WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: President Joe Biden signed H.R. 5142 into law, which would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) joined Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) in introducing this bipartisan legislation in August. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introd more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced that $43,247,316 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is headed to Charlotte to improve Charlotte Douglas International Airport. As one of the top 10 busiest airports in the world, CLT is a key economic driver for the Carolinas. The airport is currently in the process of realizing the Destination C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2021: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after introducing her bill, the Spending Safeguards Act. "Mandatory spending programs are the overflowing sinks that have bedeviled Congress for far too long. Two-thirds of all federal spending is allocated to these programs - with opportunities to curb exceeded cost estimates being few and far between. By tighte more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC), the House Republican leader on pandemic preparedness issues, introduced the Protect America's Biomedical Research Enterprise Act. The bipartisan legislation was introduced with Rep. David Trone (D-MD), a fellow co-chair of the Congressional Biodefense Caucus. "Protecting American research and intellectual property from threats by countries like China has neve more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning(NC-06) announces $5,117,453 in federal funding for the Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The allocation comes from the $25 billion investment over the next five years authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which Rep. Manning voted for earlier more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Reps. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) introduced the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act. The bill would prohibit President Biden from releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until the executive orders blocking energy development on federal land are revoked. Read the full text of the bill here: https://budd.house.gov/UploadedFiles/budd-bice--_strategically_l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) sent a letter to the Department of Education's (Department) Inspector General Sandra Bruce asking her to investigate the Department's decision to terminate its contracts with all private collection agencies (PCAs). Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: On Wednesday, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a press conference with Republican Senators highlighting the devastating impacts the Democrats' destructive child care plan, which is included in their reckless tax-and-spending more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a press conference with Republican Senators highlighting the devastating impacts the Democrats' destructive child care plan, which is included in their reckless tax-and-spending bill, would have on child care costs and available options for families across the nation. Wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he secured more than $458 million for North Carolina's airports over the next five years. These funds will come from the Airport Infrastructure Grant included in the bipartisan infrastructure package supported by Senator Tillis. "I was proud to work in the bipartisan group to create and pass the infrastructure package, which is fully funded an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration withdrew from settlement talks for payouts to illegal immigrants: "This is a positive step," said Senator Tillis. "It is unconscionable that the Biden Administration would have considered this astronomical payout that was an insult to all hardworking Americans who will subsequently be funding more PR