WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Kevin Kiley (R-CA) submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the Department to withdraw its harmful proposed overtime rule because of its negative impact on workers, small b more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC-01), members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern about the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and its impact on working families and farmers in North Carolina. "This is a clear attack on North Carolina's farm fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Last week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits.  "North Carolina has thousands of untested rape kits, and victims of these heinous crimes deserve justice," said Senator Tillis. "Congress  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced the Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act to remove the federal prohibition on Medicaid funding going to certain facilities that provide foster children with mental and substance use care.  "Foster care provides a safe and stable environment for children, many of whom are recovering from traumatic events," sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the State Department to re-designate Iran-backed Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in the wake of the group's repeated brazen attacks against Israel.  The Trump Administration designated the Houthis as an FTO in January 2021, however the Biden Adminis more PR