{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Democrat\", state = \"NC\" and year = 2018 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-alma-s-adams-responds-president-trump-s-shutdown", "Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Responds to President Trumps Shutdown", "2018-12-22", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC- Today, Congresswoman Adams issued the below statement regarding President Trump's decision to shutdown the federal government.\nDonald Trump has shamefully given the American people a shutdown for Christmas,said Congresswoman Adams. His actions will rob more than 800,000 people of their holiday paychecks, leave seven federal agencies unfunded and spark major upheaval for American stock markets. Democrats gave the President three options, one of which passed with broad bipartisan support in the Senate. Instead of accepting this compromise measure, the President chose to shut down the government over an unnecessary pile of bricks and slabs. He is a failed leaderand the American people deserve better.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-government-shutdown", "Butterfield Statement on the Government Shutdown", "2018-12-22", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today issued the following statement on the partial federal government shutdown:\nIt is devastating for 800,000 federal workers, including many North Carolinians, that President Trump and the lame duck Republican Congress chose to shut the government down for a third time this year. Instead of receiving pay and being able to spend time with their families, many federal employees will be furloughed or forced to work without pay because President Trump demands $5.7 billion in wasteful spending for a senseless border wall. It is hypocritical that President Trump and Republicans say they stand for border security, then opt to shutdown agencies important to our national security including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State.\nA partial government shutdown is harmful to North Carolinians and the American people who depend on services provided by the federal government from agricultural assistance to Homeland security. I remain hopeful that Congress can work together to quickly bring forward a responsible clean spending bill to fund the government. When Democrats take control of the House in January, we will work to ensure the Trump Administration and Republicans do not hold the budget process hostage and will block efforts to fund a wasteful border wall.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-s-bill-to-designate-us-courthouse-in-durham-as-john-hervey", "Butterfields Bill to Designate U.S. Courthouse in Durham as John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse Passes the Senate", "2018-12-21", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Last night, the U.S. Senate passed legislation introduced by Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) to designate the United States Courthouse located at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse, in honor of prominent lawyer, civil rights leader, and bank president, John Hervey Wheeler.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was a statesman who led with conviction, said Butterfield. There is no more fitting way to honor the legacy and contributions of John Hervey Wheeler than to name the United States Courthouse in Durham, North Carolina in his honor. It is my hope that the president will sign this bill into law expeditiously so that John Hervey Wheeler's contributions to the community he loved so much will live on for generations to come.\nOn July 27, 2017, Butterfield introduced H.R. 3460, a bill to rename the U.S. Courthouse in Durham after John Hervey Wheeler. H.R. 3460 was passed by voice vote in the House of Representatives on July 16, 2018.\nH.R. 3460 now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law.\nClick here to watch Congressman Butterfield's Floor speech in support of H.R. 3460.\n\nBackground on John Hervey Wheeler:\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was born in 1908 in the town of Kittrell in Vance County to Mr. John Leonidas Wheeler and the former Margaret Hervey. The family moved to Durham when his father took a job as an insurance agent with the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (NC Mutual). His father's job at NC Mutual eventually took the family to Atlanta, Georgia when John Leonidas was promoted to supervisor for the company's Georgia operations.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was educated in Atlanta and attended high school at Morehouse Academy, followed by Morehouse College where he graduated summa cum laude. After graduating from Morehouse College, John Hervey Wheeler returned to Durham and began a decades-long career at Mechanics & Farmers (M&F) Bank, starting first as a bank teller and eventually rising to serve as bank president. \nAfter returning to Durham, he enrolled in law school at the North Carolina College for Negroes  now North Carolina Central University  where, in 1947, he was among the institution's first law school graduates. \nIn 1935, John Hervey Wheeler became a founding member of the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs (DCNA), a local civil rights organization that established a means for African Americans to become involved in large-scale community activism in the fight for civil rights and economic justice. The organization continues today as the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People. It was from DCNA that John Hervey Wheeler rose as a political leader.\nAs president of M&F Bank, John Hervey Wheeler was instrumental in creating affordable lending options for African Americans that were previously unavailable to them. He is credited with breaking down barriers in lending so enterprising African Americans could realize their entrepreneurial goals. As an attorney, John Hervey Wheeler was a stalwart advocate for equality and fairness. He helped to lead several successful lawsuits that challenged educational segregation including the U.S. Supreme Court case Frasier v. Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina. \nDue to his long and established work in support of civil rights, then-President John F. Kennedy appointed John Hervey Wheeler to the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity- now the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission- in 1961. In 1963, John Hervey Wheeler became an incorporator of the North Carolina Fund, an ambitious antipoverty agency established by then-Governor Terry Sanford to help eradicate issues of poverty. The Fund became a model for Lyndon B. Johnson's national War on Poverty initiative.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler passed away on July 6, 1978 at the age of 70.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was the recipient of many awards and commendations over his long and important career, including the Frank Porter Graham Civil Liberties Award for his defense of freedom for all North Carolinians.\n\n\n\t ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-alma-adams-responds-enactment-north-carolina-s-voter-id", "Congresswoman Alma Adams Responds to the Enactment of North Carolinas Voter ID Laws", "2018-12-19", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C-Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on the enactment of North Carolina Voter ID laws that were passed today by the North Carolina General Assembly.\nI am disappointed in the General Assembly's decision to enact Voter ID laws. This is yet another example of North Carolina Republicans suppressing the vote in order to achieve a partisan advantage,said Congresswoman Adams. This new law will disproportionately impact people of color, students, the elderly, and low-income voters. Instead of focusing on Voter ID requirements, which are proven to be unnecessary, North Carolina Republicans need to stand up and protect the integrity of our elections by ending the kinds of practices we saw in the Ninth District. I want the public to rest assured that Democrats in the new Congress will promote real solutions that protect access to the ballots and strengthen our voting rights.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/butterfield-tapped-for-leadership-post", "Butterfield tapped for leadership post", "2018-12-18", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "A recently re-elected congressman whose district includes Rocky Mount has been tapped for a leadership position.\n\tU.S. Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-1st District, will serve as chief deputy whip for the 116th Congress when it convenes in January.\n\tButterfield, a Wilson native, is the first Democrat from North Carolina to serve in the role. He was appointed by House Majority Whip-elect James Clyburn.\n\tI am honored that my friend, Congressman Jim Clyburn, has given me the opportunity to serve in a senior position in the House Democratic Caucus as Democrats become the majority party in the House of Representatives,\" Butterfield said.\n\tAs a chief deputy whip, Butterfield will work with the Democratic leadership to help formulate policy and rally support for the caucus' legislative priorities on the House Floor.\n\tThis is a critical moment in our nation's history,\" Butterfield said. \"The Democratic Party has been entrusted with the opportunity to serve the American people by legislating in a responsible manner.\"\n\tButterfield said the House will pass important legislation to protect and empower families throughout the country.\n\t\"We will promote an agenda to improve our economy, create jobs and help low- and middle-income families,\" Butterfield said. \"Undoubtedly, there will be new challenges, responsibilities and opportunities ahead, and I am excited to help lead the Democratic Caucus in this role.\n\tClyburn also named Reps. John Lewis of Georgia; Jan Schakowsky of Illinois; Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida; and several other House Democrats to serve on his whip team.\n\tEarlier this year, Butterfield, 71, won his seventh term representing the 1st District of North Carolina, which consists of 14 counties, including Edgecombe.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-cbc-statement-on-russian-attempts-to-suppress-african", "Butterfield, CBC Statement on Russian Attempts to Suppress African American Turnout in the 2016 Election", "2018-12-17", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)  led by Chairman L. Cedric Richmond (D-LA-02), and Congressional Black Caucus Diversity Task Force Co-Chairs, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) and G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-01)  issued the following joint statement in response to a new report prepared for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which reveals Russia targeted African American voters in attempts to suppress the vote in the 2016 election:\nDuring the 2016 presidential election cycle, hundreds of thousands of minority voters were disenfranchised before they even had a chance to walk into the voting booth. As today's report produced for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence makes clear  this was a carefully orchestrated effort by Russian actors to exploit social media platforms in order to suppress turnout among black voters.\nThis campaign of disinformation is extremely disconcerting because black voter turnout declined in 2016  for the first time in 20 years.\nWhile this next Congress gives both Democrats and Republicans an opportunity to address election security, we call upon the President to take the security of our elections seriously and work with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FBI to stop foreign election meddling efforts. The CBC would also like to hear directly from Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, and CEOs of other companies whose platforms were weaponized, about what they knew, and concrete steps they will implement to address future attempts at disinformation campaigns.\nWe cannot allow the deceit and misinformation that characterized the 2016 elections to be repeated in the future.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-tapped-for-chief-deputy-whip-post-for-the-116th-congress", "Butterfield Tapped for Chief Deputy Whip Post for the 116th Congress", "2018-12-17", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DCCongressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01)today issued the following statement regarding his appointment by House Majority Whip-Elect James E. Clyburn to serve as Chief Deputy Whip for the 116thCongress when it convenes in January:\nI am honored that my friend, Congressman Jim Clyburn, has given me the opportunity to serve in a senior position in the House Democratic Caucus as Democrats become the majority party in the House of Representatives.\nThis is a critical moment in our Nation's history. The Democratic Party has been entrusted with the opportunity to serve the American people by legislating in a responsible manner. We will pass important legislation to protect and empower families throughout our great country. We will promote an agenda to improve our economy, create jobs, and help low- and middle-income families. Undoubtedly, there will be new challenges, responsibilities, and opportunities ahead, and I am excited to help lead the Democratic Caucus in this role.\nClyburn also named Representatives John Lewis (GA-05), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Peter Welch (VT-AL), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Dan Kildee (MI-05), Pete Aguilar (CA-31), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) to his Whip team for the 116thCongress.\nAs a Chief Deputy Whip, Butterfield will work with the Democratic leadership to help formulate policy and rally support for the Caucus' legislative priorities on the House Floor. Congressman Butterfield is the first Democrat from North Carolina to serve in this role.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-alma-adams-statement-texas-gop-lawsuit-against-pre", "Congresswoman Alma Adams Statement on Texas GOP Lawsuit Against Pre-Existing Conditions Protections and Affordable Care Act", "2018-12-14", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte NC-Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after a Texas district court decision that would take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the Affordable Care Act\n\nTonight's district court decision is appalling and yet another thinly veiled political attack on the Affordable Care Act and an assault on people with pre-existing conditions,\"said Congresswoman Adams.\"The Affordable Care Act has passed all levels of congressional and judicial scrutiny. Our courts and the American people have spoken, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and I will do everything within my power to protect it. I encourage my colleagues to do the same by enacting legislation to roll back today's decision and ensure coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-price-adams-statement-on-nc-09-developments", "Butterfield, Price, Adams Statement on NC-09 Developments", "2018-12-14", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  U.S. Representatives G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), David E. Price (NC-04), and Alma Adams (NC-12), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation,today issued the following statement regarding the North Carolina General Assembly'spassage of a bill Wednesday that would require a new primary election as well, if a new general election is called in response to allegations of election fraud in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District which have called the results of that race into question:\nIt is clear that North Carolina Republicans realize the evidence is mounting that the General Election in the Ninth Congressional District was tainted with absentee ballot fraud favoring Republican candidate Rev. Mark Harris. Investigators are seeking to determine whether Rev. Harris knew of any absentee ballot harvesting in the election. Any election fraud involving the candidate or his operatives should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\nThe Republican super majority in the General Assembly is bracing for a finding of substantial absentee ballot fraud in the General Election. So much so that they are attempting to change the current law after the election has already been held, opening the door for the Board of Elections to order a new primary in addition to a new general election.             \nThe Republican Party was informed of possible election fraud after the 2018 primary election, but chose to do nothing. Now that this failure to act has been exposed, the General Assembly is attempting to protect this congressional seat by any means necessary, including a new primary election.\nThe Republican super majority in the General Assembly must understand that changing the law after the election, to require a new primary, is likely unconstitutional. This newly enacted legislation discredits North Carolina once again in the eyes of the Nation. It will further delay representation for the citizens of the Ninth Congressional District.