WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act to protect social security benefits for retired North Carolina teachers, first responders, and other state and local public servants. This legislation will eliminate the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act of 1935. "Social Security i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Full Committee Hearing Entitled: "Oversight of Prudential Regulators" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Additional information regarding the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the Biden-Harris administration's latest move to appease union bosses and erode the employer-employee relationship: "This decision is a blatant attempt to interfere with the lawful right of employers t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su demanding information about the administration's management of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (Trust Fund), which provides benefits to coal miners who have been disabled due to black lung disease. Whi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * CHARLOTTE - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on last week's election results in North Carolina and nationwide. "I would like to thank the people of North Carolina's 12th Congressional District for entrusting me to another term in Congress, as well as the volunteers who worked so hard on our campaign, knocking on doors, making phone cal  more