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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2021-10-16 ( 5 items )  
Rep. Adams Introduces Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: During National Wildlife Refuge Week, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act. The Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act would prohibit interstate shipment of steel-jaw leghold and Conibear traps. This legislation will not supersede a state's policies and regulations on trapping; it does, however, ensure that these two dangerous t more PR

Rep. Butterfield Congratulates Victor Armstrong and Angela Bryant on N.C. DHHS Appointments (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced Victor Armstrong as the new Chief Health Equity Officer and Angela Bryant as the Assistant Secretary for Equity and Inclusion: "I am pleased to congratulate Victor Armstrong on his appointment as the first Chief Health Equity O more PR

Rep. Foxx, House Republicans Demand Documents Over Biden Rushed, Probably Illegal Vaccine Mandate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Republican Leader of the Oversight and Reform Ranking Committee James Comer (R-Ky.), and Republican Leader of Small Business Committee Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh regardi more PR

Rep. McHenry: Committee Republicans Outline Concerns With Recent Partisan, Anti-Consumer Actions in Letter to New CFPB Director (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: In advance of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) oversight hearing later this month, all Financial Services Committee Republicans, led by Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter to the new Director of the CFPB, Rohit Chopra. The letter outlines Republicans' concerns with three partisan, anti-consumer act more PR

Reps. Foxx, Keller Request Information From Education Department on Prolonged Application Delays for Higher Education Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona raising concerns about delays, in some cases over a year, in applications submitted by institutions of higher education to convert from  more PR