\nWe call on the State Board of Elections to conclude its investigation expeditiously and pursue all available remedies to this substantial election fraud, including the conduct of a new general election.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-butterfield-and-adams-issue-statement-nc-09-developments", "Reps. Price, Butterfield, and Adams Issue Statement on NC-09 Developments", "2018-12-14", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC (December 14, 2018)  today, Friday, December 14, 2018, U.S. Representatives David E. Price (NC-04), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Alma Adams (NC-12), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation,issued the following statement regarding the North Carolina General Assembly'spassage of a bill Wednesday that would require a new primary election as well, if a new general election is called in response to allegations of election fraud in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District which have called the results of that race into question:\nIt is clear that North Carolina Republicans realize the evidence is mounting that the General Election in the Ninth Congressional District was tainted with absentee ballot fraud favoring Republican candidate Rev. Mark Harris. Investigators are seeking to determine whether Rev. Harris knew of any absentee ballot harvesting in the election. Any election fraud involving the candidate or his operatives should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\nThe Republican super majority in the General Assembly is bracing for a finding of substantial absentee ballot fraud in the General Election. So much so that they are attempting to change the current law after the election has already been held, opening the door for the Board of Elections to order a new primary in addition to a new general election.\nThe Republican Party was informed of possible election fraud after the 2018 primary election, but chose to do nothing. Now that this failure to act has been exposed, the General Assembly is attempting to protect this congressional seat by any means necessary, including a new primary election.\nThe Republican super majority in the General Assembly must understand that changing the law after the election, to require a new primary, is likely unconstitutional. This newly enacted legislation discredits North Carolina once again in the eyes of the Nation. It will further delay representation for the citizens of the Ninth Congressional District.\nWe call on the State Board of Elections to conclude its investigation expeditiously and pursue all available remedies to this substantial election fraud, including the conduct of a new general election.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-price-introduces-legislation-overturn-controversial-dark-money-rule", "Rep. Price Introduces Legislation to Overturn Controversial Dark Money Rule", "2018-12-13", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, December 13, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Vice Chair of the House Democracy Reform Task Force, introduced legislation to overturn the U.S. Treasury Department's controversial new decision that allows special interestsincluding foreign entitiesto hide their major donors from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The legislation is a House companion of Senator Tester and Senator Wyden's Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution, which passed yesterday in the Senate.Rep. Price's Congressional Review Act is endorsed by Common Cause, Democracy 21, and has the following original cosponsors: Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Vice-Chair, Mark Pocan (D-WI), Vice-Chair, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Vice-Chair, Ted Deutch (D-FL), Vice-Chair, and Salud Carbajal (D-CA).\nI'm very pleased the Senate was able to work in a bipartisan way to begin protecting our democracy from the flood of dark campaign money, said Congressman Price, Vice Chair of the House Democracy Reform Task Force. At a time when our elections are plagued by unlimited corporate spending, anonymous donors, and illegal foreign meddling, the Trump administration's decision to obscure millions in dark campaign money weakens our already failing campaign finance system and diminishes the power of voters. I'm proud to introduce this disapproval resolution alongside Senator Tester and Senator Wyden to hold political groups accountable and shine a light on dark money in our elections.\nOur democracy survives  and thrives  only when it fully represents a government of, by and for the people, said Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi. Congressman David Price and the House Democracy Reform Task Force are to be commended for their tireless efforts to ensure openness and transparency in our campaign finance laws. Joining the Senate to overturn this dangerous IRS guidance is a critical step toward ending the self-enrichment, secret money and special interests that threaten our democratic institutions and undermine the American people's voice in our democracy. The new Democratic Majority's first priority will be to deliver H.R. 1, a bold reform package that will restore integrity in Washington to ensure that our government works for everyone.\nThese dark money forces are a threat to our democracy and they must be reined in, Senator Tester said.This resolution sheds more light on the wealthy few who are trying to buy our elections and drown out the voices of regular folks.I am proud to work with Rep. Price to bring transparency and accountability back to political campaigns.\nA vote to throw out Trump's dark money rule is a vote to prevent foreigners and special interests from interfering in our democracy,Senator Wyden said.This is critical in America's fight against anonymous political insiders looking to tighten their grip on Washington. I support Congressman Price's efforts to take action before the end of the year and urge Paul Ryan to stand up for law enforcement officials who need this disclosure to crack down on bad actors seeking to corrupt our elections.\nWith special interests, multi-national corporations, and hostile foreign actors spending hundreds of millions of dollars in secret money to try to influence our elections in recent years, the Trump Treasury Department's decision this summer to eliminate disclosure requirements on tax forms for certain organizations makes zero sense, said Aaron Scherb, director of legislative affairs at the non-partisan watchdog organizationCommon Cause. We applaud Congressman Price for introducing a resolution to overturn this rule because Americans deserve to know who is trying to influence their votes and their voices.\nDemocracy 21 strongly urges Representatives to support the CRA disapproval resolution sponsored by Representative David Price to invalidate the irresponsible Treasury Department rule that eliminates the existing requirement for nonprofit groups to disclose their donors to the IRS, said Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. Under existing law foreign governments can contribute unlimited amounts to nonprofit groups that spend money to influence elections. The elimination of the requirement for these contributions to be disclosed to the IRS opens the door for foreign interests to illegally launder huge sums through nonprofit groups to influence our elections without the government being able to know it is going on. If the new Treasury rule is not eliminated, a massive dark money loophole will be opened in our laws for foreign individuals, foreign corporations and foreign corporations to illegally spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. Any Representative who opposes the Price the disapproval resolution will be supporting a dangerous dark money loophole for illegal foreign money to be secretly laundered into our elections.\nIn September, Congressman Price introduced separate legislation, the Spotlight Act to reverse the Treasury Department decision allowing politically active non-profit organizations to avoid disclosing certain donor information to the IRS. The bill also requires these organizations to disclose the names of major donors to the public, not just the IRS. Spending by these organizations is often called \"dark money\" because these outside groups generally do not have to disclose the sources of their funding and often serve as conduits for extremely wealthy individuals and foreign interests to influence elections. Rep. Price's Spotlight Act is cosponsored in the House by Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Katherine Clark (D-MA). This pro-accountability, pro-disclosure legislation is also endorsed by Democracy 21 and Common Cause. In the Senate, the Spotlight Act was cosponsored by 28 U.S. Senators.\nThe full text of the companion Congressional Review Act legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-nc-09-developments", "Butterfield Statement on NC-09 Developments", "2018-12-07", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement regarding the allegations of election fraud in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District which have called the results of that race into question. On November 29, Rep. Butterfield was joined by Reps. David Price (NC-04) and Alma Adams (NC-12) in calling for allegations of election fraud to be thoroughly investigated and for all remedies to be considered, up to and including a special election\nOur democracy relies on fair elections. The evidence of election fraud in North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District is mounting by the day.\nAs the investigation by the Board of Elections is ongoing, I have been in continued communication with House leadership to ensure the House of Representatives is prepared for every outcome including holding an emergency congressional hearing to determine whether there is substantial evidence of election fraud on the part of Mark Harris or his surrogates. It is imperative that we have fair elections free from fraudulent electioneering that favora particular candidate or political party.\nThe Board of Elections and Department of Justice should expedite consideration of this matter. An evidentiary hearing will disclose the obvious misconduct of Republican operatives in Bladen County and determine whether the Republican Party or its nominee knew or should have known of this absentee ballot election scheme.\nIt is interesting that this alleged absentee ballot scheme was reported to the United States Attorney's office after the 2016 elections and no official actions were taken to protect the integrity of the 2018 elections.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-alma-adams-responds-nc-9-election-controversy", "Rep. Alma Adams Responds to NC 9 Election Controversy", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC- \"The voting irregularities that have taken place in the 9th District are shocking, said Congresswoman Adams. In light of what has been discovered there must be a new election for both the primary and the general. We cannot in good faith and conscience allow the current results to be certified. It is my hope that a new election is held in a swift manner and done so without the implementation of any new voter ID requirements.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-nc-09-developments", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on NC-09 Developments", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2018) - On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.), the dean of North Carolina's congressional delegation, issued the following statement regarding allegations of election fraud in the race for North Carolina's ninth congressional district. On November 29, Rep. Price joined Reps. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Alma Adams (NC-13) in calling for allegations of election fraud to be thoroughly investigated and for all remedies to be considered, up to and including a special election.\nThe evidence of election fraud in North Carolina's ninth congressional district is mounting by the day, thanks in large part to diligent reporting by local and national journalists. While investigations by the bipartisan State Board of Elections and other authorities are ongoing, it now appears nearly certain that Republican operatives systematically defrauded voters in at least two counties of their right to cast a ballot, and that other improprieties may have further tainted the results of this election. As I have stated previously, should these allegations be substantiated the State Board of Elections must consider all available remedies, including the conduct of a new election.\nAs the dean of the North Carolina congressional delegation, I have remained in frequent contact with the incoming House leadership to ensure they are preparing for every contingency, including an independent investigation by the House of Representatives should it become necessary. In the meantime, I support the call for an emergency hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to ascertain the extent of this fraud and complement the investigations occurring at the state level.\nThe irony of North Carolina Republicans steamrolling ahead with an unnecessary voter ID bill while the evidence of actual election fraud mounts should be lost on nobody. If they are truly concerned with the integrity of our elections, they will join us in ensuring that the investigation continues unfettered, that guilty parties are held accountable, and that the election outcome reflects the will of North Carolina voters.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ranking-member-price-issues-statement-federal-build-grants-awarded-north", "Ranking Member Price Issues Statement on Federal BUILD Grants Awarded in North Carolina", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2018)  On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that three North Carolina projects have been awarded federal BUILD grants totaling more than $60 million. As the Ranking Member on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and North Carolina's only appropriator, Congressman Price helped triple the size of the grant program in the 2018 fiscal year. Included among the grantees is GoTriangle, which was awarded $20 million to assist in the construction of Raleigh Union Station's bus transfer facility, or RUS BUS, which will greatly enhance transit connectivity and spur economic growth in Raleigh and nearby communities.\nAs the Ranking Member and incoming Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and as a steadfast supporter of federal investment in transportation infrastructure, I'm pleased North Carolina has been awarded more than $60 million in federal BUILD grants to complete critical infrastructure projects across the state, said Congressman Price. These grants will provide funding for much-needed repairs on rural North Carolina bridges, construct new bike and pedestrian trails and other road improvements in Hickory, and accelerate the second phase of the multi-modal Raleigh Union Station project.\nThe awardees include:\n GoTriangle will receive $20 million. The project will construct a new bus facility and structured parking as Phase II of Raleigh Union Station. The project includes an off-street bus transfer facility, pedestrian bridge, bus rapid transit platform and other infrastructure, on-street pedestrian improvements, and the possibility of mixed-use development including an affordable housing component.\n\t\t\n\tThe City of Hickory will receive $17 millionfor infrastructure investment and road improvements. The project will develop an approximately 1.7-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail and a bridge over US 321, and construct a 1.2-mile complete streetscape loop in downtown Hickory that will add designated space for bicycles and pedestrians.\n\t\t\n\tThe North Carolina Department of Transportation will receive $23 millionfor Growing Rural Economy and Agriculture through Transportation and Technology Enhancement or Replacement in North Carolina (GREATTER-NC). The project will replace approximately 77 bridges in need of repair across 17 rural counties. NCDOT will also work with partners to add broadband capabilities and fiber optic cable along certain bridges.\n In April, USDOT renamed the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant program as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program, which support surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impacts, including funding for roads, bridges, transit, rail or ports.\nFor more information on the BUILD grants program, visit: https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants/about\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-announces-kendra-brown-as-chief-of-staff", "Butterfield Announces Kendra Brown as Chief of Staff", "2018-12-04", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today announced Kendra F. Brown as Chief of Staff.\nI am pleased to announce the appointment of Kendra Brown to serve as my Chief of Staff for the Office of North Carolina's First Congressional District, said Butterfield. I am honored to have been recently elected to serve in the 116th Congress. It is imperative that I have a trusted leader who can guide our staff to meet the challenges we face in the Congress and the Nation. Kendra's institutional knowledge, policy expertise, and leadership experience will be most valuable in assisting me in my work as the people's representative.