector, and whether investors are taking advantage of federal affordable housing programs at the expense of homeowners and renters. The surge of institutional  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Rick Scott (R-FL), announced plans to introduce legislation that would replenish the Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. The Senators plan to seek passage of the legislation when Congress returns to session. On October 15th, the SBA announced the Disaster Loan  more