WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) voted against the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congress is failing to grapple with the crises this country is facing. This bill puts vaccine mandates, woke ideology, and unaccountable spending first - and our servicemembers and military readiness last. "This bill hurts our troops and fails to meet the moment. Business as usual in Washington is not good enou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The House passed Rep. Ted Budd's (R-NC) amendment expanding the Veterans-to-Classrooms program by $240 million. The amendment was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Rep. Budd also supported. Rep. Budd's amendment provides financial assistance to current and former members of the military to become teachers and school resource officers. Rep. Budd said in a statement: "I'd l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- 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 radical multiemployer pension bailout. Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: "'We turned a promise broken into a promise kept.' That's what President Biden said to union members and retirees about  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC), along with other Members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, sent a letter today to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing support for the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and urging the Department to consider locating the future headquarters in North Carolina. "As a leader in the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Tonight, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) voted YES on H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. The bipartisan legislation authorizes $850 billion in national defense discretionary programs, including nearly $235 million dollars for military construction projects at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a letter from Members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing support for the new innovative agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and urging the Department to consider loca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans in hosting a roundtable with key industry stakeholders to discuss inflation's impact on infrastructure. Congressman Rouzer was pleased to welcome Wilmington City Councilman Luke Waddell to the roundtable to discuss the challenges of rising inflation on municipal infrastructure projects in the City of Wilmi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), annual legislation to authorize funding levels to keep our nation safe: "This year's NDAA fully funds our military and provides a well-deserved pay raise for our men and women in uniform. There are many key provisions in this bill important to North Caroli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee applauded the passage of their Financial Transparency Act as an amendment to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. This leg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) led by Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) that will protect more than 200,000 young immigrants known as Documented Dreamers. The children of employment-based nonimmigrant visa holders face the risk of deportation when they age out  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 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 Committee onHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), introduced the Food and Drug Administration Simple Reauthorization Act, that would reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) prescription drug, generic drug, biosimilar, and medical device user fee  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Days after vetoing S.B. 101, which simply requires North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with ICE when dangerous criminal illegal immigrants are detained for violent crimes, Gov. Roy Cooper told Spectrum News that the bill is "unnecessary" because local law enforcement already has the authority to keep the criminals detained. As North Carolinians are aware, the issue is not the lack of some local offici more PR

WASHINGTON, July 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 Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to appoint an impartial and qualified President more PR