\nKendra Brown currently serves as Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity for the Washington College of Law at American University. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 2015 to 2017, Kendra served as Policy Director of the Congressional Black Caucus, under the chairmanship of Congressman Butterfield. She also served as Legislative Counsel for Earthjustice. Kendra graduated from Hampton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Business Management. She completed her Master of Divinity at Howard University Divinity School, and received her law degree from Vermont Law School. Additionally, Kendra attended the George Washington University School of Law for her Master of Laws.\nI am delighted to join such a phenomenal team, said Brown. We have a great work to continue and I look forward to furthering Congressman Butterfield's agenda, leadership and priorities for those he represents. \nKendra Brown succeeds Troy Clair, who served as Congressman Butterfield's Chief of Staff since 2012. Kendra will begin as Chief of Staff on December 17, 2018 and will be based in Congressman Butterfield's Washington, D.C. office.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-passing-president-george-h-w-bush", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on the Passing of President George H. W. Bush", "2018-12-01", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Atlanta, GA- Congresswoman Alma S. Adams released the following statement on the passing of President George H.W. Bush\n\"President George Herbert Walker Bush's commitment to country and family were respected by all,said Congresswoman Adams.He was a true statesman and dedicated public servant who made a positive impact on many Americans. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Bush family. May he Rest In Peace.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-passing-of-president-george-hw-bush", "Butterfield Statement on the Passing of President George H.W. Bush", "2018-12-01", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01)today released the following statement on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush\nI join the country in mourning the passing of President George H.W. Bush. President Bush was an experienced and principled leader, who lived a life of service that included serving our nation as vice president, a member of Congress, and a decorated Navy pilot during World War II. His life serves as a model of leadership, dignity, and respect\nMy prayers are with the Bush family. May our 41st President rest in peace.\"\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-butterfield-and-price-issue-statement-on-the-deportation-of-samuel", "Reps. Butterfield and Price Issue Statement on the Deportation of Samuel Oliver-Bruno", "2018-11-30", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DURHAM, N.C. - Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) today issued the following statement in response to the deportation of Samuel Oliver-Bruno. On November 1, 2018, Reps. Butterfieldand Price sent a letter to USCISrequesting deferred action from deportation for Mr. Oliver-Bruno and asking officials to use prosecutorial discretion in his case based on humanitarian considerations. After Mr. Oliver-Bruno's petition for deferred deportation was denied, Reps. Butterfield and Price called on the Department of Homeland Security to reverse his order of removal. \nIt is a sad day for Samuel Oliver-Bruno's family and our community. So many, including local advocates, neighbors, friends, and people of faith all worked tirelessly on Samuel's behalf to seek his release. As Durham's representatives in Congress, we personally and persistently advocated for Samuel's release at the highest levels of government. In particular, we insisted that top officials in the Trump Administration personally address statements from Mrs. Oliver-Bruno's medical providers regarding her health condition. Those requests were ignored. All of us are extremely disappointed in the Department of Homeland Security's refusal to use its discretionary authority to do what was right, just, and moral.\nWe believe the actions taken by ICE and USCIS in Mr. Oliver-Bruno's apprehension are extremely concerning and deserving of scrutiny. We will continue to seek a full investigation into the actions of both agencies leading up to Mr. Oliver-Bruno's arrest on November 23, 2018. These actions will undoubtedly have a chilling effect, further driving people into the shadows of our society.\nWe will continue to speak out and fight against the unjust and cruel immigration policies of the Trump administration that are unnecessarily tearing families apart.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-and-butterfield-issue-statement-deportation-samuel-oliver-bruno", "Reps. Price and Butterfield Issue Statement on the Deportation of Samuel Oliver-Bruno", "2018-11-30", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DURHAM, N.C. (Nov. 30, 2018) - On Friday, November 30, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) issued the following statement in response to the deportation of Samuel Oliver-Bruno. On November 1, 2018, Reps. Price and Butterfieldsent a letter to USCISrequesting deferred action from deportation for Mr. Oliver-Bruno and asking officials to use prosecutorial discretion in his case based on humanitarian considerations. After Mr. Oliver-Bruno's petition for deferred deportation was denied, Reps. Price and Butterfield called on the Department of Homeland Security to reverse his order of removal.\n\nIt is a sad day for Samuel Oliver-Bruno's family and our community.So many, including local advocates, neighbors, friends, and people of faith all worked tirelessly on Samuel's behalf to seek his release.As Durham's representatives in Congress, we advocated for Samuel's release personally and persistently at the highest levels of government. In particular, we insisted that top officials in the Trump administration personally address statements from Mrs. Oliver-Bruno's medical providers regarding her health condition. All of us are extremely disappointed in the Department of Homeland Security's refusal to use its discretionary authority to do what was right, just, and moral.\n\nWe believe the actions taken by ICE and USCIS in Mr. Oliver-Bruno's apprehension are extremely concerning and deserving of scrutiny. We will continue to seek a full investigation into the actions of both agencies leading up to Mr. Oliver-Bruno's arrest on November 23, 2018.These actions will undoubtedly have a chilling effect, further driving people into the shadows of our society.\n\nWe will continue to speak out and fight against the unjust and cruel immigration policies of the Trump administration that are unnecessarily tearing families apart.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-thomas-farr-nomination", "Butterfield Statement on Thomas Farr Nomination", "2018-11-29", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement in response to the news that Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will not support President Donald Trump's nomination of Thomas Farr to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, effectively ending the potential for the controversial nominee to be confirmed by the Senate during the 115th Congress:\nI commend Senator Scott and other Senators who took a firm stand to protect the integrity of the federal judiciary by refusing to confirm Thomas Farr. \nThomas Farr has continuously embraced and defended discriminatory efforts to dilute the African American vote through extreme partisan gerrymandering and the packing of Black voters into minority districts. Farr began his career by advising and representing Senator Jesse Helms during his 1990 Senate campaign when 125,000 postcards were mailed to Black households suggesting that voters could be arrested at the polling place if there was misconduct. Simply put, Thomas Farr was unfit to be nominated and unfit to serve as a federal judge.\nI urge President Trump to consult with the North Carolina Congressional delegation in deciding a nominee for this very important judgeship. I will advocate for the selection of an African American judge to serve the Eastern District that will bring much needed diversity to the federal bench. The Eastern District of North Carolina has never had an African American federal judge.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/north-carolina-democratic-delegation-issues-statement-on-nc-board-of", "North Carolina Democratic Delegation Issues Statement on N.C. Board of Elections Decision to Delay Certification of NC-09 Election Results", "2018-11-29", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Congressman David Price (D-N.C.), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C.), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation, today issued the following statement on the North Carolina Board of Elections delaying certification of the election results for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District:\nAs members of the North Carolina Congressional delegation, we appreciate the unanimous and bipartisan decision of the State Board of Elections to delay certification of the election results for the 9th Congressional District because of credibleand concerningallegations of irregularities in at least one county. These allegations must be thoroughly investigated to guarantee that the outcome of this election reflects the will of the voters and to ensure accountability for any misconduct.\nWe call upon the State Board to conduct a public evidentiary hearing prior to certifying the election results.Should this hearing and related investigations produce clear evidence of voter fraud, the Board should consider all available remedies, up to and including the conduct of a new election, to guarantee a lawful election outcome. \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/north-carolina-democratic-delegation-issues-statement-nc-board-elections", "North Carolina Democratic Delegation Issues Statement on N.C. Board of Elections Decision to Delay Certification of NC-09 Election Results", "2018-11-29", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 29, 2018) - On Thursday, November 29, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.), Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C.), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation, issued the following statement on the North Carolina Board of Elections delaying certification of the election results for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.\nAs members of the North Carolina Congressional delegation, we appreciate the unanimous and bipartisan decision of the State Board of Elections to delay certification of the election results for the 9th Congressional District because of credibleand concerningallegations of irregularities in at least one county. These allegations must be thoroughly investigated to guarantee that the outcome of this election reflects the will of the voters and to ensure accountability for any misconduct.\nWe call upon the State Board to conduct a public evidentiary hearing prior to certifying the election results.Should this hearing and related investigations produce clear evidence of voter fraud, the Board should consider all available remedies, up to and including the conduct of a new election, to guarantee a lawful election outcome.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/nc-congressional-delegation-continues-efforts-to-secure-hurricane", "NC Congressional Delegation Continues Efforts to Secure Hurricane Florence Recovery Funding", "2018-11-28", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, North Carolina's Congressional delegation received Governor Cooper's disaster funding request as it continues its work to secure additional Hurricane Florence recovery funding from congressional appropriators to assist in rebuilding efforts in areas affected by the storm. The North Carolina Congressional delegation previously secured more than a billion dollars for the state's long-term recovery in legislation passed in October.\nClick HERE to read the letter.\nI thank Governor Cooper for his steadfast leadership as our state works to rebuild from Hurricane Florence, said Congressman Butterfield. Today, Governor Cooper provided Congress with a thoughtful and comprehensive request for federal assistance in North Carolina's Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. In the waning days of the 115th Congress, I will continue to work with my colleagues in the North Carolina Congressional Delegation to secure vital federal funding needed to help North Carolina recover even stronger than before.\nNorth Carolina suffered wide-spread devastation from Hurricane Florence, causing billions of dollars in damages to communities across our state, said Senator Tillis. The effort by Governor Cooper and the North Carolina state government to assess the damages caused by Hurricane Florence and submit a timely disaster funding request compliments the months-long work by the North Carolina Congressional delegation to ensure we receive additional federal relief to recover from this devastating storm.\nI stand with North Carolina's Congressional delegation in supporting Governor Cooper's request for additional disaster relief funding to help our fellow North Carolinians still hurting from Hurricane Florence, said Senator Burr. This additional funding is critical for helping our state get back on its feet soon and rebuilding after historic destruction. I look forward to continuing to work with Senator Tillis, Governor Cooper, and our colleagues in the House to ensure North Carolina gets the Federal support it needs.\nHurricane Florence was one of the most devastating storms in our state's history. The disaster funding request letter, submitted by Governor Roy Cooper today, builds upon our delegation's bipartisan work to deliver critical resources to help communities still struggling in the aftermath of the storm, said Congressman Rouzer. I applaud the state's efforts and look forward to continuing our work, at all levels of the government, to help our state rebuild stronger than ever.\nAs a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I greatly appreciate Governor Cooper's leadership in developing a disaster funding request based on sound data and analysis that will help guide our efforts in Washington, said Congressman Price. I look forward to continuing to work with the Governor and my House and Senate delegation colleagues to secure necessary funding for North Carolina's full recovery.\nI've made it a priority to secure critical funds to help our neighbors impacted by Hurricane Florence and will continue to work in a bipartisan manner with our Governor, our two Senators and our House delegation, said Congressman Hudson.\nHurricane Florence inflicted billions of dollars in damage, caused catastrophic flooding and upended the lives of families across North Carolina, said Congressman Holding. Individuals and businesses hurt by the storm are in need of relief. In October, Congress initially authorized a down payment for disaster relief while we awaited a full assessment of the damage. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure the Carolinas have the resources needed to rebuild and recover from Hurricane Florence.\nHurricane Florence was truly devastating to many families throughout North Carolina, ultimately causing billions of dollars in damage, said Congresswoman Adams. I thank Governor Cooper for his leadership during the ongoing recovery efforts and I proudly stand by his funding request, which will ensure that our state has the resources needed to make a full recovery.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-leads-effort-calling-senate-leadership-cancel-thomas", "Congresswoman Adams Leads Effort Calling on Senate Leadership to Cancel Thomas Farr Nomination", "2018-11-26", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC  Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement regarding the NC delegation letter calling on Senate leaders to cancel all votes related to Thomas Farr's judicial nomination. Representatives Butterfield and Price joined Rep. Adams in this request. The full text of the letter sent to Senate Majority Leader McConnell is attached.\nThe appointment of Thomas Farr is appalling and an embarrassment to the American judiciary,said Congresswoman Adams. Farr fails to meet the basic standards required of any judicial nominee. His track record demonstrates a strong bias against African-Americans. He helped draft and defend North Carolina's disastrous Voter ID laws that were ruled unconstitutional because they discriminated against African-Americans with surgical precision.  