WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Representatives G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Alma Adams (NC-12), David E. Price (NC-04), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Kathy Manning (NC-06), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation, issued a joint statement supporting the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina's decision to delay the 2022 Primary Election to May 17 and stay candidate filing to a later dat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), David E. Price (NC-04), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Kathy Manning (NC-06), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation, issued a joint statement supporting the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina's decision to delay the 2022 Primary Election to May 17 and stay candidate filing to a later date:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which keeps unconstitutional vaccine mandates in place against America's troops. "I applaud the GOP negotiators who worked tirelessly to make the final version of the NDAA much better than its original, radical form. Democrats' provisions such as 'red flag' laws and granting the Secretary of Defense powers t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in response to the Senate passing the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify President Biden's vaccine mandate for private employers and workers. "Today is a victory for freedom and the rule of law more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for veterans, praised pay raises for troops, investments for Fort Bragg, and other provisions in the FY 22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Hudson supported the legislation which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last night by a vote of 363-70. The bill must now be passed by the Senate before being s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) joined a bipartisan majority of her colleagues to pass S.1605, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA). This legislation makes key investments to improve the lives of servicemembers and military families, while also strengthening our national security. Manning authored an amendment that is included in the final passage of the bill which a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), applauded the inclusion of his bill, H.R. 2332, the Debt Bondage Repair Act, in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022.The bill, which passed the House in June, will help trafficking victims reg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a Dec. 8, 2021, hearing entitled "Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the U.S.": * * * The House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing with the CEOs of six digital asset organizations. Digital assets have the potential to revolutionize the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) announced that fire departments and non-affiliated emergency service organizations have until December 17th, 2021 to apply for FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). Since 2001, the AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critical equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources to safeguard the public and emerg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: In a House Rules Committee hearing yesterday, Congresswoman Ross condemned ongoing threats to poll workers which have contributed to understaffing at polling locations in North Carolina and across the country. Ross filed two amendments to the Protecting Our Democracy Act (PODA), including one intended to help protect election officials by establishing a new taskforce at the Department o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh expressing opposition to the DOL's proposed rescission of religious liberty protections for feder more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement on voting to repeal President Biden's vaccine mandate under the Congressional Review Act: "Vaccines save lives and are the best defense against COVID-19, but President Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses is an unconstitutional federal overreach that will destroy jobs," said Senator Tillis. "In today's economy, many businesses are alrea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Nov. 18, 2021, confirmation hearing: * * * Welcome to all of our nominees. Thank you for your willingness to serve in the Federal and DC governments. Mr. Hooks, you come to us with more than 30 years of public service in law enforcement and public safety in North Carolina. Your firsthand experience working with FEMA, lea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Halt Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act. This legislation makes permanent the temporary classification of fentanyl analogs under Schedule I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Halt Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act. This legislation makes permanent the temporary classification of fentanyl analogs under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). With fentanyl analog overdoses at an a more PR