WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, chair of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening statement as part of a virtual hearing entitled "Phasing Out Subminimum Wages: Supporting the Transition to Competitive Integrated Employment for Workers with Disabilities": * * * We are meeting to discuss a proposal to phase out the 14(c) subminimum wage and help workers with disabilities transition to competitive integrated em more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement on July 27, 2021: * * * Last night, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives during a Congressional Black Caucus special order hour on voting rights. Remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise today to talk about our most fundamental right in a democracy: the right to vote. While we have made amazing strides over the past century - votes for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on the first meeting of the Bipartisan January 6th Select Committee: "Today's meeting of the Bipartisan January 6th Select Committee gave voice to the heroes who defended the United States Capitol from a violent, deadly attack earlier this year," said Congresswoman Adams. "My heart goes out to the four brave officers  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed a series of amendments to every FY 2022 appropriations bill that eliminates 2,378 pork-barrel earmarks worth $3.85 billion. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "The first appropriations process in the new earmark era is unsurprisingly a pork-barrel fiasco. If an earmarked project is truly worthy of taxpayer funding, then it should be proposed individually on the House floor  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed an amendment to the FY 2022 Financial Services Appropriations bill to require all personnel in the Biden White House to complete a financial literacy course focused on inflation. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "Under the Biden Administration, inflation has grown into a full blown crisis. Consumer costs have risen by the highest rate in 13 years, and it's eating away at  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021: * * * Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), released the following statement on President Biden's nomination of North Carolina-native and current Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Erik A. Hooks, to serve as the Deputy Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): "I commend President Biden for his nomination of Erik Hooks to serve as  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The massive funding proposal threatens the welfare of small businesses, workers, families, and students with its he more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in favor of her amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The amendment preserves a Department of Labor rule affirming the equal rights of religious organization more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: With only days left before the expiration of the national eviction moratorium, President Biden and Democrats are failing America's renters. Congress appropriated more than $46 billion in emergency rental assistance (ERA), but the latest data shows less than seven percent of the funding reached those who need it. B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), the House Republican Conference Secretary, hosted a press conference on Tuesday to discuss a new regulation on pistol stabilizing braces proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF). Rep. Hudson was joined by Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike Bost (IL-12), and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021, on the death of ex-Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming: * * * "The news of Mike Enzi's sudden passing is devastating for all of us who served with him in the U.S. Senate. "Mike was a true problem solver, working across the aisle to build consensus on issues important to Wyoming and the nation. I had the honor of work more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021, after an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing guidance on mask wearing: * * * "I'm urging everyone who is eligible but who has not already done so to get vaccinated. Do it to protect your parents, your children, your community, and yourself. "The COVID-19 vaccines are safe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today released the following statement on the passing of former Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi: "The news of Mike Enzi's sudden passing is devastating for all of us who served with him in the U.S. Senate. Mike was a true problem solver, working across the aisle to build consensus on issues important to Wyoming and the nation. "I had the honor of working al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 27, 2021, at a hearing entitled "The Path Forward: Building on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic": * * * "Thank you, Senator Murray for holding this hearing today. "Even before the first case was identified in America, this Committee has been extremely dedicated, in a bipartisan manner, to understandin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced he secured multiple priorities in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to improve the lives of servicemembers and military families. The legislation passed out of committee last week on a bipartisan basis and authorizes $778 billion in national defense funding for fiscal year 2022. Since b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the updated mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Americans who have already been vaccinated: "Since last year, I've been telling North Carolinians that vaccines are the most effective tool we have to return to life as normal and the scientific data has shown that to be true, wi more PR