WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2021: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) helped secure passage of the Lumbee Recognition Act, which paves the way for full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe and its more than 55,000 members in North Carolina: "When Congress recognized the Lumbee in 1956, they were deemed ineligible to receive the full benefits provided to federally recognized tribes. The Lumbee Recognition Act corrects this decades more PR

TIMBERLAKE, North Carolina, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2021: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) toured the new hangar at Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County. "It was great to see first hand how this new hangar will contribute to the economic development of Person County. As an amateur pilot myself, it's encouraging to see how aviation will help the region grow and thrive." Background (from the airport's website): https://personcountyedc more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2021: * * * Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) issued the following statement after his bill, H.R. 2758, the Lumbee Recognition Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 357-59 with one member voting present. "The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has waited for far too long to receive the full federal recognition it has long deserved. It is fitting that tonight's overwhe more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the passage of the Lumbee Recognition Act. "The Lumbee have fought for federal recognition for generations, and passage of this bill is long overdue." "I am proud to have worked with my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to once again help secure its passage in the House. "I will continue to work with Represent more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2021: * * * The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released the following statement regarding the report on stablecoins released by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, along with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2021: Today Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in two different challenges to Texas's six week abortion ban, S.B. 8: "The Texas abortion ban is a shameful attempt to exercise control over women and their health care," said Congresswoman Ross. "Every day that this law remains in effect is another day that women are unab more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- 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, and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee, sent letters to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon, and Loudoun County Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler demanding mo more PR