WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Releases Statement After North Carolina Receives NSF Engines Award to Develop Replicable National Model for Grid Modernization * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, released the following statement after the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced awards to 12 U.S. teams for Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines). As Chairman of the subc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Don Davis Honors Major Alexander Davis on House Floor * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the life and service of Major Alexander "SMO" Davis, a Goldsboro native who made the ultimate sacrifice on June 15, 2026, when the B-52 Stratofortress he was aboard crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, claiming the lives of all eight crewmembers. Major D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Davis, Nunn Introduce Bill to Protect Seniors from Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen Don Davis (NC-01) and Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced H.R. 9668, the Safeguarding Transactions to Outpace Predatory (STOP) Senior Fraud Act, which would help financial institutions protect older adults and vulnerable individuals from financial exploitation by authorizing them to refuse or temporarily delay certain transactions when they reasonably believe fin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Foushee, Mackenzie Secures Passage of Legislation to Make Air Travel Easier for Families & Fellow Travelers * WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2026) - Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) applauded Monday's passage in the U.S. House of the Improving Travel for American Families Act. This bipartisan legislation, which was introduced in May of this year, aims to reduce the strain and hassle of airport securit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Budd Bills to Cut Red Tape for Community Banks, Expand Access to Housing Downpayment Assistance Are Now Law * Washington, D.C. -In case you missed it, two bipartisan pieces of legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) -the TRUST Act and the HOME Expansion Act -are now law, after the legislation's inclusion in the final version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the House and Senate. About the TRUST Act, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Brad Knott, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Knott Introduces Bill to Rein in Federal Bureaucracy and Expand Citizens' Rights to Challenge Agencies in Court * WASHINGTON- Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13) introduced H.R. 9653, the Limiting Excessive Government Obstruction Act, also known as the LEGO Act, to rein in federal bureaucracy and restore Americans' right to have their cases heard in real courts; not behind closed doors in federal agencies. "For too long, federal agencies act as  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rouzer-Supported Water Resources Development Act of 2026 Passes the House T&I Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, with support from Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07), the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, advancing key priorities for Southeastern North Carolina, including Surf City's federal beach renourishment project and multiple flood reduction studies for lo more PR