We cannot allow this confirmation to move forward and that is why I led this delegation letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding that all votes on Farr's nomination be cancelled. We will do everything within our power to protect our democracy and block this confirmation. Farr is by far a bad pick. \n\nPresident Trump nominated attorney Thomas Farr on July 13, 2017 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Farr has a decades-long record of defending voter suppression tactics in North Carolina, including voter intimidation, discriminatory election changes, and racial gerrymandering. In 1992, as the lawyer for former Senator Jesse Helms' re-election campaign, he defended the campaign against U.S. Department of Justice complaints of voter intimidation after the campaign sent post cards to 100,000 black voters saying they were ineligible to vote and may be arrested for voting.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-price-adams-call-on-senate-leadership-to-cancel-vote-on-nc", "Butterfield, Price, Adams Call on Senate Leadership to Cancel Vote on NC District Court Nominee", "2018-11-26", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  U.S. Representatives G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), David E. Price (NC-04), and Alma Adams (NC-12), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation, today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging the cancellation of all votes on the nomination of Thomas A. Farr for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.\nPresident Trump nominated attorney Thomas Farr on July 13, 2017 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Farr has a decades-long record of defending voter suppression tactics in North Carolina, including voter intimidation, discriminatory election changes, and racial gerrymandering. In 1992, as the lawyer for former Senator Jesse Helms' re-election campaign, he defended the campaign against U.S. Department of Justice complaints of voter intimidation after the campaign sent post cards to 100,000 black voters saying they were ineligible to vote and may be arrested for voting.\nThe Members have requested the Senate cancel all votes this week on Thomas Farr's nomination and allow his nomination to expire in the 115th Congress.\nThe full text of the letter to Senate Majority Leader McConnell can be viewed here and below.\n\n\n\nNovember 26, 2018\n\nThe Honorable Mitch McConnell\nMajority Leader\nUnited States Senate\n317 Russell Senate Office Building\nWashington, DC 20510\n\nDear Majority Leader McConnell\n\nWe write to respectfully request that you cancel all votes this week on the nomination of Thomas Farr as a District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and allow his nomination to expire in the 115th Congress. Mr. Farr's concerning record of justifying and enhancing voter-suppression tactics, including discriminatory campaign schemes, gerrymandering efforts, and election law changes in North Carolina that have gained national notoriety, signal that Mr. Farr will not be an impartial jurist. Mr. Farr's confirmation will threaten the participation of African-Americans and other vulnerable populations in our political process.\n\nMr. Farr's nomination has been opposed by numerous civil rights organizations including the NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (Leadership Conference). These groups cite Mr. Farr's troubling history as a consistent opponent to African-American participation in the political process, as well as basic civil rights protections for Americans, as the primary reason for opposing his nomination. In a letter to the U.S. Senate dated October 16, 2017, the Leadership Conference stated that, Mr. Farr has devoted much of his 38-year legal career to restricting voting rights and defending employment discrimination.[1] This sentiment is shared by the Congressional Black Caucus, who believe that Mr. Farr's history as an attorney leaves him unfit to make judgments on the scope of critical legal rights and protections.\n\nMr. Farr's career has seen numerous attempts to restrict voting rights for African-Americans. As a campaign aide for Senator Jesse Helms's 1990 Senatorial race, Mr. Farr was instrumental in the campaign's effort to send over 100,000 postcards to African-American voters in North Carolina, suggesting they could face criminal penalties if they attempted to vote. While Mr. Farr claimed in his September 2017 Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing that he had no recollection of this event, statements from a former Department of Justice prosecutor, numerous news reports, and even Mr. Farr himself indicate that this is not accurate.[2] In any case, Mr. Farr defended this practice in federal court before signing a consent decree prohibiting the campaign from participating in such tactics. This event was so troubling that when President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Farr to the Eastern District Court in 2006 and again in 2007, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee did not even consider his nomination.\n\nMr. Farr's hostility to African-American political participation does not end with his time with Senator Helms. Mr. Farr was also responsible for advising the North Carolina General Assembly while it drew federal congressional districts that packed African-American voters into Districts 1 and 12, a move the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed was unconstitutional.[3] Additionally, in 2013, Mr. Farr defended North Carolina's discriminatory voter ID law, which targeted African-American voters with almost surgical precision, according to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.[4]\n\nMr. Farr's nomination has been opposed by many of our nation's leading editorial boards, for many of the same aforementioned reasons stated in this letter. In an editorial expressing disapproval with other Trump Administration judicial nominees, the Washington Post stated that Mr. Farr's nomination should be call[ed] back to explain discrepancies regarding his knowledge of a voter-suppression effort by then-Sen. Jesse Helms's 1990 campaign.[5] WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina stated that Mr. Farr's nomination represented a plain, in your face, put down of African-Americans.[6]\n\nThese assessments, as well as those by hundreds of civil rights organizations, illustrate widespread agreement that, at best, Mr. Farr did not oppose attempts to attack voting rights; at worst, he may have fully supported and abetted these attacks. Mr. Farr's record and his lack of candor while testifying to the U.S. Senate should cause every U.S. Senator to question his fitness to serve as a federal judge.\n\nAs such, we ask that you cancel all votes on Mr. Farr's nomination this week and allow his nomination to expire in the 115th Congress. We appreciate your consideration of this request.\nSincerely,\n\n\n_____________________  _____________________  _____________________\nALMA S. ADAMS, Ph.D.  G. K. BUTTERFIELD DAVID PRICE\nMember of Congress   Member of Congress Member of Congress\n\n\ncc: The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, The Honorable Richard Burr, The Honorable Thom Tillis\n\n\n\t  \n\t\t[1]Gupta, V. (2017, October 16). Oppose the Confirmation of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina [Letter written October 16, 2017 to U.S. Senate]. Retrieved July 30, 2018, from https://civilrights.org/oppose-confirmation-thomas-farr-u-s-district-court-eastern-district-north-carolina/.\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[2]Republicans advance Farr for judge as Democrats say pick shows Trump's racial animus', Charlotte Observer (Jan. 18, 2018) (online at https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article195344959.html).\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[3] The Supreme Court Finds North Carolina's Racial Gerrymandering Unconstitutional, The Atlantic (May, 22, 2017) (online at https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/north-carolina-gerrymandering/527592/).\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[4] Southern Poverty Law Center, From eugenics to voter ID laws: Thomas Farr's connections to the Pioneer Fund (Dec. 2017) (online at https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/12/04/eugenics-voter-id-laws-thomas-farrs-connections-pioneer-fund).\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t[5] The Senate is rushing through Trump's judicial nominees. These embarrassments prove it., The Washington Post (Dec. 17, 2017) (online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-senate-is-rushing-through-trumps-judicial-nominees-these-embarrassments-prove-it/2017/12/17/9123f6a4-e1da-11e7-8679-a9728984779c_story.html?utm_term=.fdd2a6be4ee1).\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[6] Editorial: Farr's nomination makes the wrong statement, WRAL-TV (Mar. 16, 2018) (online at https://www.wral.com/editorial-on-the-merits-farr-s-nomination-falls-short/17420667/).", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-price-issue-statement-on-samuel-oliver-brunos-denied", "Butterfield, Price Issue Statement on Samuel Oliver-Bruno's Denied Petition for Deferred Deportation", "2018-11-26", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DURHAM, N.C.-On Monday, November 26, 2018,Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-01)andCongressman David Price (D-NC-04)released the following statement after receiving notice from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that Samuel Oliver-Bruno's petition for deferred deportation has been denied by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and that ICE intends to immediately move forward with Mr. Oliver-Bruno's deportation to Mexico. Samuel Oliver-Bruno was abruptly arrested by ICE agents on Friday, November 23, after being asked by USCIS to appear in their offices to further his legal petition for deferred deportation. On November 1, 2018, Reps. Butterfield and Price sent aletter to USCISrequesting deferred action from deportation for Mr. Oliver-Bruno and asked officials to use prosecutorial discretion in his case based on humanitarian conditions.\nMr. Oliver-Bruno's case exemplifies the anti-immigrant agenda of the Trump administration. Mr. Oliver-Brunoa decades-long resident of North Carolina with no significant criminal history and a loving family that includes his U.S. citizen sonwas forced into hiding, taking sanctuary in a church to avoid being deported and leaving his sick wife without medical care. He was given strict instructions to appear at a USCIS office to provide fingerprints for his application to defer his deportation, and when he did so, he was abruptly apprehended by ICE and shipped off to a detention facility to await a sham appeal. For one immigration agency under DHS to advise he follow a legal recourse, while another DHS agency plots to apprehend him in the process, is a miscarriage of justice.\n\"Since his arrest, we have continually reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to ascertain the circumstances of his arrest and advocate for his release while his case is adjudicated. We have been largely ignored or delegated to junior staff in this pursuit, all while USCIS was working behind the scenes to deny his appeal, which we received notice of late this evening.\n\"We are calling on Secretary Nielsen tonight to reverse Mr. Oliver-Bruno's order of removal and will call for a full and thorough investigation into the Department's improper efforts to apprehend Mr. Oliver-Bruno.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-and-butterfield-issue-statement-samuel-oliver-brunos-denied", "Reps. Price and Butterfield Issue Statement on Samuel Oliver-Bruno's Denied Petition for Deferred Deportation", "2018-11-26", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DURHAM, N.C. (Nov. 26, 2018) - On Monday, November 26, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) released the following statement after receiving notice from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that Samuel Oliver-Bruno's petition for deferred deportation has been denied by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and that ICE intends to immediately move forward with Mr. Oliver-Bruno's deportation to Mexico. Samuel Oliver-Bruno was abruptly arrested by ICE agents on Friday, November 23, after being asked by USCIS to appear in their offices to further his legal petition for deferred deportation. On November 1, 2018, Reps. Price and Butterfield sent a letter to USCIS requesting deferred action from deportation for Mr. Oliver-Bruno and asked officials to use prosecutorial discretion in his case based on humanitarian conditions.  \n\t\nMr. Oliver-Bruno's case exemplifies the anti-immigrant agenda of the Trump administration. Mr. Oliver-Brunoa decades-long resident of North Carolina with no significant criminal history and a loving family that includes his U.S. citizen sonwas forced into hiding, taking sanctuary in a church to avoid being deported and leaving his sick wife without medical care. He was given strict instructions to appear at a USCIS office to provide fingerprints for his application to defer his deportation, and when he did so, he was abruptly apprehended by ICE and shipped off to a detention facility to await a sham appeal. For one immigration agency under DHS to advise he follow a legal recourse, while another DHS agency plots to apprehend him in the process is a miscarriage of justice.\nSince his arrest, we have continually reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to ascertain the circumstances of his arrest and advocate for his release while his case is adjudicated. We have been largely ignored or delegated to junior staff in this pursuit, all while USCIS was working behind the scenes to deny his appeal, which we received notice of late this evening.\nWe are calling on Secretary Nielsen tonight to reverse Mr. Oliver-Bruno's order of removal and will call for a full and thorough investigation into the Department's improper efforts to apprehend Mr. Oliver-Bruno.\n\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-butterfield-adams-call-senate-leadership-cancel-vote-nc-district", "Reps. Price, Butterfield, Adams Call on Senate Leadership to Cancel Vote on NC District Court Nominee", "2018-11-26", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 26, 2018)  U.S. Representatives David E. Price (NC-04), G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Alma Adams (NC-12), the Democratic members of North Carolina's congressional delegation, today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging the cancellation of all votes on the nomination of Thomas A. Farr for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.\nPresident Trump nominated attorney Thomas Farr on July 13, 2017 to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Farr has a decades-long record of defending voter suppression tactics in North Carolina, including voter intimidation, discriminatory election changes, and racial gerrymandering. In 1992, as the lawyer for former Senator Jesse Helms' re-election campaign, he defended the campaign against U.S. Department of Justice complaints of voter intimidation after the campaign sent post cards to 100,000 black voters saying they were ineligible to vote and may be arrested for voting.\nThe Members have requested the Senate cancel all votes this week on Thomas Farr's nomination and allow his nomination to expire in the 115th Congress.\nThe full text of the letter to Senate Majority Leader McConnell can be viewed here and below.\n***\n\nNovember 26, 2018\n\nThe Honorable Mitch McConnell  \n\tMajority Leader  \n\tUnited States Senate  \n\t317 Russell Senate Office Building  \n\tWashington, DC 20510\n\nDear Majority Leader McConnell\nWe write to respectfully request that you cancel all votes this week on the nomination of Thomas Farr as a District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and allow his nomination to expire in the 115th Congress. Mr. Farr's concerning record of justifying and enhancing voter-suppression tactics, including discriminatory campaign schemes, gerrymandering efforts, and election law changes in North Carolina that have gained national notoriety, signal that Mr. Farr will not be an impartial jurist. Mr. Farr's confirmation will threaten the participation of African-Americans and other vulnerable populations in our political process.\nMr. Farr's nomination has been opposed by numerous civil rights organizations including the NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (Leadership Conference). These groups cite Mr. Farr's troubling history as a consistent opponent to African-American participation in the political process, as well as basic civil rights protections for Americans, as the primary reason for opposing his nomination. In a letter to the U.S. Senate dated October 16, 2017, the Leadership Conference stated that, Mr. Farr has devoted much of his 38-year legal career to restricting voting rights and defending employment discrimination.[1] This sentiment is shared by the Congressional Black Caucus, who believe that Mr. Farr's history as an attorney leaves him unfit to make judgments on the scope of critical legal rights and protections.