WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against H.R. 7688, the so-called Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, as this bill is a misguided effort that fails to combat President Biden's inflation crisis. "President Biden and Congressional Democrats have had more than a year to respond to skyrocketing inflation, but they ignored it. "Bidenflation has crushed America's working class, and Democrats now want t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Tonight, Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) voted for H.R. 7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act, which authorizes regulatory waivers under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during national emergencies and supply chain shortages. Rep. Budd also voted for a Republican motion that would have allowed existing federal funds to be used to solve the infant formul more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), cosponsored and voted to pass the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, legislation that provides the resources and tools that law enforcement and communities need to combat domestic terrorism in America. Prior to the vote, Congresswoman Manning delivered remarks on the House floor, urging bipartisan support for this legislation. Federal law enforcement agencies have more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Last night, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D.'s (NC-03) bipartisan bill, HR 6458, passed the House as a provision of the Veterans Eligibility to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act. Rep. Murphy's bipartisan legislation eliminates red tape for military families by making it easier for dependents to retain transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. "Our Eastern North Carolina veterans earned their ben more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) helped pass two bills to address the critical infant formula shortage by improving families' access to formula in the short-term, as well as by putting measures in place to prevent this crisis from happening again. Congresswoman Ross voted to pass H.R. 7790, a supplemental funding bill which will provide urgently needed resources to the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), the Healthy Future Task Force Security Subcommittee Chair, joined Security Subcommittee Members Jim Banks (R-IN) and Tom Cole (R-OK) in unveiling solutions to ensure the United States is prepared for future health security threats. The solutions were announced yesterday by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and Healthy Future Task Force Co-Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), member and former Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, voted in favor of the Senate's $40 billion emergency aid package to support military efforts in Ukraine. The package passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 86-11. Following the vote, Senator Burr released the following statement. "For three months, Ukrainians have heroically fought back against Putin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Student Loan Accountability Act, legislation to prohibit the Biden Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: This week, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a group of Senate colleagues in submitting comment to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the Administration's proposal to make substantial, misguided, and burdensome changes to th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter on May 19, 2022: Congress passed bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to expand baby formula access for families who rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The WIC program provides information on healthy eating and helps millions of families buy nutritious foods including baby formula. This legislation gives more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement after voting for the $40 billion aid package to Ukraine. "The Ukrainian people continue to face Russian aggression and brutality and desperately need our continued support to fight back and win. That's why I voted in favor of the Ukraine assistance package. The United States has a long history of providing support to our allies during more PR