WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- 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) is demanding the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigate whether the Biden-Harris DOL is abusing its authority. The letter comes after reports of DOL, under the guise of an Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) investigat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, sent a bipartisan letter to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the Pentagon to "express our support for North Carolina to host a DIU OnRamp Hub to streamline how our state's companies, academic institutions, and entrepreneurs access government programming and funding to better suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The bipartisan Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act, introduced in the House by Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and led in the Senate by Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), passed the Senate. The legislation now goes to the president to be signed into law. The bill would instruct the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 9495 through the U.S. House. "Last week, I voted 'yes' on H.R. 9495 because I strongly support its provision to postpone tax deadlines for Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad, and I will continue to work to pass this provision as standalone legislation. I also support efforts to go afte  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced today that he has introduced the Hurricane Milton and Helene Tax Relief Act to provide much-needed tax relief for those in his district and across the country impacted by the recent back-to-back hurricanes. Buchanan was joined by 10 House colleagues, including several members of the key tax-writing com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Cary, NC -- North Carolina Republicans are at it again. Under the guise of providing relief for Hurricane Helene victims, GOP leaders in the General Assembly are using disaster aid as a smokescreen to push a brazen power grab that weakens our democratic institutions and punishes voters for electing Democrats to statewide offices. "Western North Carolinians are hurting. Families and small businesses a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) led a letter with 17 of their Senate colleagues to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern 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. The emplo  more