WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan letter to the Department of Defense suggesting new ways to improve transition assistance that better support the needs of the men and women who ensure our military has the tools and weapons needed to succeed. "Service members and veterans are uniquely positioned to fill skilled labor needs due to their distinctive military skills and experiences. Upskillin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Full Committee Hearing Entitled: "Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission" Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building Additional informat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the President of Rutgers University, Jonathan Holloway, to resign following the 2024-2025 academic year: "If he resigned today, President Holloway's legacy would be one of empowering more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to celebrate the millions of Americans who do more than simply ensure necessary goods reach their destinations--they keep our economy moving. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: "I rise today to recogniz more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism and members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on countries and international bodies to join the United States in endorsing the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism(link is external), a compreh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced a resolution to reassert the U.S. House of Representatives' authority over the U.S. Senate for legislation affecting taxation and appropriations under the Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Edwards said, "As Congress works to keep our government funded and operating, the Senate has all too often tried to strongarm t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. and Congressman John Moolenaar, Chairman, House Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party, sent a letter urging United States Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen to include U.S. Coast Guard facilities and other sensitive sites under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The letter also a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch on Senate Floor Last Week: "We can't expect our communities--those who are ravaged by disaster--to fight alone." Welch Joins Senators from Hawai'i, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, California, and Alaska Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and a group of bipartisan Senators in calling on Senate leadership to move quickly to pass additional funding to h more PR