\nMr. Farr's career has seen numerous attempts to restrict voting rights for African-Americans. As a campaign aide for Senator Jesse Helms's 1990 Senatorial race, Mr. Farr was instrumental in the campaign's effort to send over 100,000 postcards to African-American voters in North Carolina, suggesting they could face criminal penalties if they attempted to vote. While Mr. Farr claimed in his September 2017 Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing that he had no recollection of this event, statements from a former Department of Justice prosecutor, numerous news reports, and even Mr. Farr himself indicate that this is not accurate.[2] In any case, Mr. Farr defended this practice in federal court before signing a consent decree prohibiting the campaign from participating in such tactics. This event was so troubling that when President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Farr to the Eastern District Court in 2006 and again in 2007, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee did not even consider his nomination.\nMr. Farr's hostility to African-American political participation does not end with his time with Senator Helms. Mr. Farr was also responsible for advising the North Carolina General Assembly while it drew federal congressional districts that packed African-American voters into Districts 1 and 12, a move the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed was unconstitutional.[3] Additionally, in 2013, Mr. Farr defended North Carolina's discriminatory voter ID law, which targeted African-American voters with almost surgical precision, according to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.[4]\nMr. Farr's nomination has been opposed by many of our nation's leading editorial boards, for many of the same aforementioned reasons stated in this letter. In an editorial expressing disapproval with other Trump Administration judicial nominees, the Washington Post stated that Mr. Farr's nomination should be call[ed] back to explain discrepancies regarding his knowledge of a voter-suppression effort by then-Sen. Jesse Helms's 1990 campaign.[5] WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina stated that Mr. Farr's nomination represented a plain, in your face, put down of African-Americans.[6]\nThese assessments, as well as those by hundreds of civil rights organizations, illustrate widespread agreement that, at best, Mr. Farr did not oppose attempts to attack voting rights; at worst, he may have fully supported and abetted these attacks. Mr. Farr's record and his lack of candor while testifying to the U.S. Senate should cause every U.S. Senator to question his fitness to serve as a federal judge.\nAs such, we ask that you cancel all votes on Mr. Farr's nomination this week and allow his nomination to expire in the 115th Congress. We appreciate your consideration of this request.\nSincerely,\n\n\n_____________________  _____________________  _____________________\nALMA S. ADAMS, Ph.D.  G. K. BUTTERFIELD DAVID PRICE\nMember of Congress   Member of Congress Member of Congress\n\ncc: The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, The Honorable Richard Burr, The Honorable Thom Tillis\n\n\t  \n\t\t[1]Gupta, V. (2017, October 16). Oppose the Confirmation of Thomas Farr to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina [Letter written October 16, 2017 to U.S. Senate]. Retrieved July 30, 2018, from https://civilrights.org/oppose-confirmation-thomas-farr-u-s-district-court-eastern-district-north-carolina/.\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[2]Republicans advance Farr for judge as Democrats say pick shows Trump's racial animus', Charlotte Observer (Jan. 18, 2018) (online at https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article195344959.html).\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[3] The Supreme Court Finds North Carolina's Racial Gerrymandering Unconstitutional, The Atlantic (May, 22, 2017) (online at https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/north-carolina-gerrymandering/527592/).\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[4] Southern Poverty Law Center, From eugenics to voter ID laws: Thomas Farr's connections to the Pioneer Fund (Dec. 2017) (online at https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/12/04/eugenics-voter-id-laws-thomas-farrs-connections-pioneer-fund).\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t[5] The Senate is rushing through Trump's judicial nominees. These embarrassments prove it., The Washington Post (Dec. 17, 2017) (online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-senate-is-rushing-through-trumps-judicial-nominees-these-embarrassments-prove-it/2017/12/17/9123f6a4-e1da-11e7-8679-a9728984779c_story.html?utm_term=.fdd2a6be4ee1).\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[6] Editorial: Farr's nomination makes the wrong statement, WRAL-TV (Mar. 16, 2018) (online at https://www.wral.com/editorial-on-the-merits-farr-s-nomination-falls-short/17420667/).\n\t\n\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-price-issue-statement-on-durham-ice-arrest", "Butterfield, Price Issue Statement on Durham ICE Arrest", "2018-11-23", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DURHAM, N.C.-On Friday, November 23, 2018,Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) andCongressman David Price (D-NC-04)released the following statement regarding the sudden arrest of Samuel Oliver-Bruno by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials while he was following instructions to visit the local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices to take necessary steps to further his legal petition for deferred deportation. On November 1, 2018, Reps. Butterfield and Pricesent a letter to USCISrequesting deferred action from deportation for Mr. Oliver-Bruno and asked officials to use prosecutorial discretion in his case based on humanitarian conditions.\nWe are extremely alarmed by Samuel Oliver-Bruno's abrupt arrest this morning by ICE agents at the USCIS office in Morrisville, N.C. Mr. Oliver-Bruno has lived in the United States for more than two decades and has spent the last year living in sanctuary in Durham.\nIt appears ICE has acted in concert with officials at USCIS, who instructed Mr. Oliver-Bruno to appear at local USCIS offices to discuss his deferred deportation. He was then apprehended by plainclothes ICE agents upon entering the building. At best, Mr. Oliver-Bruno was presented with a catch-22 dilemma; at worst, he was entrapped. It's clear that while Mr. Oliver-Bruno was attempting to follow the law in pursuit of his legal petition, ICE coordinated with USCIS to target him upon his leaving the City Well United Methodist Church.\nSamuel, his wife Julia, and his 19-year-old son Daniel have been productive and upstanding members of the community for many years, with no serious criminal records and deep ties in the faith community. Julia Perez Pacheco has been diagnosed with Lupus and depends on Samuel, the sole provider for their family, to pay for her medical treatment. Additionally, Daniel Perez depends on his father's financial and emotional support as he pursues a college degree. As we highlighted for USCIS officials earlier this month, Mr. Oliver-Bruno's removal from the U.S. would result in severe hardship for his family, with his wife not being able to receive the medical treatment she needs.\nSamuel's sudden and inappropriate arrest in the middle of the Thanksgiving season reflects the callous and cruel approach we've come to expect from the Trump administration. As Members of Congress representing the Durham community, we will continue to do everything in our power to keep the Oliver-Bruno family together. In a call with us this afternoon, ICE has committed to allow Mr. Oliver-Bruno to remain in the U.S. in detention while his case is adjudicated. While this means he will not be immediately deported, we remain committed to fighting for his release.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-and-butterfield-issue-statement-durham-ice-arrest", "Reps. Price and Butterfield Issue Statement on Durham ICE Arrest", "2018-11-23", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "DURHAM, N.C. (Nov. 23, 2018) - On Friday, November 23, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) released the following statement regarding the sudden arrest of Samuel Oliver-Bruno by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials while he was following instructions to visit the local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices to take the necessary steps to further his legal petition for deferred deportation. On November 1, 2018, Reps. Price and Butterfield sent a letter to USCIS requesting deferred action from deportation for Mr. Oliver-Bruno and asked officials to use prosecutorial discretion in his case based on humanitarian conditions.\nWe are extremely alarmed by Samuel Oliver-Bruno's abrupt arrest this morning by ICE agents at the USCIS office in Morrisville, N.C. Mr. Oliver-Bruno has lived in the United States for more than two decades and has spent the last year living in sanctuary in Durham.\nIt appears ICE has acted in concert with officials at USCIS, who instructed Mr. Oliver-Bruno to appear at local USCIS offices to discuss his deferred deportation. He was then apprehended by plainclothes ICE agents upon entering the building. At best, Mr. Oliver-Bruno was presented with a catch-22 dilemma; at worst, he was entrapped. It's clear that while Mr. Oliver-Bruno was attempting to follow the law in pursuit of his legal petition, ICE coordinated with USCIS to target him upon his leaving the City Well United Methodist Church.\nSamuel, his wife Julia, and his 19-year-old son Daniel have been productive and upstanding members of the community for many years, with no serious criminal records and deep ties in the faith community. Julia Perez Pacheco has been diagnosed with Lupus and depends on Samuel, the sole provider for their family, to pay for her medical treatment. Additionally, Daniel Perez depends on his father's financial and emotional support as he pursues a college degree. As we highlighted for USCIS officials earlier this month, Mr. Oliver-Bruno's removal from the U.S. would result in severe hardship for his family, with his wife not being able to receive the medical treatment she needs.\nSamuel's sudden and inappropriate arrest in the middle of the Thanksgiving season reflects the callous and cruel approach we've come to expect from the Trump administration. As Members of Congress representing the Durham community, we will continue to do everything in our power to keep the Oliver-Bruno family together. In a call with us this afternoon, ICE has committed to allow Mr. Oliver-Bruno to remain in the U.S. in detention while his case is adjudicated. While this means he will not be immediately deported, we remain committed to fighting for his release.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-trump-saudi-arabia-defense", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Trump Saudi Arabia Defense", "2018-11-20", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2018) - On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) released the following statement after the Trump administration issued a release defending Saudi Arabia's denial of the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. On November 16, the Washington Post and other news outlets reported that the CIA concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Mr. Khashoggi's assassination.\n\nOnce again, President Trump has rebuffed our nation's intelligence agencies to the detriment of our nation's values and interests. The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman ordered the assassination of American resident and Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, yet, Trump has taken his denial at face value and even joined the Saudi regime in smearing Mr. Khashoggi's reputation following his death.\nTime and time again, Donald Trump has trusted murderers and autocrats over his own national security officials. His affinity for strongmen and despots has put our national security at risk and diminished our reputation on the world stage. In the case of Saudi Arabia, it is also clear that his judgement is clouded by his personal financial interests and his disdain for a free press.\nGiven the Trump administration's refusal to hold the Saudi regime accountable, Congress must fill the void of leadership in responding swiftly to Mr. Khashoggi's murderincluding reviewing the sales of arms to the Saudi government.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-passing-of-durham-civil-rights-attorney", "Butterfield Statement on the Passing of Durham Civil Rights Attorney William A. Marsh, Jr.", "2018-11-19", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement on the passing on Monday of William A. Billy Marsh, Jr., a renowned civil rights attorney in Durham, North Carolina: \nI am greatly saddened to learn of the passing of my dear friend and role model, Billy Marsh. Billy Marsh was a pioneering leader in our community, using his legal training to champion civil rights here and across the state. He was a key figure in school desegregation cases in Durham County and surrounding areas.\nBilly was a man of high distinction who dedicated his career to fighting for civil rights. He is an inspiration to today's leaders, and I was, and will remain, honored to have shared in friendship with him. I wish to express my deepest condolences to his wife, Bernice, his children, his extended family, and his friends.\nWilliam A. Marsh, Jr. was born and raised in Durham and graduated from North Carolina Central University and North Carolina Central University School of Law. He was the first Black chairman of the Durham County Board of Elections, as well as the first Black chairman of the North Carolina Board of Elections. In 1957, he served as legal counsel to the Royal Ice Cream Seven, Durham civil rights activists who defied a city ordinance denying them service on the white side of a popular local shop. The case took place three years before the more famous Greensboro sit-ins. He was also central to the school desegregation proceedings for Durham's school system. He served as general counsel to the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Mutual Community Savings Bank, and UDI Community Development Corporation. Marsh was also a pioneer in establishing the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, where he served as president in 1975. His civil rights work has been recognized by the North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame, and in 2012, he was inducted into the General Practice Hall of Fame, which honors lawyers who have made significant contributions to the cause of justice.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/seec-member-rep-david-price-tri-caucus-leaders-and-congressional-progressive", "SEEC Member Rep. David Price, Tri-Caucus Leaders, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Lead 114 House Democrats in Letter to Administrator Wheeler Urging Reversal of Clean Power Plan Replacement", "2018-11-15", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  On Thursday, November 15, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu, and the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) led114 House Democrats in a letter to Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging a reversal of the Trump administration's decision to replace the 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP) with the so-called Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. In the letter, the Members underscore the landmark achievements of the CPP in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, combating global climate change, and protecting the health and safety of the American people, while also pointing out the risks posed to vulnerable populations such as children, low-income individuals, and communities of color if the Trump administration succeeds in gutting the rule. The letter is also endorsed by the American Lung Association, the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, GreenLatinos, and Earthjustice.\nThis [ACE] rule will undoubtedly have severe consequences for the health and well-being of the communities we represent, many of whom have long endured profound environmental injustice, the Members wrote. We have grave concerns that ACE significantly weakens the pollution limits established under the CPP and poses severe health threats to the American public.\nThe Members continue, The consequences of this disastrous plan are clear: people will die sooner, get sicker, and bear the heavy costs of climate-related incidents and disasters. We simply cannot afford to go back on the progress we have made as a nation to combat climate change and the promise we made to protect the best interests of our constituents, especially the vulnerable populations that will be hit the hardest  communities of color, children, the elderly, and low-income families. We urge you to maintain the pollution limits established by the CPP and set our country on a clear path to combat climate change, reduce emissions, and preserve the health and safety of the American people.