WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * On the one-year anniversary of the attack on the United States Capitol, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement. "Earlier today, President Biden told us 'the way forward is to recognize the truth and live by it.' We must honor and tell the truth, even when it makes us uncomfortable. "This story won't get as much attention in light of today's anniversary, b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored H.R. 6288, the Armed Forces Benefits Protection Act. The bill would ensure that military members who choose not to take the COVID-19 vaccine will receive no less than an honorable discharge, thereby retaining their eligibility for pension, benefits, and educational assistance. The legislation was originally introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). "Members of Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the NLRB are teaming up to harass job creators with unnecessary red tape a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Republican Leader of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter calling again on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement as the nation commemorates one year since the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: "January 6, 2021 was one of the darkest moments in American history," said Congresswoman Ross. "Just a few days into my first term, a violent mob, encouraged by the former President, attacked the Capitol and attempted to block certi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sent a letter again calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-5), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, sent a letter again calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to clarify the Department's statutory basis for reforming the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Progra more PR