WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored H.R.2926, the One Agency Act. The bill would consolidate the federal government's antitrust enforcement authority into the Department of Justice (DOJ). Currently, this authority is split between the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission. The legislation was originally introduced by Reps. Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Greg Steube (R-FL). "When federa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored H. Con. Res. 44, the Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution. This bipartisan legislation would "require the Comptroller General to present the Financial Report of the United States Government to an annual joint hearing of the House and Senate Budget Committees." The resolution was originally introduced by Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY). The resol more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following commentary to the Carolina Journal: * * * President Biden's incompetent handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was challenging to watch. The American people are rightly outraged by the abject weakness displayed by the president and his advisors. No community feels this pain more acutely than America's veterans, especially those who served in Afghanistan. For two decades, members of our military served brave more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) is announcing the introduction of H.R.5526, the Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act. This bill would integrate mental health promotion and education within existing local school wellness policies to provide a comprehensive approach to teaching children and adolescents about the interconnectedness of physical and mental health. Since  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) to change the name of the U.S. Post Office located at 806 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27605 to the "Oberlin Village Post Office." This post office is still referred to as the "Cameron Village" Post Office by USPS. This post office was previously located adjacent to a more PR