WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Mask mandates ended in Cumberland County schools today, as the county health director announced an order requiring masks in public indoor spaces will also end Sunday. This action follows a direct appeal by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), who urged the director to allow optional masking in schools. In a letter on Friday, Rep. Hudson wrote, "Our local Cumberland County Boa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC), Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), and over 80 of their colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding accountability after reports that 47,705 illegal aliens failed to check-in with authorities after they were conditionally released from ICE custody between March and August of 2021. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "The policy of catch and release failed un more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: The House Committee on Financial Services is holding a hearing to evaluate the Emergency Capital Investment Program's (ECIP) support for Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Unfortunately, Democrats' reckless agenda has slowed our economic recovery--harm more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a majority of his Republican colleagues introduced the Never Yielding Europe's Territory (NYET) Act to provide the critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter ongoing Russian aggression, while imposing real costs on the Kremlin for its ongoing and potential future aggression against Ukraine. "As Russian troops continue to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R- North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 9, 2022, entitled "The Role that Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions Serve in Supporting Communities": * * * I have long been an advocate for a resilient and varied banking ecosystem, one that blends a he more PR