WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke on the House floor in support of his amendment to re-implement a Trump Administration policy that ensured that federal loans were not counted toward state contributions for Capital Investment projects. Text of Rep. Budd's remarks: My amendment would re-implement a Federal Transit Administration policy that ensured that federal loans were not counted toward state contr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act: "The House took bold action today on behalf of the communities in eastern North Carolina and across America that have been neglected for far too long. Today's vote puts needed funding for infrastructure projects, including nearly $20 million for fiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced an amendment this week to prioritize funding for community water systems affected by the PFAS chemical GenX. The amendment was made to drinking water provisions in the INVEST in America Act being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives today. Rep. Hudson's amendment, which would have also ensured GenX was specifically inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) applauded House passage of the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act," which includes $17,692,000 for four transportation and infrastructure projects in North Carolina's Sixth Congressional District. Congresswoman Manning fought to ensure the projects were included in the INVEST in America Act, w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: * * * The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), joined Bloomberg TV's Balance of Power to discuss his new role as the leader of House Republicans' Task Force on Jobs and the Economy, getting Americans back to work, and what should be in an infrastructure package. On Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the Supporting Working Mothers Act, which amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to expand access to nursing accommodations in the workplace, without placing one-size-fits-all mandates on all employers. H.R. 4297 will guarantee that executive, administrative, and professi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) has been appointed to the Healthy Future Task Force alongside 15 other Republican members. Led by Congressmen Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22), this task force has been charged with finding conservative solutions to our healthcare. "As the only practicing physician in Congress, I have been able to maintain the first-hand experience with  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (NC-04), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in support of the INVEST in America Act, a $715 billion dollar surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure bill that would create good paying jobs, rebuild our infrastructure, and help our communities thrive. "America needs bold investments to revitalize more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Young Kim (CA-39) introduced America's CHILDREN Act, bipartisan legislation to protect Documented Dreamers, who are dependents of-long-term nonimmigrant visa holders, from aging out of the system when they turn 21, forcing them to self-deport. Over 200,000 children and young adults are living i more PR