\nThe full text of the letter can be found here and below:\n\n***\nThe Honorable Andrew Wheeler  \n\tActing Administrator  \n\tU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  \n\t1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW  \n\tWashington, DC 20460\n\n\nNovember 15, 2018\n\nDear Acting Administrator Wheeler:\n\nWe write in strong opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently proposed Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which would replace the 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP) with a far weaker rule that poses direct threats to both human health and the environment and undermine U.S. efforts to combat climate change. This rule will undoubtedly have severe consequences for the health and well-being of the communities we represent, many of whom have long endured profound environmental injustice. In contrast, EPA's own assessment demonstrated that the CPP would have saved thousands of lives each year.\nAs you know, the CPP is a landmark rule finalized in 2015 that would set our country on track to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, combat global climate change, and protect the health and safety of the American people. The CPP lays out a commonsense plan that gives states the authority to establish individual proposals for how they intended to achieve specific emission reduction goals. Instead of establishing reduction targets for states, however, ACE opens up the possibility of weaker state standards and will likely result in an increase in overall power plant emissions.\nUnder the CPP, EPA estimated that carbon emissions from the electric power sector  the second highest emitting sector after transportation  would be reduced by 32 percent compared to 2005 levels by 2030. In addition to combatting global temperature increases and addressing the dangerous health and environmental impacts of those increases, the CPP also presents enormous health benefits. Upon full implementation, the plan would have led to air quality improvements in all lower forty-eight states and would prevent up to 90,000 childhood asthma attacks and 4,500 premature deaths each year.\nWe have grave concerns that ACE significantly weakens the pollution limits established under the CPP and poses severe health threats to the American public. The proposal would reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide - precursors to smog  each by only 1 to 2 percent in 2030, compared to 2005 levels. In contrast, the CPP would have cut sulfur dioxide levels by 24 percent and nitrogen oxide by 22 percent, compared to 2005 levels. Finalizing this proposal would result in increased exposure to these dangerous pollutants, causing premature death, lung cancer, aggravated asthma, trouble breathing, heart attacks, and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).\nUnder ACE, your own agency estimates that the rule will result in up to 1,600 more premature deaths and 120,000 more asthma attacks per year by 2030, a stark contrast to the gains that would have been made under the CPP. Moreover, climate change and air pollution disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, low-income individuals, and communities of color, all of whom will continue to bear the brunt of these negative impacts. For example, African Americans' exposure to the particulate matter emitting facilities that the CPP would have regulated is 1.54 times greater than the American population at largeand communities of color demonstrate higher rates of association between asthma and emergency department visits, lost work and school days, and overall poorer health status. The EPA has also previously reported that Asian Americans and Hispanics had the greatest percentage of populations residing in counties where air quality did not meet EPA standards for particulate matter and ozone, compared with other populations.\nThe cost of this misguided replacement plan goes beyond the direct health ramifications from air pollution. Under ACE, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by only 2.6 percent compared to 2005 levelsfar less than the 32 percent reduction under the CPP. This will lead to continued temperature rises that pose enormous dangers across the country, particularly in low-income communities and communities of color, including exposure to the increased spread of vector-borne diseases, heightened incidents of heat-related illnesses, and power outages that can result in dangers within hospitals and people's own homes.\nBy taking an enormous step backwards in our efforts to combat climate change, sea levels will continue to rise, severe weather incidents such as hurricanes will worsen, and extended droughts will lead to increased rates of devastating forest fires and crop failures. Again, these extreme weather events will be felt far more acutely in lower-income, elderly, and minority communities: for example, the black mortality rate from Hurricane Katrina was 1.7 to 4 times higher than that of whites and nearly half of the deaths from Superstorm Sandy were individuals over the age of 65. Studies have also shown that children and the elderly suffer a greater risk of contracting vector-borne diseases, such as those carried by mosquitos and ticks, diseases that are likely to become more prevalent in a warming climate.\nThe consequences of this disastrous plan are clear: people will die sooner, get sicker, and bear the heavy costs of climate-related incidents and disasters. We simply cannot afford to go back on the progress we have made as a nation to combat climate change and the promise we made to protect the best interests of our constituents, especially the vulnerable populations that will be hit the hardest  communities of color, children, the elderly, and low-income families. We urge you to maintain the pollution limits established by the CPP and set our country on a clear path to combat climate change, reduce emissions, and preserve the health and safety of the American people.\n\nSincerely,\n\n\nDAVID E. PRICE\nMember, SEEC\n\nJUDY CHU\nChair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus\n\nA. DONALD MCEACHIN\nCo-Chair, CBC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force\n\nJOAQUIN CASTRO\nFirst Vice-Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus\n\nRAUL M. GRIJALVA\nCo-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus\n\nMARK POCAN\nCo-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus\n\n\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-start-open-enrollment", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on Start of Open Enrollment", "2018-11-01", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC ---Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on the first day of open enrollment for the 2019 Affordable Care Act marketplaces, which runs from November 1 through December 15 for 39 states including North Carolina.\n\nHealth care is a basic human right that every American deserves. However, for the past two years, the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans have attempted to sabotage and undermine the Affordable Care Act. Today, begins the first day of open enrollment for 2019 health insurance coverage through healthcare.gov. In North Carolina, more than 552,000 people have gained quality, affordable health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. With the start of open enrollment, families and individuals can get covered for 2019 from now through December 15th, 2018, said Congresswoman Adams. The Marketplace is a way for people to enroll for health coverage that meets their needs. Last year, eight in ten people in the marketplaces qualified for assistance paying their premiums, with most paying between $50 and $100 per month. This year many can even find a health plan with a monthly premium of $0. The fight for continual affordable healthcare does not stop. In Congress, I'll keep fighting for lower premiums and increased access to care.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-leads-bipartisan-effort-honor-women-entrepreneurs", "Congresswoman Adams leads Bipartisan Effort to Honor Women Entrepreneurs", "2018-10-31", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C.  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Vice Ranking Member of the Small Business Committee, and Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen (AS-At Large), Chairman of the Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Health and Technology, announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution honoring women entrepreneurs and the incredible progress women have made the past 30 years since the passage of H.R. 5050 (Public Law 100-533), the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988.\n\nAdams and Aumua Amata introduced this resolution in recognition of National Women's Small Business Month. There are more than 10 million women-owned small businesses that employ more than 8.4 million people in the United States. Women-owned businesses contribute $1.5 trillion in annual revenue and represent the fastest growing category of small businesses. The resolution is endorsed by the National Women's Business Council (NWBC), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). \n\nWomen entrepreneurs are the backbones of North Carolina's economy. Here at home and across the nation, women and their enterprises create millions of jobs and contribute more than a trillion dollars to our national economy, said Congresswoman Adams. It is the responsibility of every legislator to ensure that women entrepreneurs have the tools and resources they need to continue growing. That is why I introduced this bipartisan effort that gives a voice to women-owned businesses in Congress. \n\nSmall business growth is the life blood of remote and rural communities, such as in my home of American Samoa said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. I'm proud to cosponsor this resolution to recognize the hard work that women entrepreneurs do in strengthening the United States economy. As Chairman of the Health and Technology Subcommittee, I'll continue to work for America's small businesses so that we are always at the forefront of innovation. I want to thank Congresswoman Adams for her leadership on this shared priority. \n\nThe National Women's Business Council and its member organizations, The National Association of Women Business Owners and The Women's Business Enterprise National Council, are thrilled to hear of the introduction of H. Res. 1134 to recognize October as National Women's Small Business Month and commemorate the 30th Anniversary of H.R. 5050, the Women's Business Ownership Act, said The National Women's Business Council and its member organizations. This crucial legislation established the Council and ensured that women across the country could independently obtain business loans. Thirty years following its inception, the Council remains committed, and invigorated, to continuing to serve as the federal government's only independent voice for our nation's 10 million women business owners. \n\n\n\nCo-Sponsors: Ranking Member Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Representatives Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Al Lawson, Jr. (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Stephanie N. Murphy (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At Large), David Scott (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY).\n\nFind the Resolution here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-passing-of-celebrated-news-anchor-ervin", "Butterfield Statement on the Passing of Celebrated News Anchor Ervin Hester", "2018-10-29", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement on the passing of prominent news anchor and Durham native, Ervin Lee Hester, Sr.:\nMy heart is heavy upon learning of the passing of renowned news anchor and my dear friend, Ervin Hester. Regarded as one of the most prominent and pioneering African American journalists in the southeast, Ervin began his career in the 1960's as an announcer for WSRC-AM in Durham. I have fond memories of tuning in to his broadcasts as a young student at North Carolina Central University. He was a trailblazer in media, and in 1996, he became the first African American inducted into the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.\nErvin Hester's voice will be missed, but his legacy will continue to have a lasting impact on how we view news and journalism today. I send my condolences to Ervin's family, friends, colleagues, and all who followed his work. Rest easy, my friend.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-tree-life-shooting", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Tree of Life Shooting", "2018-10-29", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (October 29, 2018) - On Monday, October 29, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) released the following statement on the deadly mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\n\"On Saturday morning, a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, taking the lives of 11 congregants who had gathered on the Sabbath to celebrate an infant's bris ceremony. This unconscionable act of anti-Semitic hatred constituted the deadliest attack on a Jewish community in American history. But for the Tree of Life communityand for members of the Jewish faith across the country and around the worldthe shooting is also embedded in a much larger history, a history of collective persecution that has produced some of the greatest atrocities ever committed by humankind.\nFor generations, the United States of America has been at least a partial refuge from this history: a land where Jews have been free to practice their faith without fear of violence, and where they have been interwovenunevenly, to be sure, but steadily over timewith the cultural, economic, and political fabric of our nation. We must not allow this despicable attack to unravel this fabric, and I have been encouraged by the resounding displays of solidarity, across faith and party lines, that we have witnessed over the past 48 hours.\nYet we must also acknowledge clearly and forcefully that this act of hate did not occur in a vacuum. The Anti-Defamation League has reported a historic rise in anti-Semitic incidents and online harassment over the past year, as neo-Nazis and other hate groups have become increasingly assertive in their actions and rhetoric. Such groups have long existed at the fringes of American society, but they now feel emboldened and empowered by the right-wing websites, commentators, and elected officials who have legitimized and given voice to their hate.\nWhen a member of the U.S. House of Representatives aligns himself with neo-Nazi candidates and parties abroad, he is legitimizing hate. When prominent Republicans employ rhetoric peddled by anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists to attack a Holocaust survivor because he donates to their opponents, they are legitimizing hate. And when the President of the United States condones violence by his supporters and calls the extremists who descended on Charlottesville last year very fine people, he is legitimizing hate.\nAs a nation, we must summon the collective determination not just to condemn the actions of individuals but to confront the hatred and bigotry that give rise to them. At a time of intense partisan rancor and anxiety, we must unite in common purpose rather than stoking anger and division. We must honor those killed in Pittsburgh by rededicating ourselves to values of diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-trump-plans-merge-us-consulate-and", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Trump Plans to Merge U.S. Consulate and Embassy in Jerusalem", "2018-10-29", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (October 26, 2018) - On Friday, October 26, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.), a member of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding news that the Trump administration plans to merge the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalemwhich was established in 1844 and has served as the United States' principal venue for communication with the Palestinian people and leadershipwith the U.S. Embassy in Israel, which was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May.\nBy announcing his intention to merge the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem with the U.S. Embassy, President Trump has further undercut prospects for a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and abandoned all pretense that the United States remains a good-faith arbiter between the two sides.\nThe list of actions taken by this administration to isolate the Palestinians for political gain, at the expense of regional stability and humanitarian needs, is nearly too long to count: abruptly moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem outside the framework of a final-status agreement; gutting bilateral aid to the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, including U.S. contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees; shutting down the PLO mission in Washington; and now, eliminating a diplomatic mission that has been viewed as essential by Republican and Democratic presidents alike.\nFor decades, the U.S. Consulatereporting directly to the State Departmenthas been the United States' eyes, ears, and representative on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza, with the mission of strengthening Palestinian institutions and the conditions for peace and security.Under the leadership of outstanding consuls-general like Philip Wilcox and Ron Schlicher, the Consulate has proved invaluable to me and other members of Congress as we have attempted to directly engage Palestinian leaders and to convey concerns about conditions or incidents in the West Bank to the Israeli government.