WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed legislation today regarding unnecessary and expensive school construction projects, predatory wage and hour penalties, a package of bills that will create duplicative programs, and two bi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement celebrating today's House passage of H.R. 7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure the rules for WIC participants and manufacturers are clear in the event of another crisis or supply c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass legislation to address the baby formula shortage and get baby formula to families in North Carolina and across the country. "As a mother of three, my heart breaks for the parents who are struggling to find formula so they can feed their children. It is crucial that we get baby formula on the shelves immediately," said Congresswoman Manning. "By empowe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (H.R. 7309), which would invest in our nation's workforce programs to help give workers the skills they need to fill job openings in the Sixth District. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is critical to our nation's workforce development system. The law provides training and career services more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) announced the North Carolina priorities he fought for were included in the House Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which unanimously advanced out of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier today. As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Rouzer played a key role in the drafting of W more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in support of H.R. 7791, the bipartisan Access to Baby Formula Act, which was introduced by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and will help prevent future devastating shortages: "Due to the Biden administration's negl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2022: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf demanding accountability from the FDA on its inaction to secure the nation's infant formula supply chain, fol more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), and Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), released a discussion draft of the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act--legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) prescription drug, generic  more PR