WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) joined her colleagues to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA) with bipartisan support. This legislation makes key investments to improve the lives of servicemembers and military families, while also strengthening our national security. Rep. Manning wrote five amendments to the bill, including one requiring the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 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 individuals and those over 65: "The FDA's decision to allow booster shots for vaccinated Americans a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. Included in the bill is a bipartisan provision authored by Congresswoman Ross that would amend existing law to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses a definition of PFAS that is as broad and protective as others that are already in use. "North more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5323, the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, with a vote of 420-9. This bill appropriates $1 billion to replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system. In May, Hamas fired over 4,500 rockets at Israel, and Iron Dome intercepted 90% of them, saving Israeli and Palestinian lives. Following those attacks, funding is required  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) led a coalition of 20 House members to send a letter to President Biden demanding answers after the State Department ordered the deletion of several public reports about the amount of taxpayer-funded equipment that was provided to the Afghan National Security Forces. Co-signers on the letter are: Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Miche more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the National Defense Authorization Act. "I am outraged that House Democrats have once again hidden red flag laws in this year's national defense bill. "I have led efforts to protect the Second Amendment for our troops and veterans, and am determined to fight this dangerous overreach which jeopardizes the rights of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for veterans, praised pay raises for troops, investments for Fort Bragg, and other provisions in the FY 22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. "This is not a perfect bill but overall it is a win for our troops, military families and veterans more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, joined Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), the House Financial Services Committee Vice Chair, in introducing H.R. 5232, the Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. This bipartisan bill will instruct the U.S. Mint to develop a commemorative coin series honoring the critical role working dogs play in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2021: * * * The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden's nomination of Saule Omarova to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC): "President Biden is once again placating his radical base by nomina more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. Provisions of the Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act and the Debt Bondage Repair Act--two crucial, bipartisan bills sponsored by Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Servic more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to House Democrats' attempt to conceal reprehensible "red flag" laws in the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Red flag laws unlawfully target law-abiding veteran gun owners by stripping away their Second Amendment rights based on legal allegations that lack due process, reasonable suspicion, and p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced H.R. 5340, the Intergenerational Financial Obligations Reform (INFORM) Act to create new forms of public accountability for big government spending and facilitate a more responsible financial future for the next generation of Americans. If passed, the INFORM Act would strengthen transparency by creating two new government-wide reporting st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement after voting YES on H.R. 4350, the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "I was proud to vote in favor of the FY2022 NDAA," said Rep. Murphy. "While this legislation is not perfect, I know that it will provide essential resources for our Armed Forces to defend our country and support U.S. servicemembers a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted to pass H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes two of Ross' amendments that support women servicemembers and their families. The first amendment requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a report on the availability of menstrual hygiene products on military bases and accommodations related to caring for menstrual hyg more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill passed by Congress every year to authorize funding levels for the military and our men and women in uniform. "With threats from our adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran continuing to grow - along with the complete collapse of Afghanistan -  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), joined the House Financial Services Committee Vice Chair Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) in introducing H.R. 5232, the Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. This bipartisan bill will instruct the U.S. Mint to develop a comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced 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. "It's a heartbreaking tragedy, particularly for families, when a veteran or servicemember takes his or her life," said Senator Tillis. "These families sacrifice so much, and they des more PR