WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: This weekend, President Trump issued an executive order to address water supply issues in California and improve disaster response in California and North Carolina. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "My prayers go out to all those affected by natural disast  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * DURHAM, NC (January 28, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement on the recent memoranda issued by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and President Trump's executive orders directing agencies to withhold approved federal funding. This sweeping, unprecedented directive is set to go into effect at 5PM ET on Januar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on her appointment by President Trump to the Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency that was established by an executive order on January 24th of this year. "The FEMA bureaucracy is failing the citizens of western North Carolina. I wholeheartedly agree with President Trump's sentiment that if w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. introduced the End China's De Minimis Abuse Act, legislation to prevent China from evading tariffs on Chinese goods. "We must not allow China to systematically bypass tariffs at the expense of American businesses and workers," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "Nearly two-thirds of all imports that come into the U.S. under a privileged existing exemption are from Chin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-NC), a combat-decorated Green Beret, graduate of the United States Military Academy, and representative of North Carolina's 10th District, has been appointed to the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors to oversee the academy's mission, programs, and operations. "West Point is where I learned to lead with courage, decisiveness, and an unrelenting commitment to m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: On January 24th, U.S. President Donald J. Trump named Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Management Agency Review Council that was created by Executive Order (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/council-to-assess-the-federal-emergency-management-agency/). "After leading unprecedented efforts to help our region recover from  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Introduces Legislation to Protect Law Enforcement Officers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis recently reintroduced the Protect and Serve Act and the Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act, legislation to protect law enforcement officers and create strong federal penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers. "Law enforcement officers in North Carolina and across the   more