WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations issued the following testimony by Parker Gilkesson, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, involving a hybrid hearing on March 31, 2022, entitled "Follow the Money: Tackling Improper Payments": * * * My name is Parker Gilkesson and I'm a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy. My experience as a North Carolina caseworker led to my commitment to become a r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Democratic Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Republican Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) announced the introduction of H.R. 7313, the bipartisan Supporting Diverse STEM Students Act. The legislation is designed to help diverse communities succeed in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. A similar bill, the Suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) confronted Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over revelations that 560,000 "incarcerated individuals", including convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, received $1,400 stimulus checks under the Biden American Rescue Plan, totaling at least $783 million. Rep. Budd sent a letter to the Treasury Department on January 11, 2022 asking for updated figures and demanding answers.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) applauded President Biden for signing H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act. This legislation will overhaul the United States Postal Service (USPS) by expanding the benefits available to Postal Service employees, increasing the efficiency and transparency of the Postal Service, and ensuring its solvency for years to come. "The Postal Service Reform Act is  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at a full committee hearing on HHS' budget and priorities: "Secretary Becerra, President Biden's HHS budget for Fiscal Year 2023 is full of misplaced priorities and reckless spending. "If this  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it will move all borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans into good standing: "Like clockwork, the Biden administration continues to govern by executive more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) is calling out attempts to shift blame for America's energy and gas price crisis. Today, Rep. Hudson attended an Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with six energy executives. In today's hearing, Democratic Members of the Committee have attempted to pin rising gas prices on oil companies, but Rep. Hudson sa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), released a Staff Report entitled, "Ten Years of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012: How the Law Spurred Capital Formation, and How Congress Can Build on Its Success." The Republican Staff report discusses how the bi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Republicans will discuss the state of the international financial system and hold the Biden Administration accountable for the Treasury Department's international activities, specifically those at the international financial instituti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced the allocation of $19,327,928 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to improve transit in Raleigh. The legislation, which was championed by Congresswoman Ross, delivers more than $176 million for transit in North Carolina, giving bus and rail riders better service while creating jobs and growing U.S. manufacturin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA), and Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee Republican Leader Beth Van Duyne  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressional Moldova Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressman David Price (NC-04) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after their resolution supporting the Republic of Moldova advanced out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support. The resolution, H.Res.833, supports Moldova's democracy, independence, and territorial integrity and reaffirms t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced its four-month extension to the student loan repayment freeze, the fourth such extension under this Administration: "The Biden Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing titled, "FDA User Fee Agreements: Advancing Medical Product Regulation and Innovation for the Benefit of Patients." This is the Committee's first hearing to examine the commitment letters submitted by the Food and Drug Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky pressing the agency to clarify the science behind its decision to terminate the Title 42 order after apparent inconsistenci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Braun (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he secured more than $176 million for North Carolina transit from the bipartisan infrastructure package that he supported. The funding levels, detailed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in apportionment tables for each of the 30 total programs for Fiscal Year 2022, will provide 58% more funding, enabling state gove more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) attended the White House signing ceremony for bipartisan legislation he co-introduced to set the United States Postal Service (USPS) on a more sustainable financial footing and support the goal of providing long-term reliable service across the country. The bipartisan bill will strengthen transparency and accountability for Postal Service performance, eliminate unnecessa more PR