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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed, Education, Workforce Committee Releases Report
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Based on a year-long investigation, the Committee on Education and the Workforce majority, under Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), has released findings on how antisemitism engulfed college campuses while administrators put the wants of terrorist sympathizers over the safety of Jewish students, faculty, and staff. "For over a year, the Ame  more

House Financial Services Committee Chairman McHenry, Committee Republicans Respond to Federal Banking Regulators Request for Information on Bank-Fintech Partnerships
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), led all Committee Republicans in a letter to federal banking regulators at the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) responding to a request for information (RFI) on bank-fintec  more

Manning, Members of NC Democratic Delegation Call on the USPS to take Extraordinary Measures to Process Absentee Ballots
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Greensboro, NC Today, Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to take extraordinary measures to ensure North Carolinians' absentee ballots reach county boards of elections without delay. The Members wrote, "Although North Carolina previ  more

Rep. Adams Visits Charlotte Bilingual Preschool
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: CHARLOTTE - Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) visited Charlotte Bilingual Preschool, which provides dual-language early education to Charlotte-area children at no cost to families. "I have enjoyed myself immensely this morning," said Rep. Adams. "I can't think of a better environment where children have people who care and work with their families." As quality chil  more

Rep. Edwards Calls on White House to Help Provide Temporary Housing Post-Helene
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced today that his office is calling on the White House to help provide temporary housing in Western North Carolina in a timely manner following reports that it took the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) five months to provide temporary housing in Louisiana and a year in Maui, Hawaii. There are currently 2,581 families displaced b  more

Sens. Rick Scott & Marco Rubio Urge Biden-Harris Admin to Address IV Fluid Shortage
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio sent a letter to U.S. Department of Human Health Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting the use of the Defense Production Act to help smaller manufacturers increase production of IV fluids to support our nation's healthcare facilities during the shortage following landfall of Hurricane Helene that significantly damaged North Carolina's Baxter International  more