WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Congressman McDowell Introduces Legislation to End Biden-era Mass Immigration Parole WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) introduced the Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act. This bold legislation would shut down the mass parole loophole, abused by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during the Biden Administration. Under current law, immigratio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards announces agreement with FEMA, USACE to improve oversight of debris removal along WNC rivers * In response to growing concerns from property owners, environmental groups, and local stakeholders, Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced a new agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to improve accountability and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon in House E&W Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) questioned Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on HBCUs, as well as federal education grant administration and compliance, in the House Education & Workforce hearing on "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of a colleague and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Delegate Barnie Day, who passed away on May 12th at the age of 72. Born in 1952, Delegate Day grew up in North Carolina. An early part of his character development came in high school when Delegate Day started a job working in a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mark Harris: DOGE Is a Mission, Not Just a Message WASHINGTON, DC -- On Wednesday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-8) penned an op-ed in The Daily Caller calling on GOP lawmakers to match their DOGE rhetoric with action and pass the White House rescissions package immediately. Some key quotes are below: * "For months, Members of Congress have been railing against the absurdity of USAID pe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Ross and Gooden Introduce Legislation to Accelerate American Innovation * Representatives Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Lance Gooden (TX-05) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies Act, legislation to fast-track patent applications for U.S. inventors and businesses developing cutting-edge technologies. Building on the foundation of the more PR