WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Moran, Colleagues in Requesting Briefing on Joint Task Force to Hold October 7th Attack Perpetrators Accountable * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and several of his Senate Republican colleagues in requesting that United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel convene a briefin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Leads FARM Stability Act to Stabilize Agricultural Labor Costs * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led several of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization (FARM) Stability Act today, which would codify the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) initiative to stabilize agricultural labor costs. This legislation aims to provide farmers wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * C&T Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Review the 1996 Telecom Act Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later. "The world of 1996 looks nothing like the wo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 2768): * * * H.R. 2768 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the 287-mile Benton MacKaye Trail system in the states of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina as a national scenic trail. Using information on the cost of similar studies, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2768 would cost  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Defend American Property and Push Back on Foreign Seizures * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026, legislation to impose consequences on foreign governments that unlawfully seize or nationalize U.S.-owned ports and infra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Announces More Than $5 Million for Head Start Programs in Gaston County * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) announced a new grant for Gaston Community Action from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) totaling $5,177,611 as part of the Head Start Program. "I'm proud to share that folks in Gaston County will benefit from a new $5 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following opening statement on March 26, 2026, at a hearing entitled "The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later": * * * "Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing examining the Telecommunications Act of 1996. "It's hard to believe that 1996 was 30 years ago. That February, I was a student at UNC Charlotte. I won't ask m more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 27, 2026, on the Senate amendment to the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147): * * * Foxx Opening Remarks on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147 As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Com more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Brad Knott, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Knott's Team Expedites 393 Passport Applications in 3 Days * WASHINGTON, DC - Over the course of a three-day "NC-13 Passport Fair" in Wake, Johnston, and Harnett counties, the Office of Congressman Brad Knott helped 393 North Carolinians expedite their passport applications. The fair was held from March 23 to March 25 in partnership with the U.S. Department of State. Congressman Knott encourag more PR