WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Congresswomen Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) in the House and U. S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the introduction of the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022. The legislation was introduced in the United States House of Representatives today, with a companion bill being introduced in the Senate tomorrow more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted no on Washington Democrats' $1.5 Trillion omnibus spending bill that Speaker Pelosi dropped on Members of Congress' desks just hours before holding a vote. "I guarantee you that not a single Member of Congress has read the entirety of Speaker Pelosi's last-minute $1.5 Trillion omnibus bill. Not a single member should be voting for a bill that increases discretionary spend more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act. Unfortunately, this bill is a shortsighted, half measure filled with loopholes that will do nothing to address America's energy shortfall or surging gas prices: "This bill epitomizes the Biden Administration's sheer incompetence. Putin's assault on Ukraine offered Democrats the perfect opportunity to end their anti-Am more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after voting in support of H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act. The bill bans the importation of Russian energy and petroleum products and condemns Russian aggression against Ukraine, while calling on members of the World Trade Organization to suspend trade concessions to Russia. Rep. Budd said: "Russia's continued brutality against innocen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after voting to support defense spending to counter Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, and provide funding to help secure the southern border and hire more law enforcement officers. "Vladimir Putin's barbaric war against Ukraine demands strong action and I'm proud to support critical military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 2471, the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Bill. Split into two votes yesterday evening, Rep. Murphy voted YES on the Security Division of the Consolidate Appropriations Act to fund our Armed Forces and national defense, and he voted in opposition to the discretionary social spendi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (NC-04), Chairman of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (T-HUD), issued the following statement after the House voted to pass the omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2022. The bill includes 10 Community Project Requests championed by Chairman Price to deliver federal funding directly to projects in North Caro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (NC-04), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting for House legislation appropriating $13.6 billion in supplementary aid to the people of Ukraine. "The barbaric, irrational, and unprovoked war orchestrated by Russia's President Putin in Ukraine has caused senseless violence, destruction, and a dire humanitarian crisis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan government funding bill, H.R. 2471, which will support our allies abroad and make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolina families and workers. This omnibus package provides funding to create jobs in our state, invest in innovation and medical research in the Triangle, and lower the high cost of childcare, college tuition, and housi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Last night, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) voted in support of H.R. 6968 - the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act. This legislation bans imports of Russian oil into the United States and imposes additional sanctions following Russia's unprovoked and unjust invasion of Ukraine. "This bill ends America's subsidization of Putin's evil war against the Ukrainian people by terminating U.S. purcha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02), Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), and the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus celebrated the passage of H. Con. Res. 70, a resolution condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students. "I'm proud of the Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee held its annual, open Worldwide Threats Assessment hearing with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray. During the heari more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson ahead of her confirmation hearings. "I enjoyed meeting with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and appreciated the opportunity to learn more about her background. "We had a good discussion about the proper role of courts, how to limit the role of the administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Rick Scott (R-FL) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent China from stealing intellectual property from American companies through their corrupt court system. For years, China has knowingly engaged in the ongoing theft of U.S. patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. Now, China seeks to bar more PR