WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Leads Letter Defending Free Markets and the Freedom to Invest * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) led a letter (link is external), co-signed by nine Republican Members of Congress, calling on House leadership to defend free market principles and protect the freedom to invest from increasing political interference in private markets. "Republicans have always bee more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards Announces Helene Recovery Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced the release of more than $172 million in FEMA Hazard Mitigation and Public Assistance funds to support ongoing hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina. Funding secured for Western North Carolina includes: * $29,132,210 to Buncombe County for the acquisition and demolition of 62 flood and landslide-damaged properties * $647,382 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, and Reps. Deborah K. Ross, D-North Carolina, and Valerie P. Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following letter to the National Science Foundation: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 4, 2026 Mr. Brian Stone Chief of Staff, Performing the Duties of the Director National Science Foundation 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Mr. Stone, We are writing with serious concern about the National Scien more PR