WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) submitted an amendment to H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, to require the Biden administration to issue decisions on drilling permit applications currently frozen by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). If adopted, the amendment requires BLM to issue a decision on a permit within 90 days of submission. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "As millions of North Carolinians st more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement on the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. "When I originally sponsored the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, I was encouraged that it implemented policies that recognized the fact that states are better managers of conservation and wildlife than the federal government. "Unfortunately, House Democrats air dropped a brand new provision that divert more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after voting to support the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. "As America experiences unprecedented supply chain disruptions, I am proud to support the first major overhaul of international shipping regulations in over two decades. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act supports a fairer market for American exports and levels the playing field for Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, issued the following statement after today's vote on the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA). "I cosponsored RAWA to invest in locally-driven conservation work in North Carolina and across our nation that meets our 21st century challenges," said Rep. Hudson. "After years of working in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement after reports of a bipartisan Senate agreement on a legislative framework to address gun violence. "The Senate's reported bipartisan agreement is a first step toward ending the scourge of gun violence that is ravaging our communities. I commend my Senate colleagues for working  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC) led Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) in introducing the Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act, which will ensure that survivors of child sex abuse are able to seek justice under the federal civil remedy statute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2255, without being barred by statutes of limitations. T more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act alongside Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH), Shontel Brown (D-OH), and Mike Turner (R-OH). Introduced during PTSD Awareness Month, this bipartisan legislation aims to help police, fire, emergency services, and 911 personnel cope with the unique and immense stress they face on the job. Specifically, the bill wo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release statement: * * * Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement after voting against the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act: "For more than 25 years in Congress, I've pushed for refo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held an executive session to consider S. 4348, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) prescription drug, generic drug, biosimilar, and me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- 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, and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children and Families, introduced the College Savings Recovery Act, bipartisan legislation to give families greater control over their saving more PR