WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Congressman Bishop (NC-08) released the following statement on today's anticipated vote on the motion to vacate the chair. "After deliberation, I have decided to vote against the motion to vacate the chair for three reasons. First, Mr. McCarthy is an accurate reflection of the current House Republican Conference. Second, Congress operates by numerosity: there must be a substantial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on voting for the Motion to Vacate the Chair, removing Kevin McCarthy from his position as House Speaker: "Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy has failed to lead his party and this body in a way that lives up to the founding ideals of our constitution and democracy. He brought about his own demise by caving to the most extreme member more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- 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 regarding the Committee's oversight efforts to rid medical schools of harmful DEI mandates. "Medical education based on competency and merit is necessary to lead the world in health care and medical innovation. "Americans sign up for a health  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined NewsNation's The Hill to discuss the Committee's newly released report that shows 63 percent of students believe the political and social climate on their campus prevents free speech and expression, and as many as 20 percent of students admi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the House vote to vacate the chair, which could remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position. The House is now faced with electing a permanent Speaker for the 118th Congress, as the chair is now vacated and temporarily filled with Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry of North Carolina. "This is a sad day for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement about the Motion to Vacate, which removed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position. "I came to Congress to represent the needs and interests of my constituents in North Carolina's Sixth District. Unfortunately, this entire year has been spent wading through distractions such as Republican inf more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement in response to the vote to vacate the office of the Speaker of the House: "In the past eight months, House Republicans have been a critical check on President Biden and Democrats' liberal, out-of-touch agenda," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "We have passed legislation to ambitiously reduce our debt, protect economi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), released the following statement after voting to pass the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act. This bill provides a stopgap measure to fund the government through November 17, 2023, averting a federal government shutdown. "Despite House Republican's infighting and desire to further their far-right ideological agenda, cooler heads more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement on the ongoing budget situation after a partisan proposal failed on the House floor: "We need to keep the government open. "We have less than a day to make it happen, and it's well past time for Democrats and Republicans to meet in the middle and find a bipartisan solution," said Congressman Wiley Nickel. "There's a bipartisan s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis and all Senate Finance Committee Republicans sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Werfel demanding answersfollowing the release of new information demonstrating that the IRS's March 2021 decision to destroy 30 million unprocessed 2019 taxpayer information returns has indisputably harmed taxpayers. "Recently reported information demonstrate more PR