WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) announced the relaunching of the bipartisan e-Learning Caucus. The nation has emerged from a challenging time when nearly every American had some experience with eLearning. Accordingly, the eLearning Caucus will be a vehicle for Congress to examine successes and failures in eLearning so that federal education funds are used pruden more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 1833, the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed a rule that would broaden the boundaries and expand speed restrictions off of the Atlantic coast. This rule is not backed by scientific evidence and would cripple North Carolina's coastal economy. The bill would prohibit NOAA from more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al., v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited, et al. The brief urges the Court to uphold the Fifth Circuit's decision that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) funding structure is unconstitutional and to make the Bureau's funding subject to congr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-08) introduced an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The amendment would the AUMF after a 180-day sunset period following the date of the legislation's enactment. "The 2001 AUMF has served as the legal rationale for nearly every global entanglement in the nebulous 'War on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023, and a letter: Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Joyce Beatty (OH-03) led a group of 14 Members in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra to provide financial literacy resources to address high rates of intestacy--the lack of a will or trust--in Black, Indigenous, and Persons-of-Color (BIPOC) communities. Intestacy significantly hampers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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) and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan health care package comprised of four bills introduced by Committee Members. The package works to increase cost transparency for employers and patients, lower premiums and reduc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act, which will be considered as part of the omnibus American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act legislation. The No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act will prevent federal money from being used for a federal election in a state that does not prohibit ballot harvesting. This legislatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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 to celebrate a recent study that found charter school students outperformed their traditional public-school counterparts on multiple metrics. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "It's undeniable that charter schools provide  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee; Representative Andy Barr (R-KY-06), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy; Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), introduced the Federal Election Audit Act. This legislation provides federal funds to states who wish to conduct comprehensive post-election audits in an effort to increase transparency and improve election integrity. "Over the past few election cycles, we've witnessed a fundamental decline in the confidence of our elections - on both s more PR