WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) commended the efforts of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House leadership to include paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better Act, also known as the reconciliation bill. "Paid family and medical leave, including maternity leave, is a lifeline for parents in the workforce," said Congresswoman Alma Adams, Chair of the House Education  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Chair of the House Education & Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, lauded today's move by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an emergency workplace safety standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure all their workers are vaccinated or produce a negative test on a weekly basis. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following remarks on Nov. 2, 2021: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a press conference alongside House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), and dozens of Republican Study Committee members strongly opposing President Biden's radical, far-left legislative agenda. Text of the prepared remarks: Less than one year into the Biden presidency, America is stumbling from one crisis to another. Bottom line: Joe Bid more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * H.R. 3193, the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act passed the House. Rep. Budd sponsored this legislation in May. The bill removes regulatory barriers for broadband projects under EDA grants including "last-mile" projects. It also helps local governments partner with the private sector to embark on new broadband projects and gives communi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2021: * * * H. Con. Res. 44, the Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution passed the House unanimously. Rep. Budd sponsored this bipartisan legislation in October. This resolution 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) "emergency" rule requiring private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine-and-testing mandate: "Biden wants the fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Nov. 4, 2021, regarding the National Labor Relations Board: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor about National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Democrats' egregious conflict of interest and utter hypocrisy. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: "What's happening at the Na more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after yesterday's meeting with former Secretary of State and current Director of the Hoover Institution, Condoleezza Rice, to discuss the importance of school choice: "A high-quality education is the path out of more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3992, the so-called Protect Older Job Applicants Act, which will harm job creators, enrich trial lawyers, and gut recruitment programs in the middle of a labor shortage: "Trial lawye more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will end contracts with its Private Collection Agencies (PCAs): "The Department's action is yet another example of putting the preferences of its progressive allies o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) to discuss ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-North Carolina, Republican leader of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, issued the following remarks at a Nov. 3, 2021, subcommittee hearing on modernizing the Community Services Block Grant: * * * "For decades the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program has empowered civil institutions and local governments to serve low-income individuals and communities. "Congress has not reauthorized the CSBG since more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on President Biden's latest vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid providers: "President Biden's latest vaccine mandates are an attack on health care workers labeled heroes just one year ago," said Rep. Hudson. "While vaccines are critical to combat this pandemic, mandates without exemptions threaten liberties and underm more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2021: * * * The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released the following statement, which echoes the concerns expressed by Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Elad Roisman, regarding the guidance issued today by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Today Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and 22 House GOP colleagues introduced a House Resolution, "expressing support for the First Amendment to the Constitution and its bipartisan impact regarding the protection of free speech as well as academic freedoms for all students and faculty." Rep. Murphy's resolution cites the First Amendment, Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, the America more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Today Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's announcement that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses with over 100 employees will take effect on January 4, 2022. Businesses who do not comply with the mandate will be threatened with thousands of dollars in fines, and citizens will potentially have to choose between  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after the National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) announced that the NWSL has agreed to meet all the union's demands for cultural changes and transparency following instances of verbal abuse and sexual coercion of players reported last month: "I am glad the NWSL has agreed to meet the demands of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) introduced H.R. 5849, the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021 to reduce federal overreach and protect farmers across the United States. Specifically, H.R. 5849, restores common sense to federal water policy by redefining "navigable waters," excluding ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal jurisdiction, and restraining the power the E more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement on President Biden's COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). "The decision to receive a COVID vaccine should be an individual choice -- not a strong-armed federal mandate. "More workers will choose to leave their jobs making the supply chain disruptions worse, whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, Reps. Dan Bishop, Lauren Boebert, and Bob Good were elected by members of the House Freedom Caucus to serve on the board guiding the caucus as it advocates for freedom and conservative values. Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) stated: "Proud to be elected to the House Freedom Caucus' Board of Directors. At a time when Democrats want to take more control over people's rights, the Freedom Caucus fights t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2021: * * * Reps. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding that he renounce any effort to reduce funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to pay for his multi-trillion dollar domestic agenda. "As a congressman who has represented and fought for North Carolina's HBCUs throughout my career, the fact that the Biden White House is more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) are demanding answers from Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on his participation in the strike activity with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Inte more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement on Nov. 3, 2021: * * * Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. "Once again, Senate Republicans are thwarting democracy and the freedom to vote for the American people more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following joint statement on Nov. 3, 2021, with Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, chairman of Subcommittee on Elections: * * * Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chairman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) issued the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the John R. Lewis Voting Righ more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Representative David Price (D-N.C.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), introduced bicameral legislation to ensure shelters operated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that hold unaccompanied children are thoroughly vetted and licensed by the state in which they operate. This bicameral, bipartisan leg more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing titled, "Next Steps: The Road Ahead for the COVID-19 Response," with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food an more PR