WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Black Maternal Health Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) applauded the Energy and Commerce Committee for advancing critical investments from the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 959/S. 346) in the Committee's markup of the Build Back Better Act. The legislation now goes to the House Committee on Budget before heading more PR

ADVANCE, North Carolina, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans expressing concern about reports of antisemitic faculty teaching courses on campus. * * * President Hans, I write to express my concern over repeated antisemitic activity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Kylie Broderick, a graduate student, is schedule more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following commentary to the Salisbury Post: * * * Rep. Budd's op-ed in the Salisbury Post: https://www.salisburypost.com/2021/09/15/rep-ted-budd-how-congress-can-connect-rural-north-carolina/ Lately in Washington, there has been a lot of talk and debate around the definition of "infrastructure." As someone who still lives on the family farm in Davie County, I know for certain that broadband should be considered infrastructure more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on the passage of the Committee on Energy and Commerce's portion of the House Budget Reconciliation Package and Biden Administration's Build Back Better Act: "Today, the Committee on Energy and Commerce passed bold legislation that will revitalize our economy, lower costs for American families, and combat th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) helped advance the House Judiciary Committee's portion of the Build Back Better budget reconciliation package, which includes provisions to ensure a pathway to citizenship for Documented Dreamers that will support the U.S. economy and businesses. Specifically, the bill, which was reported by the Judiciary Committee on September 9, creates a pathwa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: As part of the HBCU Caucus Virtual Partnership Luncheon, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Rep. French Hill (R-AR-02), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus, announced that Arrival, BASF, Covanta, The CW Network, Hilton, NetApp, and Walgreens are joining the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Partnership Challenge. The HBCU Partnership Challenge is an effort to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Jon Tester (D-MT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) reintroduced the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act, legislation to protect American motorsports from unnecessary regulatory overreach by the federal government. For decades, amateur motorsport enthusiasts have converted street vehicles into de more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, which would direct the U.S. Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. T more PR