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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2021-07-29 ( 9 items )  
Rep. Budd Proposes Amendment to Stop Bonuses for Terrorists (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed an amendment to H.R. 4373 that would prohibit any foreign assistance provided by American taxpayers from being used to pay bonuses or pensions to the family of dead Palestinian terrorists. The bill is similar to Rep. Budd's Iron Dome Reinforcement Act and No Bonuses for Terrorist Act. The text of the amendment is here: https://budd.house.gov/UploadedFiles/BUDD-No_Bonuse more PR

Rep. Budd Proposes Cutting Green New Deal Priorities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) proposed an amendment to H.R. 4502 to defund $100 million Environmental Justice grants, a key piece of the radical Green New Deal agenda. Text of the amendment is here: https://budd.house.gov/UploadedFiles/BUDD-_striking_environmental_justice_grants.pdf Rep. Budd said in a statement: "The Green New Deal is radical, unworkable, and dangerous to the future of America more PR

Rep. McHenry Introduces Bill to Expand Opportunities for Everyday Investors (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), introduced the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act. This legislation will increase opportunities for everyday investors and help American job creators access new sources of capital by expanding who can qualify as an accredit more PR

Rep. McHenry Joins Top Republicans Blasting Yellen for Dodging Congressional Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-NC), House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-LA), Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), and Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) blasted Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for dodging congres more PR

Rep. Rouzer Statement on Extension of the WHIP Plus Disaster Assistance Program (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee, of which he is a member, unanimously voted to advance the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act during yesterday's committee markup. "Extension of the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus is critical for our farm families who suffered losses due to a disaster event in 2020 and 2021. Specific more PR

Sen. Burr Releases New Report on Improving Existing Public Health Programs, Recommendations for Maintaining Vigilance for Next Threat (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new report highlighting longstanding federal public health programs that support state and local health departments, and recommendations for improving these programs based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy brief, titled "Preparing for Future Health Threa more PR

Sen. Burr Releases Report on Improving Existing Public Health Programs, Recommendations for Maintaining Vigilance for Next Threat (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new report highlighting longstanding federal public health programs that support state and local health departments, and recommendations for improving these programs based on  more PR

Sen. Tillis Co-Sponsors Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 to expand access to credit for an estimated 45 million Americans with either no credit history or a credit history that is too scarcely populated to generate a credit score. This bipartisan legislation would permit landlords and utility and telecom providers to report on-time payment data to credit report more PR

Top Republicans Blast Treasury Secretary Yellen for Dodging Congressional Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Blaine Luetkeme more PR