WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, released the following statement announcing Steve Waskiewicz as the new Staff Director for the House Rules Committee, and Carson Middleton as Senior Advisor and Policy Director. "I am very pleased to announce Steve Waskiewicz as the Staff Director of the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: DURHAM, NC (January 31, 2025) -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump and the United States Office of Management and Budget directed a pause on United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) communications, grants, and hiring. The vaguely worded memorandum from Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Vaeth   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-NC), a combat-decorated Green Beret, defense entrepreneur, and nuclear engineer representing North Carolina's 10th District, has been appointed to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight within the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. "American leadership in science and technology isn't optional--it's essential to our na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement after reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, legislation to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. "Physicians in America are facing unprecedented financial viability challenges due to continued Medicare cuts. Access to affordable and quality h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Padilla, Cassidy, Schiff Introduce Legislation to Exclude Catastrophe Mitigation Payments from Income Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025, legislation that excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigatio  more