Saturday - November 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday November 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

E&W, E&C Republicans Press Gladstone Institutes for Information Regarding Internal Antisemitism
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In a new letter to J. David Gladstone Institutes President Dr. Deepak Srivastava, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (E&W) and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) have requested information about ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic harassment and intimidation at Gladstone and its leadership's insufficien  more

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx on Chavez-DeRemer Nomination to Head Department of Labor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated former Committee member Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to head the Department of Labor: "I congratulate my colleague Rep. Chavez-DeRemer on her nomination. I look forward to seeing a Depar  more

Rep. Adams Celebrates Grant in Charlotte for Clean Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: CHARLOTTE - Last week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) celebrated a grant of $400,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy in Charlotte to Nucor, a steel production company. This grant is part of nationwide investment of $4 million in 10 projects, designed to harness the processing power of the world's most powerful supercomputers, strengthen America's manufacturing competitiv  more

Rep. Hudson Joins Sens. Budd, Tillis, NC Delegation Urging Pentagon to Establish Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hub in NC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, in sending a bipartisan letter(link is external) to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) urging the Pentagon to establish an OnRamp Hub in North Carolina to bolster the state's defense innovation ecosystem. Representatives Deborah Ross, Virgin  more

Tillis Meets with Gov. Cooper, Gov.-Elect Stein, NC Delegations on Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis hosted Governor Roy Cooper, Governor-elect Josh Stein, members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation and the North Carolina General Assembly, and local leaders from Western North Carolina to discuss efforts to provide federal assistance to North Carolinians affected by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. "While the national media may have already stopped co  more

Tillis Statement on Bipartisan Deal Impacting Fourth Circuit Vacancy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators in both parties have reached a bipartisan deal on the path forward on judicial confirmations during the rest of the Senate's lame-duck period. Senator Tillis has made it clear to the Biden Administration and Senate Democratic leadership that he had ample votes from both parties to stop the confirmation of President Biden's nominee for the Fourth Circuit. In response to the deal, Senator Tilli  more