WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) received Family Research Council Action's True Blue Award for his unwavering commitment to religious liberty and the rights of the unborn over the last year. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "I was honored once again to receive the True Blue Award from Family Research Council Action this year. "The award is given to members of Congress who constantly support faith, family, and relig more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Walsh regarding the Wage and Hour Division's (WHD) Davis-Bacon wage rates. The Members write: "Unfortunat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: On the House Floor, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) highlighted Democrats' attacks on religious liberty. Key Excerpts from Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks: "Today, religious organizations are under attack by the woke agenda of Democrats. Those on the left claim that faith-b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following joint commentary with Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, to The Hill: * * * Broken supply chains, canceled orders, exorbitant shipping costs, rising carbon emissions, products tainted by forced labor and genocide are some of the challenges consumers faced during the pandemic. Many can be sourced to America's overreliance on China for consumer goods. As the pandemic continues, more global retailers are r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson: "I have two criteria for reviewing the nomination of any federal judge: their qualifications and their commitment to adhering to the Constitution's original public meaning and federal law as written. "There is no doubt that Judge Jackson is w more PR