WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Jan. 3, 2025: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my Chief of Staff, Christopher Brinson. Christopher Brinson, the son of Al and Lucy, is a proud son of Coastal North Carolina. He jokes he is the second most famous graduate of E A Laney High School, behind Michael Jordan. To my staff and I, he's number one. Chris started in my office on day 1, January 3, 2003 as my Legislative Direc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has received the following committee assignments for the 119th Congress: Committee on Armed Services Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Joint Economic Committee Sen. Budd said in a statement: "I am excited to continue my work on behalf of North Carolina on the Senate Armed Services, Commerce, and Small Business   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Thom Tillis and six of his Republican Senate colleagues recently sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach, calling on him to suspend and refrain from issuing any further rulemaking and support the incoming Trump Administration. "We write to strongly encourage the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to firml  more