WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * As Nationwide Labor Movement Grows, Adams, Casar, Fetterman Introduce Bill to Provide SNAP Benefits for Striking Workers WASHINGTON, DC--Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), along with Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) and Senator John Fetterman (PA), introduced the Bicameral Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025 which allows striking workers to qualify for Supplement more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 4th Quarter 2024 and Preliminary 2024 Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the percent change ranging from 5.1 percent at an annual rate in Arkansas to 0.6 percent in Vermont and remaining unchanged in Idaho more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Leaders Demand Reversal of NOAA Space Commerce Office Firings WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2025) -- Last week, Committee leaders sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding that the firings of probationary employees at NOAA's Office of Space Commerce be reversed. NOAA's OSC is essential for the continued growth of America's burgeoning commercial space sector. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Members Demand EPA Administrator Stop Plans to Close Office of Research and Development WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2025) -- Yesterday, Democratic Science Committee Members sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Zeldin demanding that he cease any plans to weaken or shutter EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The EPA, along with other federa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Congressional Caucus Champions Special Ops Amid Rising Threats U.S. Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, joined congressional leaders March 26, 2025, to underscore the indispensable role of special operations forces and rally bipartisan support for their growing mission at the Congressional SOF Caucus event on Capitol Hill. Fenton highlighted the unprecedented demand o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Harrigan on the Six-Month Anniversary of Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) released the following statement marking six months since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina: "Six months ago, Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina with historic force--claiming more than 100 lives, displacing thousands of famili more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Block Costly Energy Regulations on Small Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in support of H.J. Res. 24, a resolution to overturn a sweeping energy efficiency rule finalized in the final weeks of the Biden Administration. The rule would force small grocers, gas stations, and local retailers to make expe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Crack Down on Foreign Influence in U.S. Research Institutions WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 1048, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act. The legislation strengthens transparency requirements for universities receiving for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Stop Expensive and Unsafe Refrigeration Rule WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in support of H.J. Res. 75, a resolution to block a new Department of Energy rule finalized under the Biden Administration that would raise costs on commercial refrigeration units and pose serious food safety concerns for small busine more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Extending Federal Aid for Western North Carolina Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the recent expiration of some federal aid meant for the reconstruction and recovery of Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene: "Just over six months ago, Hurricane Helene swept through our state and devastated hundreds of com more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 28, 2025 ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,937,045,400 firm-fixed-price contract for the Precision Strike Missiles Increment One. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces completion of Hurricane Helene response in western North Carolina Asheville, NC. (March 27, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the agency has completed its work supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local health depar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foxx Supports Legislation to Help Western North Carolina Businesses WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after signing on as an official cosponsor to the Helene Small Business Recovery Act, legislation authored by Representative Chuck Edwards that provides a technical fix to loan duplications of benefits issued for survivors of Hurricane Hele more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson, Issa, Risch Lead Bill to Stop Unfair State Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmen Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Darrell Issa (R-CA), alongside Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act (link is external) to prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs. "Gun grabbing liberals wil more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Moderate drought expands in western North Carolina The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council expanded the moderate drought classification to include 70 counties in the latest advisory released Thursday. The DMAC classified all or parts of 70 counties as experiencing moderate drought (D1 classification), while parts of Onslow County were classified more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Legislation to Expand NC First Responders' Access to Retirement Plans Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., introduced the First Responders Retirement Parity Act, legislation to provide greater access to pension plans for North Carolina first responders. This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code and Employee Retirement Income Security Act to include full more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * North Carolina's February Employment Figures Released The state's seasonally adjusted February 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from January's revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people emplo more PR

BURKE COUNTY, North Carolina, March 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Final Judgment Ordered in Burke County Nuisance Case After numerous ongoing criminal and drug-related offenses, along with repeated community complaints, Burke County Sheriff Banks Hinceman sought assistance from the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division to address the property at 1936 US 64, Morganton, through a civil nuisance abatement action. Follow more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NC Mining Commission to meet on April 8, 2025 The North Carolina Mining Commission will meet at 1 p.m. on April 8, 2025, in Raleigh. The public is invited to attend in person or online. An agenda and supporting documents for the meeting will be posted on the Commission website prior to the meeting. N.C. Mining Commission * When: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2 more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ breaks ground on a natural infrastructure pilot project to address chronic flooding in the Stoney Creek Watershed, Goldsboro Today, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary Reid Wilson and the DEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) held a groundbreaking of the Stoney Creek Watershed Flood Mitigation Pilot Project to address chr more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 28 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Public comment opens for draft Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4 The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will accept public comment on draft Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4 from April 1 to April 30. Draft Amendment 4 would expedite the sector allocation shift to 50/50 (commercial/recre more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Donald G. Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, North Carolina's First Congressional District is one of the most economically distressed in the Nation. However, I have good news to share. Recently, I was honored to join industry, State, and community leaders for the groundbreaking of a new, over $2 billion, state-of-theart Johnson & Johnson biologics manufactur more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Rep. Mark Harris fights foreign interference on America's campuses WASHINGTON, DC-- On Thursday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) issued the following statement on the DETERRENT Act: "We cannot let our colleges and universities be used as a gateway for foreign enemies to influence future generations," said Representative Harris. "Americans deserve better than for trillions more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Rep. McDowell Introduces Bill to Strengthen Maritime Drug Enforcement and Improve Coast Guard Readiness Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, on March 26, Congressman Addison McDowell introduced H.R. 2351, which aims to strengthen maritime law enforcement and the Coast Guard's ability to respond to opioid overdoses, especially those involving fentanyl, and released the following  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor North Carolina State Senator Marshall Arthur Rauch, who recently passed away at the age of 102, leaving behind a legacy of service, leadership, and generosity that will be remembered for generations. As the longest serving Jewish State senator in North Carolina history, Senator Rauch was a trailblazer an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Foushee, Landsman Lead 60+ Members of Congress in Letter Opposing Cuts to EPA Office of Research and Development WASHINGTON, DC (March 28, 2025) -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency demanding the immediate reversal of plans to cut the EPA's Office of Research and Development more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross Joins Ranking Member Scott & Colleagues in Demanding EEOC Immediately Reverse Field Office Closures Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and other members in calling on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reverse its plan to unilaterally terminate leases at eight field offices more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses In recent weeks, Trump escalated his assault on small businesses by signing an Executive Order to gut the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA was created to assist businesses owned by people of color -- who face the greatest barriers to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Supporting Foresters Affected by Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Secures Extradition of More Than a Dozen Fugitives from 10 Countries Defendants Wanted for Murders, Drug Trafficking, Alien Smuggling, and Cybercrime in the District of Columbia, California, Florida, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Texas, and Washington State Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between the U.S. Department of Justice and law enforcement auth more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The White House issued the following news on March 28, 2025: * * * WEEK TEN WINS: President Trump Fuels America's Golden Age Ten weeks into his second term, President Donald J. Trump keeps delivering transformative wins for the American people -- empowering our workers, securing our nation, and cementing our leadership as the envy of the world. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week ten: * President Trump's effort to secure the homeland continued in force. more PR