WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce H.R. 5586, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act. The bill would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing any form of the Biden Administration's proposed bank surveillance plan. The bill was originally introduced by Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA). "President Biden wants the IRS to spy on hardworking Americans in order to fund a socia more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2021: * * * H.R. 2379, the State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act passed the House of Representatives. Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) was a sponsor of this bipartisan legislation. The bill will expand the State Opioid Response Grant Program to include the battle against all substance abuse, and extend the program until fiscal year 2027. The bill also expands access to medication assisted treatment. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2021, on Catherine Lhamon's confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights: * * * "It is unconscionable to confirm an assistant secretary who has already committed to violating her oath of office. "Lhamon does not believe in the presumption of innocence for students accused of sexual assault. Victims o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Two bipartisan bills introduced by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today. H.R. 3635, the Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act, will reduce America's dependence on foreign sources of critical medical supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), boost domestic manufacturing to make those suppl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) condemned Senate Republican's filibuster of the Freedom to Vote Act. If passed, this legislation would ensure that every American has equitable access to the ballot box and can participate fully in our democracy. "States across the country, including North Carolina, are passing legislation to severely restrict the right to vote," said Congresswoma more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) co-sponsored H.R. 5586 - the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act to block the implementation of a new unconstitutional surveillance scheme from Washington Democrats that would allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to monitor private bank account transactions that exceed $600. The legislation does not apply to an existing law that requires ban more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led a letter with 41 House colleagues urging the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and U.S. Soccer Federation to conduct a thorough investigation into harassment and abuse claims made by NWSL players. Egregious reports of consistent abuse directed at women soccer players, including by former North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley, have revealed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after Senate Republicans filibustered the Freedom to Vote Act: "Americans across the country--including in North Carolina--continue to have their voting rights eviscerated by state legislatures," saidCongresswoman Ross. "Democrats responded by introducing the Freedom to Vote Act, legislation that would stop voter su more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Today Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted in a Rules Committee hearing in favor of advancing a resolution recommending the House find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: Ross said in her remarks to Select Committee Chair Bennie Thomp more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting information on whether provisions in the nation's primary elementary and secondary education more PR