WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Leaders Demand NASA Cease Scheme to Illegally Impound FY25 Funds, Warn of Losing Leadership in Space * (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Ranking Member Valerie Foushee (D-NC) wrote a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Interim Administrator Sean Duffy warning him of the dire consequenc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Applauds Passage of Rescissions Act * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Early this morning, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, after it advanced from the Senate. This landmark package eliminates over $9 billion in wasteful federal spending and marks the first major budget-cut legislation to clear  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Introduces TRUST Act to Ease Regulatory Burden on Community Banks This week, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 4478, the Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing Act of 2025 (TRUST Act), a bipartisan bill to raise the consolidated asset threshold for well-managed community banks that more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Votes to Advance Bipartisan Crypto Reforms to Make America the Global Leader in Digital Finance Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14), a member of the House Financial Services Committee and its Subcommittee on Digital Assets, voted today to pass three bipartisan bills that strengthen America's leadership in digital finance. "I'm proud to fight to ensure America be more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Votes Against Republican Bill to Defund Public Broadcasting & Weaken US Global Leadership * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against Republicans' recissions package, which would claw back $9 billion in funding Congress has already appropriated on a bipartisan basis for public broadcasting and critical foreign assistance programs. This bill will shut down rura more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on July 17, 2025, at a hearing on the Senate amendment to the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4): * * * Good evening, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider a single measure: the Senate amendment to H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. H.R. 4 h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Joins President Trump at White House for Signing of HALT Fentanyl Act Yesterday, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House for the signing of the HALT Fentanyl Act, a vital piece of legislation that permanently schedules fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs and equips law enforcement with the critical tools needed to bring  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Passage of Defense Funding for 2026 * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025:  "I applaud the House for passing an FY26 Department of Defense Appropriations package that meets the moment and robustly funds our military to deter our enemies and keep America safe," said Congressman Greg Murphy. "We more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Foushee Sounds the Alarm Over NASA Science Cuts Threatening U.S. Leadership in Space * WASHINGTON, DC (July 18, 2025) - Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08), and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) led a group of bipartisan lawm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Blasts Republicans for Reckless Cuts to Public Broadcasting * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senior Member of the House Agriculture and Education & Workforce Committees, released a statement blasting Republicans for their reckless, partisan vote to cut $1.1 billion in federal public broadcasting funding through the rescissions bill. "Local pu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Demands Updates on FCC Butner Staffing and Infrastructure Improvements From Bureau of Prisons Director * WASHINGTON, DC (July 18, 2025) -- This week, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director William K. Marshall III demanding updates on the severe staffing shortages and infrastructure issues that have been ide more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Weber, Ross Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Extreme Weather Forecasting Today, Reps. Randy Weber (TX-14) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to help Americans plan for inclement and severe weather by establishing a program to improve precipitation forecasts, including extreme rainfall and other related weather events. The program will be part of the National Oceanic and more PR