WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-signed a letter to President Biden, calling on the administration to immediately rescind the waivers that allowed Iranian funds to be converted and moved to more accessible bank accounts, as well as work with Qatar to immediately freeze the accounts containing these funds. The letter reads, in part: "Iran is the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, and the Wall Stre more PR

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Today, Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase distressed communities' economic future and outlook across the Southeastern United States. The Southeastern Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) is an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and seven state governments. SCRC's mission is to build sustainable commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) issued the following statement after antisemitic groups released statements supporting Hamas and announced a Day of Resistance targeting Israel: "In the stron more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement in response to terrorist attacks in Israel by Iranian-backed Hamas: "I strongly condemn the cowardly and unprovoked terrorist attacks by Iranian-backed Hamas in Israel," said Congressman Wiley Nickel. "The U.S. will always stand with Israel, our most important ally in the Middle East, and we must ensure that they have what they need more PR