\nWhile President Trump's decision to consolidate the mission may not be surprising in light of his previous actions, it is yet another nail in the coffin of the two-state solution that should be condemned by anybody who claims to support a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. I urge that this ill-advised decision be reconsidered and reversed.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-passing-of-dr-brenda-armstrong", "Butterfield Statement on the Passing of Dr. Brenda Armstrong", "2018-10-09", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement on the passing of world renowned physician and Duke University School of Medicine professor, Dr. Brenda Estelle Armstrong:\nAmerica has lost a giant. Dr. Brenda Armstrong was my lifelong family friend who lived her younger life in segregated Rocky Mount, North Carolina, attending Booker T. Washington High School. Her service to the medical profession continued a tradition started by her father, Dr. W. T. Armstrong, who was a nationally renowned physician. Her mother, Mrs. Marguerite Armstrong, was a distinguished educator who touched the lives of so many young people. Dr. Brenda Estelle Armstrong will long be loved and remembered by her family, friends, patients, and students. Rest in peace, my dear friend.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-david-price-issues-statement-kavanaugh-confirmation", "Congressman David Price Issues Statement on Kavanaugh Confirmation", "2018-10-09", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. - Today, Congressman David Price (D-NC) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.\nI'm deeply disappointed by the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. From the start, we've known Brett Kavanaugh was an extremely partisan judge, handpicked by ideological interest groups hellbent on undermining voting rights, unions, environmental protection, and reproductive freedom.In addition, Judge Kavanaugh's views on executive authority underscore the urgent need for Congress to protect the special counsel investigation.\nThe examination of Judge Kavanaugh was hampered from the start by the White House's refusal to release highly relevant records from his political service. Senators Leahy and Durbin in particular cited instances where he had been less than truthful. And then came severalcredible claims of sexual misconduct. Asked to respond to these charges,he displayed a remarkable lack of judicial temperament, attacking Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee and alleging political conspiracies against him.\nJudge Kavanaugh's confirmation is a tremendous step backward for an independent judiciary, an impartial confirmation process, and a thorough examination of the background of nominees. Furthermore, President Trump and Senate Republicans have sent a message to would-be sexual aggressors that their misconduct may well go unpunished, and to victims that they may not only be ignored, but actually publicly ridiculed.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-confirmation-of-judge-brett-kavanaugh-to", "Butterfield Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U. S. Supreme Court", "2018-10-06", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DCCongressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01)today released the following statement aftertheSenatevoted toconfirmJudge BrettKavanaughto serve as Associate Justice ontheU.S.Supreme Court:\nThe confirmationof Judge BrettKavanaughto theSupreme Court is thedisturbingculmination of along-timeconservative legal movement and aRepublican majority sohell-bent on advancingtheir agenda that they rammed through a Supreme Court nominee amid disturbing allegations that have yet to be fully addressed or investigatedand serious questions about his judicialtemperament.\nInmoving forward withaconfirmation to alifetime seat onour nation's highest court,there shouldnot beunresolved questionssurrounding a nominee'spast conductor his judicial temperament.Thesexual assaultallegations brought forward by Dr.BlaseyFord and othersagainst JudgeKavanaughand the partisan fury he displayed atlast Thursday's hearingraisevery seriousquestions aboutJudgeKavanaugh'shonesty, temperament, andability to beanimpartialjustice.\nI am extremely disappointed in the Senate's decision to confirm JudgeKavanaugh'sappointment to the Supreme Court.Nowmore than ever, ourcountry needs a Supreme Courtjusticewhowill rise above ideology, protectthe rights of all Americans,and preserveour system of checks and balances by stoppingpresidential abuse ofexecutive power.Unfortunately, nothing inJudgeKavanaugh'srecord or past have shown he will be such a justice.    \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-statement-senate-advancing-kavanaugh-confirmation-final-vote", "Rep. Adams Statement on Senate Advancing Kavanaugh Confirmation to Final Vote", "2018-10-05", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC - Today, Senate Republicans voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to a final vote. Despite credible allegations of sexual assault and an FBI investigative report that failed to interview Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh, and other key witnesses, Senate Republicans have plowed through this process to confirm a flawed candidate to serve on our nation's highest court.\nJudge Kavanaugh's previous judicial positions on civil rights, women, abortion, minority communities, and immigration along with his temperament and partisan statements prove that he will only be a conservative operative with the power to interpret our Constitution and rule on issues with national impact. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to consider the message their votes send to survivors of assault, women, and future generations of Americans and not confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-sponsors-community-career-fair", "Congresswoman Adams Sponsors Community Career Fair", "2018-10-03", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. announced the 12th District Community Career Fair. This event is a collaborative effort between Rep. Adams' District office and over 20 Charlotte-Mecklenburg area businesses that are interested in hiring new employees. The Community Career Fair will take place next Tuesday, October 9th, from 11AM  4PMat Walter G. Byers K-8 School (1415 Hamilton Street Charlotte, NC 28206).\nSign up to attend the Career Fair at https://nc12careerfair.eventbrite.com. For additional information please contact the Congresswoman's district office.\nI'm proud to sponsor this event to continue chipping away at Charlotte's unemployment rate by connecting job seekers with local employers, said Congresswoman Adams. Sometimes finding new employment can be difficult, and that's why I'm actively working to make employment opportunities more accessible to my constituents. I would like to thank all of the local businesses that have partnered with my office to make this event possible. Together, we will improve economic mobility for all families and residents of the 12th District.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-welch-smith-and-over-100-house-democrats-urge-trump", "Reps. Price, Welch, Smith and Over 100 House Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Decision To Slash Critical Aid for Regional Stability in the Middle East", "2018-10-02", "2018", "2018-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  On Friday, September 28, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) were joined by 109 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary Pompeo urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to end vital U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) and to reprogram bilateral foreign aid away from the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.\nRecently, the Trump State Department announced it would reprogram more than $230 million in bilateral assistance, which provides emergency food security, health care, education, and clean water, among other vital life-saving programs, for Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. Additionally, on August 31, 2018, the Trump administration announced it would end longstanding contributions to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA), a UN relief and development agency that provides essential services to more than 5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza and throughout the region.\nThese steps not only threaten the stability of the region; they also undercut the U.S.'s ability to facilitate negotiations that will result in a viable two-state solution to the conflict, the members wrote. While Hamas continues to act in complete disregard for the safety and freedom of the people of Gaza, the administration's steps will aggravate tensions in the region and further erode prospects for a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.\nThe members highlight that bilateral foreign assistance to the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, as well as contributions to UNRWA, were appropriated by Congress on a bipartisan basis, and unilaterally refusing to disburse this funding disregards Congress' constitutionally given power of the purse and the will of the American people, whom Congress was elected to represent.\nThe letter continues, As we reflect on the 25 years since the Oslo Accords, we believe it is imperative that both sides of this conflict resume negotiations. However, the administration's decisions, whether or not intended to pressure Palestinian leadership back to the negotiating table, are counterproductive to facilitating negotiations or pursuing peace, stability, and security.\nThe full text of the letter can be found online here and below:\n***\n\nSeptember 28, 2018\nThe Honorable Mike Pompeo\nSecretary\nU.S. Department of State\n2201 C Street NW\nWashington, DC 20520\n\nDear Secretary Pompeo:\nAs strong supporters of the United States' commitment to the dignity and security of Israelis and Palestinians, we write to urge the administration to reverse its decisions to end vital United States contributions to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) and to reprogram bilateral foreign aid away from the West Bank and Gaza. While Hamas continues to act in complete disregard for the safety and freedom of the people of Gaza, the administration's steps will aggravate tensions in the region and further erode prospects for a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.\nThese steps not only threaten the stability of the region; they also undercut the U.S.'s ability to facilitate negotiations that will result in a viable two-state solution to the conflict. As we reflect on the 25 years since the Oslo Accords, we believe it is imperative that both sides of this conflict resume negotiations. However, the administration's decisions, whether or not intended to pressure Palestinian leadership back to the negotiating table, are counterproductive to facilitating negotiations or pursuing peace, stability, and security.\nAs you know, bilateral foreign assistance to the West Bank and Gaza and UNRWA contributions were appropriated by Congress on a bipartisan basis following extensive deliberation and debate. Unilaterally refusing to disburse this funding disregards Congress' constitutionally given power of the purse and the will of the American people, whom Congress was elected to represent. We, therefore, urge the administration to reverse its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 funding decision and to obligate the FY 2018 aid as intended by Congress.\nBilateral assistance to the West Bank and Gaza improves Palestinians' quality of life and bolsters security in the region, which supports U.S. interests in a negotiated peace agreement. An August 2018 Government Accountability Office (GAO) study found that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is responsible for administrating this assistance, was conducting the necessary vetting to ensure this funding was being spent for its intended purposes. But the administration's decision to reprogram $230.1 million in assistance will cut funding for emergency food security to vulnerable families, including the elderly, the disabled, orphans, and women-headed households; education services; emergency healthcare preparedness; positive youth engagement; and urgent water and sanitation needs, among other vital programs, which undercuts U.S. interests in the region. Further, thousands of jobs will be lost as U.S. implementing partners on the ground will be forced to lay off employees, making a bad situation worse.\nIncluded in the termination of FY 2017 bilateral aid was $25 million for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, which has consistently enjoyed bipartisan support. The East Jerusalem Hospital Network provides critical specialized care and is the backbone of tertiary referral care for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This network of hospitals, including the Lutheran World Federation owned and operated Augusta Victoria Hospital, provides life-saving services such as cancer treatment, pediatric hemodialysis, and bone marrow transplants, as well as vocational training for thousands of students. Without FY 2017 assistance, these hospitals will have to curtail or cut services, leading to the interruption of current treatments, a reduction in future treatments, and a severe disruption to the health care system in the region.\nFurther, the administration most recently announced that it would exclude projects involving Palestinians from receiving any of the funds from the $10 million USAID Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) grants program. CMM programs support people-to-people organizations that serve thousands of Israelis and Palestinians by building resilience against violence and strengthening the human capital for the next generation of leaders, laying the groundwork for a viable peace agreement. Eliminating these funds only serves to undercut the very forces for peace that we should be supporting.\nAdditionally, we are disturbed by the administration's decision to indefinitely withhold contributions to UNRWA, which will lead to disastrous consequences for Palestinians, Israelis, and others in the region. The administration's decision will exacerbate the already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where one million people  half the population  depend on UNRWA for food assistance. We have heard from the humanitarian community that there is no entity with the capacity to replace UNRWA in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, where it operates more than 700 schools for 500,000 children and 142 health clinics that served nine million patients in 2017. According to reports in the Israeli media, top Israeli military and intelligence officials have repeatedly warned that weakening UNRWA risks strengthening Hamas and endangering Israel's security. The administration's decisions also threaten to destabilize countries hosting refugee camps served by UNRWA, including our ally Jordan.\nWe urge you to reverse your decision and obligate appropriated FY 2017 funds intended for UNRWA and bilateral assistance to support Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Furthermore, it is imperative that the FY 2018 funds, for the same purposes, are obligated prior to September 30, 2019. We look forward to your prompt reply.  \n\t\nSincerely,\n\n_____________________ _____________________  _____________________\nDAVID E. PRICE  PETER WELCH  ADAM SMITH\nMember of Congress  Member of Congress  Member of Congress\n\nCC: Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President\n Jason Greenblatt, Assistant to the President\nMark Green, USAID Administrator\nNikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations\nKaren Sasahara, U.S. Consul General\nDavid Friedman, U.S. Ambassador to Israel\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-responds-senate-judiciary-committee-vote-kavanaugh", "Rep. Adams Responds to Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Kavanaugh Confirmation", "2018-09-28", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.(NC-12) responded to the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote to favorably report the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court without a proper investigation of the sexual assault allegations by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Julia Swetnick, and Deborah Ramirez.\nToday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley kept his promise to plow through' a confirmation vote for Brett Kavanaugh without properly investigating multiple allegations of sexual assault, despite yesterday's credible testimony by Dr. Ford. History will remember this moment as Senator Grassley and his fellow committee Republicans have shamed victims of assault while defending Kavanaugh without an investigative report.