WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: President Biden signed the bipartisan government funding bill into law, which includes more than $10 million for community projects across Wake County spearheaded by Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02). This omnibus package also provides funding to create jobs in North Carolina, invest in innovation and medical research in the Triangle, and lower the high cost of childcare, college tuition, and housin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd has sponsored H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act. The bill would restart drilling for gas on federal lands and waters, resume construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline, and greenlight American natural gas exports. The legislation was originally introduced by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA). Rep. Budd said in a statement: "American energy independence is critica more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) introduced new legislation to increase transparency in the pharmaceutical industry and ensure that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can monitor the availability of medications, preventing shortages and driving competition. The Biologics Transparency Act of 2022 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7035), H.R. 7035, requires manufacturers more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03), a senior Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Eliminating Paperwork for Startups Act. This legislation will modernize how 83(b) election forms are filed with the  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 16 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (NC-04), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded $10,800,000 in grant funding to the City of Durham Transportation Department for improvements to the Durham Station Transportation Center. As Chairman of the THUD Subcommittee, Congressman Pri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: President Biden signed into law the Supporting Access to Nurse Exams (SANE) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), which passed the House and Senate as part of the government funding bill, H.R. 2471. Included in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), this legislation will address the nationwide shortage o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) spoke on the House Floor regarding Russia's evil invasion of Ukraine. Rouzer called on the United States to bolster our support to the people of Ukraine, and argued for the need to replace Russian energy with American energy by unleashing American energy production. * * * Key excerpts from the speech: On standing in solidarity with Ukraine: "While much has more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) to send a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling for an investigation of Russian funding of U.S. environmental groups who advocate against American energy production. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "The more energy independent our country becomes, the less economic power Russia posse more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2022: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Inspector General Larry D. Turner requesting that he review Secretary Marty Walsh's participation in strike a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: The U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to be the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Ahead of today's vote, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support thi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following opening statement on March 15, 2022: * * * The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held an executive session on the Prepare for and Responded to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act), legislation recently introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to strengthen the nation's preparedness and response framework a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 18 of his Senate colleagues wrote a letter to President Joe Biden regarding record increases in fertilizer prices approaching the spring planting season. As ongoing supply-chain bottlenecks and the rising cost of energy, among other factors, send fertilizer prices soaring, and with the potential of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to create additional disruptions, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of Republican senators recently introduced the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments to strike the tax code provision inserted by the Biden Administration in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) that requires third-party payment platforms to report businesses' gross transaction volumes totaling more than $600 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Prior to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held an executive session on the Prepare for and Responded to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act), legislation recently introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on March 15, 2022: * * * Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) and Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statements on the Committee's 20-2 vote to advance the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pand more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) and Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statements on the Committee's 20-2 vote to advance the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act). The legislation strengthens the nation's public health and medical pre more PR