WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored H.R. 3294, the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) for HBCU Excellence Act. The bill creates a new grant program to support improvements of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), such as repairs and upgrades to campus facilities, new construction, and security improvements. The bill was originally introduced b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman David Price (NC-04), issued the following statement regarding the passing of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "Lisa and I are honored to have called Madeleine Albright a friend for many years. We are greatly saddened by her death but mindful of her legacy. "Madeleine never forgot her origins as a refugee from Central Europe and played a major role in enabling countries i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. "Twelve years ago, Congress and President Obama expanded access to quality, affordable health care for North Carolinians with the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act. Today this life-saving legislation continues to safeguard the lives, health, and financial security of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following joint statement at the conclusion of the NATO Summit and ahead of President Biden's visit to Poland, heeding a request from Tillis and Shaheen. The senators included this request to President Biden in a bipartisan letter sent last week, requesting several considerations ahead o more PR