WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) demanding greater accountability and oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after a multi-billion-dollar budget fiasco. The letter was led by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and co-signed by a total of 16 U.S. Senators. The senators wrote: "Just a few short months ago, the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in a full Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, where Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell served as the sole witness to testify on the agency's response to recent devastating hurricanes and natural disasters that impacted parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, hosted a meeting with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the globe. "At a time when antisemitism is on the rise in the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) addressed the House Floor to celebrate the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week. She called for stronger workforce development programs that will help job creators and increase apprenticeship opportunities in order to address the nation's ski  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) announced that Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) will take her place as a Co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism in the 119th Congress. Congressman Dan Goldman will join Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) as Co-chairs of the Task Forc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: DURHAM, NC (November 19, 2024) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) are entering negotiations for the Department to provide SRC $285 million through the CHIPS and Science Act to establish and operate a first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. applauds the passage of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act to ensure our veterans have access to modern, high-quality care and services that they have earned. "Our veterans, and their families, sacrificed so much in defense of our freedom," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "We must make good on our prom  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States of America. "America will never forget the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "It was my privilege to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to hon  more