WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022, reacting to President Biden's State of the Union address: * * * "Tonight, the American people did not watch a State of the Union address. They did not see a resolute leader provide an accurate assessment of our country's trajectory. What they watched was the leader of the free world draw a caricature of America that  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * In advance of President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement. "Tonight, President Biden will address Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin's premeditated and unprovoked war against Ukraine. During this crisis, President Biden has been not only our Commander-in-Chief but also our Diplomat-in-Chief, uniting Europe and our N more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address. "The state of our union is strong, but the state of our leadership is weak," said Rep. Hudson. "President Biden's first year has been a failure of leadership and his policies have led to numerous crises." "Inflation is at a 40-year high; gas prices are at a 7- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022, in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: * * * "Tonight, President Biden had the opportunity to address his Administration's failures and offer solutions for the problems his policies created," said Republican Leader McHenry. "Rather than offering a viable plan to fix our supply chains, bring dow more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter with 45 of her colleagues to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice to strengthen the effectiveness of federal and state domestic violence laws that prohibit the possession of firearms by domestic abusers. The letter calls on the Department of Justice to improve relinquishment laws through increased education and grant fundin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), sent letters to the federal prudential regulators seeking answers on efforts to protect Americans' access  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of his Senate colleagues recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) December 16, 2021 memorandum, Policy on Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources to Build a Better America. In the letter, the senators request that Secretary Buttigieg direct FHWA to re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following transcript: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following video statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address. Transcript: President Biden seems to think America is better off than it was a year ago. But that's not how the vast majority of Americans see the consequences of his failed policies. When I talk to North Carolinians, they're worried about skyrocketing inflation. They more PR