WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, as temperatures around the world hit record highs, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, along with Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Raul Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace. Senators Sherr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA),and Congressman Glenn "G.T." Thompson (R-PA) have introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month. The resolution also celebrates the contributions of Americans with disabilities and highlights the need to prevent exclusion and discrimination on the basis of disability.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act. The bill adds an enhancement of up to 10 years in prison for someone convicted of fraud targeting a veteran. Senator Budd said in a statement: "The act of defrauding a veteran is disgraceful, and the punishment for it must be severe enough to serve as a deterrent. This bill sends a strong messag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: U.S. Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13), a member of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, played a critical role in advancing bipartisan digital asset legislation through the House Financial Services Committee, successfully negotiating wins for North Carolinians in the final bill. The bipartisan Financial Innovation and Technology (FIT) for the 21st Century Act creates a regulatory fram more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) joins the New Democrat Coalition in releasing the Economic Opportunity Agenda to lower costs, fight inflation, and grow the middle class. This new plan builds on the New Democrat Coalition's Action Plan to Fight Inflation. "I'm proud to join the New Democrat Coalition in releasing the Economic Opportunity Agenda, a comprehensive roadmap which responds directly more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: In a House Judiciary Committee hearing today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) asked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the urgent need to protect more than 250,000 young immigrants, commonly known as "Documented Dreamers." The children of long-term visa holders, Documented Dreamers grow up in the United States, attend American schools, and grad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to once again encourage President Biden to withdraw Julie Su's nomination for Secretary of Labor. "Julie Su has now exceeded the previous record for the longest duration between a Presidential cabinet nomination and a confirmation--when more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by six House Republicans, sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack seeking answers about fraud and improper payments affecting hungry children. The letter comes after USDA ignored an earlier request for documents rela more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a recent report from Parents Defending Education (PDE) that reveals the Chinese Communist Party's financial grip on America's K-12 schools: "It remains our solemn responsibility to slap away the hands of malign f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of an amicus brief, recently filed by the House of Representatives, to push back against the Biden administration's dangerous regulatory overreach that is subverting the Constitution. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules that would make it harder for employers to demonstrate compliance with mental health parity law: " more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a markup of legislation to provide clear rules of the road for the digital asset ecosystem and address national security concerns. The FIT for the 21st Century Act is a historic first step towards achieving legislative clarity for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed six pieces of legislation out of Committee--many of which received bipartisan support--that provide robust consumer protections and legislative clarity for the digital asset ecosystem, as well as protect our national security. Included among this legislation is the FIT for th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of this week's legislative markup, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee introduced four comprehensive bills to address the threats environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives pose to the American financial system. These measures represent the first step in Republican efforts to combat the ESG movement by restr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the House Financial Services Committee is considering the Financial Innovation and Technology (FIT) for the 21st Century Act to provide clarity for the digital asset ecosystem. This unprecedented effort, led by House Financial Services Committee Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee Chairman Fre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two of Congresswoman Deborah Ross' (NC-02) amendments to support North Carolina veterans as part of H.R. 4366 - the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. Congresswoman Ross' first amendment would designate funding for the VA Education Benefits Program to provide support for veterans inte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) Chair of the New Democrat Coalition's (NDC) Workforce Development Task Force, Task Force Vice Chair Hillary Scholten, and NDC Outreach Vice Chair Salud Carbajal (CA-24) hosted a roundtable to discuss workforce development with leaders from state workforce programs across the U.S. "For the past two years, North Carolina has been ranked the # more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the bicameral Auto Reenroll Act of 2023. Many employers automatically enroll their employees in retirement savings plans when they start  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) and Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Censorship Accountability Act, which will empower Americans to sue federal officials who violate their First Amendment rights. Current law (Title 42, Sec. 1983) authorizes lawsuits, known as Bivens claims, against state employees for violating an individual's constitutional violations. The Censorship Accountability Act will bring acc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the Project Spectrum Authorization Act. Project Spectrum, a program that operates within the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Information, aims to improve cybersecurity readiness, resiliency, and compliance for small and medium sized businesses looking to contract with the Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind (NOW) Act with Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14). This legislation would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mandate to hold an onshore oil and gas lease sale in the year prior to issuing an offshore wind lease. The members introduced this  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Thom Tillis, John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently introduced the Share the Savings with Seniors Act, which would lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors with chronic health conditions. "Seniors with chronic conditions oftentimes face unnecessarily high out-of-pocket costs," said Senator Tillis. "We must address misaligned incentives that art more PR