WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter joined by Republican Leader of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Greg Murphy (R-NC) to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $60 million in funding for its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), which assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in reducing their carbon emissions and lowering energy costs, while training the next generation of energy-efficiency workers. The groundbreaking investment will help remove  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) led a group of six North Carolina Republicans in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about the exorbitant passport processing delays North Carolina residents are facing. "The months-long delays to receive a passport are unacceptable. Our country is fully reopened, yet the government offices that handle these requests are not. My constituents more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) with questions and concerns regarding the influence of a liberal activist organization on North Carolina's 'Doses to Doors' program. * * * Governor Cooper, I write with pressing questions about North Carolina's 'Doses to Doors' program. With nearly 70% of the United States population having received at least one vaccine dose, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows urging her to reinstate the EEOC's practice of making members' voting records public. In the letter, Foxx writes: "Since President Biden designate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, praised passage of two bills in the U.S. House of Representatives today to honor military service members and families. H.R. 1664, the National Medal of Honor Monument Act of 2021, passed by a vote of 416-0. The bill, which Rep. Hudson co-sponsored, establishes a monument on federal land in Washington, D.C. honori more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of World War II veteran Edith Mitchell in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans. Mitchell was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on December 24, 1921. As a child she became interested in music, a passion she has pursued for her entire life. She started piano lessons at the age of nine and later more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Recently, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Ensuring Survivor Benefits During COVID Act--bipartisan legislation co-authored by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), which ensures family members of veterans who passed away from due to COVID-19 receive the survivor benefits they have earned. "During the COVID-19 pandemic, we tragically lost thousands of veterans who had servic more PR