WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act. The bill redirects all stimulus checks paid to federal prisoners under the American Rescue Plan into victim compensation funds. Last month, Rep. Budd uncovered that the Biden administration sent $863 million in stimulus payments to 597,000 federal prisoners under the American Rescue Plan. This included convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on July 13, 2022: * * * Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after voting YES on the final version of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022. "I voted for the final version of the PACT Act because I believe each and every veteran deserves the highest quality care we can provide them. The Senate's version of the bill made significant improvements to VA capacity and physical infrastructure, especi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to condemn the Biden administration's proposed rule that will pressure retirement plan fiduciaries to incorporate low-yield environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments into workers' retirement savings. Republican Leader  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 13, 2022: House Committee on Financial Services Republican Leader Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) today introduced the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act. This bill would require the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 13, 2022: Last night, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) was proud to recognize Cherry Point USMC Maj. Cory T. Jones as the 2022 Marine of the Year at the Military Times Service Members of the Year event in Washington, D.C. Major Jones was honored with this award following his heroic landing of a KC-130J tanker following a mid-air collision with a F-35B. In September 2020, Jones was piloting a S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the introduction of a bill to make it easier for Americans pursuing careers in public service--including teachers, police officers, firefighters, military service members, and more--to receive the student loan forgiveness they were promised by Congress in 2007 under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The Simplifying and Strengthening PSLF Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), the Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee, introduced the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act. This bill would require the administration to publish the inflation more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra demanding clarity on the Biden Administration's strategy to respond to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. "Despite the o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on June's inflation report. "Inflation is out of control and hardworking North Carolinians are paying the price. "Instead of getting our economy back on track, President Biden and Democrats are pushing for more wasteful spending and tax hikes that will make inflation even worse and put our economy even deeper underwater. "We desperat more PR