WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee, Andy Barr (KY-06), and Chairman of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee, French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Cor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted in favor of H.R.7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, legislation to bolster the child tax credit, increase affordable housing options, and expand businesses incentives for research and development. The expanded child tax credit would benefit 51,000 children in North Carolina's Sixth District. "The improved child tax credit in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Randy Weber (TX-14), Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, hosted a meeting with the U.S. Department of Education's Deputy Secretary of Education, Cindy Marten, and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Catherine E. Lhamon, on the Department's actions to counter antisemitism in K-12 schools and institutions of higher educatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Alma S. Adams Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led 13 colleagues in strongly opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s recent decision to make certain practices that are primarily or exclusively used by factory farms eligible for the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) conservation funding. "We oppose the inclusion of these practic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) is urging her constituents who have not already done so and are eligible for a reduced rate from their internet providers to immediately sign up for the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before the February 7, 2024 deadline. "Connecting to the Internet isn't optional anymore" said Rep. Adams. "St more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. "Today, I joined colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass a tax package that will help support hardworking families and small businesses. The package contains priorities I've championed including an ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Last night, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) joined Democrats and Republicans in championing a bipartisan tax relief package to lower costs for working families and small businesses. The bipartisan package expands the Child Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, incentivizes research and development, and supports small businesses. "Right now, working families and small bu more PR

CARY, North Carolina, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement in response to former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr's lawsuit asking state courts to declare that North Carolinians have a constitutional right to fair elections: "Voters deserve a redistricting process that ensures every voice and every vote is heard and accounted for," said Congressman Wiley Ni more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced today H.R. 7196, the Federal Parity for CASH Research Act, to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the effect of homeownership by part-time residents on Census Bureau data used to allocate federal funding for tourism-centric communities in comparison to non-tourist communities. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) is co- more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act which depoliticizes the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) by eliminating the requirement for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to authorize its export and instead gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sole authority over the approval process. The legislation comes just days more PR