WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) introduced the Mask Off Act and the No Corrupt Racist Training Act (No CRT Act), which gives families the freedom to pursue alternative education options if their school implements needless mask mandates or indoctrinates their children with Critical Race Theory: "Federal education dollars should follow America's students, not the system. This should be true in more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would order the Department of Defense (DOD) to restore the publicly available accountings of military assistance provided to the Afghan security forces. Much of this accounting was erased from some federal websites in August. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "The Biden administration's attempt to cover u more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after voting against suspending the debt ceiling: "For years, the Washington Swamp has been addicted to more spending and debt. Since the beginning of 2020, the federal government has run an annual, record deficit of $3.1 trillion, adding over $5 trillion to the debt. The national debt currently stands at nearly $30 trillion. That works out to an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following commentary to The Hill: * * * Rep. Budd's op-ed in The Hill: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/573001-congress-must-address-the-looming-debt-crisis As a business owner and the father of three kids, I am well-accustomed to fiscal discipline. In business, you have to pay rent, keep the lights on, and sign the front of your employees' paychecks each month. As a business owner, you plan and stick to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Following the removal of $1 billion for replenishment of the Iron Dome missile defense system in H.R. 5305, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) galvanized an effort to persuade Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer, calling for an immediate vote on $1 billion funding to replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system. Manning worked closely with Democrats Ted Deutch, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Brad more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $217,232 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grant will go to the Forbush Volunteer Fire Department in Yadkin County and comes in the fourth round of this year's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant awards. These grants assist local fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced a combined $457,992 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grants will go to the Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department in Iredell County. The larger of the two grants, awards $280,320 to Cool Springs and comes in the fourth round of the 2020 fisca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $644,780 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants to local fire departments in the Tenth Congressional District. The grants will go to the Jot-Um-Down Volunteer Fire Department in Elkin, Shoals Volunteer District in Pinnacle and the Westfield Volunteer Fire Department in Pilot Mountain. They come in the fourth round  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) accepted the prestigious Hero Defender Award from the John P. Mayhugh Foundation in recognition of his outstanding work as an voice for veterans in Congress and for his steadfast leadership as both a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and co-chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. Following his acceptance of the award, Congressman Murphy offered a speech more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today announced the introduction of his legislation to expand Vet Center eligibility for counseling and related mental health services to families of servicemembers or veterans of the Armed Forces who died by suicide. Congressman Rouzer introduced H.R. 5029 - Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act after hearing from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses this morning at an EPW hearing about the importance of promoting a circular economy. Witnesses included: Secretary Elizabeth Biser, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; Robert Elias, Director of Policy and Government Affairs for World Wildlife Fund; Billy Johnson, Chief more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2021: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's announcement issuing an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for booster shots of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for high-risk i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- 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, along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Senate more PR