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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2022-01-26 ( 5 items )  
HELP Ranking Member Sen. Burr: Discussion Draft of Bipartisan Pandemic Response Bill 'Starts the Conversation' (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to improve our nation's pandemic preparedness and response. The bill, titled the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act), includes input from bipartis more PR

Rep. Budd Asks State Department for Plan to Evacuate Americans in Ukraine (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking for a plan to evacuate all American citizens in Ukraine who wish to leave. Given the Biden administration's failure to protect Americans during last year's withdrawal from Afghanistan, the letter expresses rightful concern about the safety of American citizens abroad. * * * January 25, 2022 To: The Honorabl more PR

Rep. Foxx: OSHA Withdrawal of the Vaccine ETS Doesn't Go Far Enough (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 25, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration withdrew its emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring millions of private sector workers to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine or test weekly. Yet the administration failed to withdraw more PR

Sen. Tillis Secures $59.7 Million for Eastern N.C. Waterways From Bipartisan Infrastructure Package (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he secured $59,795,000 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to go towards a multitude of navigation projects and multi-purpose flood risk management projects in Eastern North Carolina. These funds will come from the bipartisan infrastructure package supported by Senator Tillis. "I was proud to work with my colleagues to craft and pass the bipa more PR

Senate Health Ranking Member Burr: Discussion Draft of Bipartisan Pandemic Response Bill 'Starts the Conversation' (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to improve our nation's pandemic preparedness and response. The bill, titled the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandem more PR