WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: This morning, on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech celebrating the life and works of the Honorable Ella Scarborough, the first African American woman to serve on the Charlotte City Council, as well as the first to chair the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners. Additionally, Adams entered into the Congressional Reco more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) announced he will vote against Congressional Democrats' radical gun-grabbing bills, the so-called Protecting Our Kids Act and Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. These two bills will do nothing to stop violence in President Biden's America. Instead, this legislation will only serve to disarm law-abiding citizens: "I will not let Democrats bully any American into giving up  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement opposing House Democrats' gun control bills. "The best way to keep our kids safe is to increase school security measures, boost mental health interventions for those who need help, and offer increased training for local police. "Instead of crafting serious solutions, House Democrats raced to pursue gun control proposals that are unconstitutional,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona questioning the administration's authority and ability to enact blanket student loan forgiveness. In the letter, Republican Leader Foxx writes: "In a Politico article published Thursday, June 3, 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act: "Every American worker should receive timely treatment when facing a work-related injury. "That is why I am proud to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the Biden administration's radical student loan forgiveness agenda: Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: "With his poll numbers tanking, President Biden is trying to buy off voters with mass student loan forgiveness. "While more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), the House Republican Conference Secretary, spoke on school safety legislation and the Second Amendment at the House Republican leadership press conference this morning. Rep. Hudson addressed House Republicans' efforts to secure and protect schools, including the STOP II, Secure Every School and Protect Our Nation's Children Act,legislation he introduced to i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks: * * * Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) gave impassioned remarks on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives urging support for the Protecting Our Kids Act. Transcript of Congresswoman Manning's remarks: "Mr./Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Protecting our Kids Act. So far this year, there have been more than 250 mass shootings. Gun violence is now the number one cause of death o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following remarks on June 8, 2022: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) participated in a Ways and Means Committee hearing with Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen regarding the Biden Administration's FY2023 budget. In his remarks, Murphy pressed Secretary Yellen about the inflationary consequences of imposing new taxes on struggling families and canceling billions in student loan debt. Rep. Murphy's introductory remar more PR