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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2021-08-17 ( 9 items ) |
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Rep. Budd Announces $500,000 HBCU Grant for Livingstone College (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) announced that the National Park Service (NPS) was awarding Livingstone College a $500,000 competitive federal grant to assist in Phase III of the rehabilitation of Carnegie Library on the campus.
Rep. Ted Budd said in a statement:
"Providing economic opportunity for all is a crucial mission for me in Congress and it all starts with education. I'm proud to announce th more PR
Rep. Budd Sends Letter to Fed Chair on New Debit Card Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021:
Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressing his concern about the Fed's plans to expand already destructive government mandates and regulations on debit cards.
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August 16, 2021
To: The Honorable Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and more PR
Rep. Hudson Releases Statement on Afghanistan (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement on Afghanistan:
"The Taliban's takeover of Kabul represents a total failure of leadership from President Biden and his administration. Reminiscent of Saigon, images of Taliban with American rifles and equipment are an insult to American taxpayers and so many heroes who lost their lives there, as w more PR
Rep. Hudson Releases Statement on President Biden's Failed Withdrawal From Afghanistan (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement:
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U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement following President Joe Biden's speech on Afghanistan.
"President Biden said the buck stops with him.
"Yet nowhere in his remarks did he take responsibility for completely botching the withdrawal from Afghanistan which has left American families and allies behind in extreme danger as the Tali more PR
Rep. Murphy Response to President Biden's Afghanistan Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2021:
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Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to President Biden's press conference regarding the failed withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
"I was hoping to hear the President accept responsibility for his chaotic and poorly planned withdrawal in Afghanistan. Instead he failed to articulate a clear and decisive course of action to pro more PR
Reps. McHenry, Thompson Instruct SEC, CFTC to Establish Joint Working Group on Digital Assets (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021:
The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-15), sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chair more PR
Reps. Price and Buchanan Issue Statement on Crisis Unfolding in Afghanistan (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Vern Buchanan, D-Florida, on Aug. 16, 2021:
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Chairman David Price and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan of the bipartisan House Democracy Partnership (HDP) released a statement on the situation in Afghanistan.
"We are monitoring the dangerous and deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, whose Parliament has been a part of the House Democracy Partnership since 2006, with tremendous concern.
"We more PR
Sen. Burr Statement on Collapse of Afghanistan Following President Biden's Withdrawal of U.S. Forces (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), member and former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after President Biden's remarks regarding Afghanistan's fall to Taliban rule:
"I disagreed with President Biden's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, concerned that this Administration, like the last, had not fully considered the consequences. It was more PR
Sen. Tillis Responds to Biden's Address on the Fall of Afghanistan (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement:
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden's speech on the fall of Afghanistan and the humanitarian crisis:
"President Biden created a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and he is now deflecting responsibility and not being honest with the nation. He is banking on the hope that the American people won't care and that the media will move on.
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