WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) celebrated the Senate passage of their bipartisan Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. The bill now goes to the president to be signed into law. The bill would instruct the U.S. Mint to develop a commemorative coin series honoring the critical role working dogs play in our society, while providing financial s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Scott (R-SC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the SBA Disaster Transparency Act, which requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make its monthly reporting requirements for the Disaster Loan Account available to the public. As of 2015, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has followed this transparent reporting model for its Di  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a coalition of 18 U.S. Senators to send an oversight letter to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell demanding answers over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-Elect Donald Trump.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing to conduct oversight of President Biden's prudential banking regulators. Republicans are holding Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg accountable for his continued efforts to stonewall  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7653, the Veterans Employment Readiness Yield (VERY) Act, and H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act. "For those who have put their lives on the line for our nation, Congress must act to replace outdated language and ensure accessibility when seeking employment assistance because our words matter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. was elected to represent Region 5 on the House Republican Policy Steering Committee, an advisory committee tasked with driving the Conference's legislative policy agenda. "Washington is in desperate need of serious individuals focused on addressing the immense challenges the United States faces today," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressmen Don Davis (NC-01) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced House Resolution 1564, a bipartisan resolution recognizing the need for a Social Security Promise to reaffirm support for maintaining Social Security and calling for bipartisan, bicameral solutions that ensure the health and financial well-being of seniors. The resolution outlines the challenges seniors living on a fixed income face  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the need for immediate federal disaster relief funding for North Carolinians impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Watch Senator Tillis' remarks HERE. Tillis on the scope of Helene's devastation: "102 lives lost. 151,000 homes destroyed. 500,000 businesses affected in disaster-declared areas, 5,000 miles of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- 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 and members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the passage of their bipartisan resolution supporting the global efforts to counter antisemitism through the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution calls on countries and internati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke passionately on the Senate floor to honor the heroic individuals in Western North Carolina who helped others during Hurricane Helene. Senator Budd also renewed his call for Congress to act on the supplemental funding bill for long-term recovery for the region. WATCH: HIGHLIGHTS: "I am again calling on this body to quickly approve a supplemental bill to help fund lon  more