WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have introduced S. 2663, the Connecting Our Neighbors to Networks and Ensuring Competitive Telecommunications (CONNECT) Act. The bipartisan bill would streamline the application process for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect Program in the following ways: * Establishes a ReConnect Office of Technical Assistance to aid eligible providers with more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced H.R. 5210, the Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response (MOTOR) Act, to help state and local first responders maintain their ability to save lives through effective water rescues. Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) is the co-lead of this bipartisan bill. The MOTOR Act will extend the emissions exemption for non-approved more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023, and a letter: Today, Representatives Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) led 28 House Democrats in a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Secretary Kimberly Bose, urging the Commission to deny Mountain Valley Pipeline's (MVP) requested extension of its Certificate of Public Convenience and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) celebrated the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law and highlighted the impact of the legislation in North Carolina. "One year after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, North Carolinians are feeling the benefits of the law: health care premiums are lower for hardworking families, the pric more PR

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Murphy issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan which triggered a chain of events that led to the death of 13 brave American service members and the loss of billions in U.S. military equipment: "Today, I am filled with grief and anger in remembering the United States' disastrous withdraw more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan: "Today marks two years since President Joe Biden's disastrous withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. To date, the President, nor anyone in his Administration, has taken responsibility for the deadly catastrophe or the lives of o more PR