WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor statement on Aug. 25, 2021: * * * Ahead of its passage, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Our colleague and friend--Congressman John Lewis--earned his reputation as the conscience of this Body because of his leadership during the long march for equ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored H.R. 4416, the Securing the Homeland from International Entrants with Life-threatening Diseases (SHIELD) Act. The bill would codify public health code Title 42, which allows U.S. authorities to swiftly expel illegal aliens who enter the United States from countries with high levels of COVID-19. The bill was originally introduced by Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM). Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored H.R. 5065, the Red Light Act. The bill would withhold federal highway funds from any state that grants a driver's license or any form of identification to an illegal alien. The bill was introduced by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ). "Those who break our country's laws should not be given a legal form of ID. "We want people to come to the United States the right way, the le more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following remarks on Aug. 25, 2021: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following video in response to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.: "Good morning. I want to talk to you this morning about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. This is not about politics, and it's not about political party. Put simply, right now: our nation is being p more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement on President Biden's decision not to move the August 31 deadline to evacuate all Americans and Afghans: "This is a disastrous decision by President Biden that was cemented by his administration's prior ill-conceived timeline agreement with the Taliban instead of the conditions on the ground. We deserve more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) was signed into law. The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create a pilot program on dog training therapy based on the promising "train the trainer model," that will provide dog-training skills and service dogs to veterans with ment more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement: "My office is hearing reports from Afghan SIVs on the ground that over the last 12 hours they have been turned away at the gate at the Kabul airport and being told that only valid U.S. passport holders are allowed inside. This obviously does not square with what the Biden administration has been emphasi more PR