WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Restore Access to WNC Homes Washington, D.C. -- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and Don Davis (D-NC), and Tim Moore (R-NC) have introduced the Restoring Access to Mountain Homes Act. The bill allows Public Assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be used for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Denounces President Trump's Action to Halt Federal Grants and Loans Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on President Trump's decision to halt federal grants, loans, and other assistance that supports millions of Americans, including schools, state and local governments, and communities recovering from natural disasters. "Communities a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Budd-Britt Laken Riley Act into Law Washington, D.C. -- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Senator Budd led this legislation with Senator Katie Britt (R-AL). This was the first bill President Trump signed since he returned to office. The law is named after 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley who  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: DURHAM, NC (January 29, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Ranking Member Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Vice Ranking Member Emilia Sykes (OH-13) in sending a letter to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) asking clarity on how the agency plans to implement Trump's executive or  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: DURHAM, NC (January 29, 2025) -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the Restoring Access to Mountain Homes Act to allow states and local governments to pay for and complete permanent repairs to private roads and bridges, and receive reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program for those repairs. This bipartisan bill is co-led by Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Supports Confirmation of Pam Bondi for Attorney General WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on his vote to advance the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as Attorney General out of the Senate Judiciary Committee to the Senate floor: "I am proud to support Pam Bondi's nomination, and I have no doubt sh  more