WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, delivering a win for job creators and workers. During debate of the legislation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks on the House Floor: "I am certain of two things. "One, health care costs present a significant burden on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following opening statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and a letter: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and 32 Republican Senators have sent a letter to President Biden, urging him to withdraw the nomination of Julie Su to be Secretary of the Department of Labor. The letter was signed by a total of 33 U.S. Senators. Highlights of the letter include: "Her track record and unwillingness to provide clarity to her past positions and the actions she would take as Secretary more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, a Republican package that takes the first step towards addressing rising health care costs for small businesses. The package is comprised of several innovative health care solutions. One is th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of overriding President Biden's veto on H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution that will bar the administration from implementing its student loan cancellation scheme and prevent any further extension of the student loan  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, June 22, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled "Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a Skills-Based Economy." "America is moving towards a skills-based economy in which individuals' skills and competencies are what matter, n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Committee is holding its semi-annual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In the aftermath of recent bank failures fueled by accelerated interest rate risk, the Fed must avoid pursuing initiatives outside its statutory authority, while redoubling its efforts to stabilize prices and promote financial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following news release: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Warren Davidson (OH-08), is holding a hearing entitled "HUD Oversight: Testimony of the HUD Inspector General." Read Chairman Davidson's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Today the Subcommittee will hear from the Inspector Gen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) honored Zoe Stuckey, a Greensboro resident and student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, for her achievement in earning the Congressional Award Gold Medal. The Congressional Award is the United States Congress' only charity and the highest honor bestowed upon a youth civilian through the U.S. Senate and House of Representati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs delivered the following opening statement at today's nomination The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Lisa  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) revealed that math and reading scores fell by 9 points and 4 points respectively from 2020 to 2023: "Today's NAEP scores for math and reading are a stark r more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis recently co-introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent telehealth flexibilities, improve health outcomes, and make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors. "Over the last few years, the broad uti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans. The legislation builds on the more PR