WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to release any "after-action reports" that are under department review regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan last year. * * * July 26, 2022 To: The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense, 1000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301 Secretary Austin, It has been 11 months sinc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- 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 to warn about severely underfunded pension programs and that relying on taxpayers for bailouts is not a solution: Republican Leader Foxx's remarks: "At the state and local levels, public employees are often promised defined benefit pensi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) and a delegation of House Republicans visited the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas to witness firsthand the magnitude of President Biden's border catastrophe and humanitarian crisis. Rouzer visited a Border Patrol processing facility, participated in a ride along with Border Patrol agents, received a briefing from Border Patrol agents r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing titled, "Fighting Fentanyl: The Federal Response to a Growing Crisis." The Committee examined the federal government's response to the fentanyl crisis with testimony from federal health officials. In his statement submitted for the record, Rank more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2022: Today during a Senate Judiciary Committee on protecting law enforcement, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) slammed efforts by liberal groups and politicians to promote the defund police movement and reaffirmed his commitment to supporting law enforcement. Last year, Senator Tillis introduced the Protect and Serve Act, legislation that would create federal penalties for individuals who de more PR