WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement in response to the extension of the CDC Eviction Moratorium: "Our housing-insecure families need more time, and I am glad the Biden Administration heard their call," said Congresswoman Alma Adams. "The National Equity Atlas estimates 6.4 million households across the country are behind on rent. The Washington Post repor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced resolutions marking Black Women's Equal Pay Day in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, respectively. The resolution recognizes the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to white, non-Hispanic men and to Black women. "Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored H.R. 3269, the Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting (FIGHT) Fentanyl Act. The bill would make the current temporary classification of fentanyl as a Schedule I substance permanent. The bill is bipartisan, led in the House by Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Chris Pappas (D-NH), and Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the Senate. Rep. Budd s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: In a Rules Committee Hearing on Friday, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) spoke in support of extending the eviction moratorium, which expired later that night. This extension will prevent a flood of evictions that could leave millions of families homeless with surging Delta-variant outbreaks across the country. "We've got to put a pause on this for the sake of public health, for the sake of people's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) introduced the Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls (DO NOT Call) Act, bipartisan legislation that will deter robocalls by creating stricter penalties for companies and individuals who engage in the intentional harassment of consumers. "Robocalls have skyrocketed in the past few years, posing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voted against advancing the nominations of David Weil to serve as the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor and Catherine Lhamon to serve as the Assistant for Civil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2021: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voted against advancing the nominations of David Weil to serve as the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor and Catherine Lhamon to serve as the Assistant for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. The Committee voted 11-11 on both  more PR