\nWith today's committee vote in favor of Brett Kavanaugh, I urge Senate Majority Leader McConnell to postpone scheduling a final confirmation vote until a full investigation of all allegations is complete. Anything less is a clear message to all women and survivors of assault that certain elected officials will never believe their stories or fight for them.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressional-survivors-demand-senate-leadership-postpone-kavanaugh-vote", "Congressional Survivors Demand Senate Leadership to Postpone Kavanaugh Vote", "2018-09-27", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Today, Reps. Gwen Moore (WI-04), Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Ann Kuster (NH-02), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Debbie Dingell (MI-12)sent a letter as survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse to President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding that the Senate postpone scheduled confirmation votes for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in light of recent allegations of sexual assault. The members also condemn the remarks made by President Trump, Majority Leader McConnell, and other elected officials smearing and trivializing the experiences of victims of sexual assault and abuse.\nIn part, the letter reads, As victims of domestic and sexual assault, we write to express our deepest concerns regarding your actions and various statements on the serious allegations that have been raised concerning Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his possible elevation to the highest court in the country We further request fair and impartial consideration of Dr. Ford's testimony, proper balancing of her story with Judge Kavanaugh's testimony, and the postponement of any votes on Kavanaugh until all allegations have been properly investigated.\n\nFull text of the letter below andhere.\n###\nDear Mr. President and Majority Leader McConnell,\nAs victims of domestic and sexual assault, we write to express our deepest concerns regarding your actions and various statements on the serious allegations that have been raised concerning Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his possible elevation to the highest court in the country.\nIn light of today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing which will feature testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and to ensure respect for due process, we ask that you give a formal apology to Dr. Ford, as well as Ms. Deborah Ramirez for your disparaging and uninformed remarks.\nAdditionally, we ask that you postpone any votes on Judge Kavanaugh until a formal investigation is made into these troubling allegations, as well as those of Ms. Julie Swetnick, who detailed horrific conduct on the part of Judge Kavanaugh in an affidavit.\nSince Dr. Ford's story has become public, she has been subjected to countless smears, threats, and hostility to her claims. Unfortunately, this behavior is why many victims fail to come forward and it is even more troubling given that, in this case, it has not been reserved to right-wing media personalities or activists; it has come from elected officials as well.\nOn September 24th, after the sexual assault claims of Ms. Ramirez were released to the press, Senator McConnell went to the Senate floor and delivered a speech where he asserted:\nThis shameful, shameful smear campaign has hit a new low Senate Democrats and their allies are trying to destroy [Judge Kavanaugh's] personal and professional life on the basis of decades-old allegations that are unsubstantiated and uncorroborated.\nThese comments undermine the Majority Leader's comments on September 18th that Dr. Ford certainly does deserve a right to be heard and that a hearing where she gives testimony will be handled in a fair manner.Also undermining these remarks are Senator McConnell's interest in accelerating the confirmation process, regardless of the substance of Dr. Ford's testimony. On September 21st, Senator McConnell stated:\nIn the very near future, Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court We're going to plow right through it and do our job.\nUnfortunately, Senator McConnell's comments pale in comparison to the blatant smears and insults that President Trump has levied at Judge Kavanaugh's accusers. On Twitter, the President stated of Dr. Ford:\nI have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!\nAfter Ms. Ramirez came forward with her allegations, President Trump stated:\nThe second accuser has nothing. She thinks maybe it could have been him, maybe not. She admits that she was drunk. She admits time lapses. There were time lapses. This is a person, and this is a series of statements, that's going to take one of the most talented and one of the greatest intellects from a judicial standpoint in our country, going to keep him off the United States Supreme Court?\nIn both of President Trump's comments, there appears to be more respect and consideration given to Judge Kavanaugh's reputation and career, rather than to the welfare of the accusers. In addition to recent death threats that forced her to relocate from her home, Dr. Ford has undergone therapy for her alleged trauma. Additionally, in response to queries as to why she did not come forward earlier, Dr. Ford is reported to have said, Why suffer through the annihilation if it's not going to matter?.\nFurthermore, your positions are all the more troubling given the frequency of sexual misconduct in federal government workplaces. A 1995 study conducted by the Merit Systems Protection Board showed that out of 8,000 federal employees, 44 percent of women and 19 percent of men reported unwanted sexual attention in their respective places of employment.A more recent CQ Roll Call survey of congressional staff in July 2016 revealed that four in 10 women believed sexual harassment is a problem on Capitol Hill, and one in six said they personally had been victims. Of course, as stated previously, those numbers may be low because of workplace power dynamics, which are exacerbated on Capitol Hill. Kristin Alden, the founder of an employment law firm in Washington stated,\nYou're dealing with high-profile people and people are really afraid. The fear factor is tremendous, much stronger than we've found it to be in private sector or executive agencies.\nWith this being the case, it is even more important that all allegations related to Judge Kavanaugh are taken seriously. Congressional staff should feel confident that their bosses do not condone sexual misconduct, and will not shame men and women who are brave enough to come forward. Your comments make it impossible for staff to be confident that this is true.\nIn conclusion, we write to ask you to reconsider making any more remarks disparaging the character of Dr. Ford, Ms. Ramirez, and others who allege sexual misconduct on the part of Judge Kavanaugh without a proper examination of the facts. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on Senator McConnell to apologize for his smear job comments. We join this request and ask for President Trump to do the same. We further request fair and impartial consideration of Dr. Ford's testimony, proper balancing of her story with Judge Kavanaugh's testimony, and the postponement of any votes on Kavanaugh until all allegations have been properly investigated.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-applauds-house-passage-hurricane-florence-disaster-funding", "Rep. Adams Applauds House Passage of Hurricane Florence Disaster Funding", "2018-09-27", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement after the House passed a $1.68 billion disaster relief package in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that includes Community Development Block Grant appropriations for Hurricane Florence disaster recovery. Rep. Adams joined a letter led by Rep. David E. Price (NC-04) with Members of Congress from North and South Carolina requesting an initial of disaster relief appropriation to support immediate recovery efforts.\nI was proud to lead efforts with Members of Congress from the Carolinas to provide Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery assistance for Hurricane Florence relief efforts. This funding will provide immediate assistance for the millions of North Carolinians affected while we await a comprehensive assessment of the scope of damage to North Carolina.\nI have met with the Members of the North Carolina delegation to discuss next steps, and it's clear that additional funding will be required to meet the needs of the communities harmed by this storm. I am fully prepared to continue working with my colleagues to secure the funding needed to support recovery efforts. My prayers are with the families and communities who have lost their loved ones and those who were impacted by this devastating storm.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-responds-dr-ford-and-judge-kavanaugh-senate-hearing", "Rep. Adams Responds to Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh Senate Hearings", "2018-09-27", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.(NC-12) responded toDr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's testimoniesbefore the Senate Judiciary Committee:\nToday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford exhibited true courage and love for country. She shared a credible account of her painful experience with Brett Kavanaugh while the Republicans hid behind a former prosecutor who questioned Dr. Ford like a criminal. Dr. Ford did one of the hardest things a survivor of assault can do, and her bravery and strength is an example for all.\nI was deeply disturbed by Judge Kavanaugh's testimony, temperament, and impartiality which raises concerns about his fitness to serve on the highest court in the land. I urge Senate Republicans to thoroughly investigate all allegations before any confirmation vote takes place.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-district-community-event-us-service-academies", "Congresswoman Adams District Community Event on U.S. Service Academies", "2018-09-26", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. released a statement announcing the One Meck Service Academy Day, an annual event held for students interested in attending one of the nation's five United States Service Academies.\nCongresswoman Adams' district office will host the annual Service Academy Day for students and parents on Saturday, September 29th, 2018, from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences. A representative from each service academy will provide a comprehensive overview and information on how students can secure an appointment to attend one of these prestigious institutions.\nFor over 200 years, the United States Service Academies have provided training and undergraduate education to future commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces, said Congresswoman Adams. I welcome students and families who are interested in attending one of our nation's service academies to attend the One Meck Service Academy Day event. Last year, our district announced a record number of appointments. I hope that this informational session, coupled with the talent of our local youth, will produce even more candidates in the coming year.\nCongresswoman Alma S. Adams nominates high school seniors from the Twelfth District for appointment to the U.S. Military (USMA), Naval (USNA), Air Force (USAFA) and Merchant Marine Academies (USMMA). Candidates applying to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy may seek nomination from any U.S. Representative within the state that he or she resides. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination. For more information on applying, please contact Adam's District Office or visit her website at https://adamsforms.house.gov/forms/serviceacademynomination/.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-david-price-introduces-bill-boost-transparency-elections", "Congressman David Price Introduces Bill To Boost Transparency in Elections", "2018-09-26", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Vice Chair of the House Democracy Reform Task Force, introduced the Spotlight Act to boost accountability and transparency in elections.\nThe bill would reverse the Treasury Department decision that allows politically active non-profit organizations to avoid disclosing certain donor information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill also requires these organizations to disclose the names of major donors to the public, not just the IRS. Spending by these organizations is often called \"dark money\" because these outside groups generally do not have to disclose the sources of their funding and often serve as conduits for extremely wealthy individuals to influence elections.\nRep. Price's measure is a companion bill to legislation introduced by Sen. John Tester (D-MT) and cosponsored by 28 U.S. Senators. Rep. Price's Spotlight Act is cosponsored in the House by Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Katherine Clark (D-MA). This pro-accountability, pro-disclosure legislation is also endorsed by Democracy 21 and Common Cause.\nThe Trump administration's decision to allow politically active organizations to obscure millions in dark campaign money further weakens our already failing campaign finance system, said Congressman Price, Vice Chair of the House Democracy Reform Task Force. At a time when our elections are plagued by unlimited corporate spending, anonymous donors, and illegal foreign meddling, this action provides a mask to special interests and bad actors while diminishing the power of voters.\nWe need more transparency in our elections, said Senator Tester. The Spotlight Act will defend our democracy from dark money, and I'm thankful Rep. Price is helping me fight back by holding political groups accountable and shining more light on our elections.\nAt a time when corporate special interests funded by secretive billionaires always seem to get their way, it is outrageous that the Trump-led Treasury Department would stop requiring donor disclosure information for politically-active non-profits, said Aaron Scherb, director of legislative affairs at the government watchdog Common Cause. We commend Congressman Price for introducing the Spotlight Act to help shine a light on secret money in politics so that all Americans can see who is trying to influence their voice and their vote.\nDemocracy 21 supports the Spotlight Act sponsored by Rep. David Price, said Fred Wertheimer, Founder and President of Democracy 21. By eliminating nonpublic disclosure to the IRS of contributions made to nonprofit organizations, the Treasury Department has opened a massive campaign finance loophole. The Treasury Department action has eliminated any practical way for the government to protect against non-profit advocacy groups being used by foreign governments, foreign companies and foreign individuals to launder tens of millions of dollars in illegal, undisclosed foreign money into our elections. The fact that the Trump Administration would open up this loophole in the face of Russian efforts to intervene in our elections and undermine our democracy is indefensible and irresponsible. Rep Price is a longtime leader in the effort to repair our campaign finance laws. Democracy 21 strongly commends Rep. Price for introducing the Spotlight Act which will close the serious campaign finance loophole opened by the Trump Administration.\nBackground\nIn the wake of the Citizens United decision and related rulings by the Supreme Court, politically active non-profitsespecially 501(c)4 social welfare groups and 501(c)6 trade associationshave flooded federal elections with unaccountable spending over the last three election cycles. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors has increased from less than $5.2 million in 2006 to well over $300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle and more than $174 million in the 2014 midterms. The Brennan Center has found this dark money is concentrated in competitive elections. In 2014, it amounted to more than $1 of every $4 spent on close U.S. Senate elections and $1 of every $6 in such elections in 2016.\nUnfortunately, the Treasury Department in July made this problem even worse by eliminating the longstanding requirement that most tax-exempt organizations (including 501(c)4 and (c)6 groups) report the identities of major donors to the Internal Revenue Service.The rule will make it harder to determine who is trying to influence the voting public.In addition, many tax and campaign finance experts believe this rule change will significantly hamper the ability of the IRS, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies to police the laundering of funds through our political system.It also significantly increases the likelihood that foreign funds will illegally find their way to organizations engaged in political activity.\nThe Spotlight Actwould rescind the Treasury Department's misguided ruling and go one step further by requiring 501(c)4, (c)5 and (c)6 groups to publicly disclose the identities of major donors who contribute $5,000 or more annually.This change would, in effect, require dark money groups to publicly disclose the same donor information that private charitable foundations are currently required to disclose to the public.The legislation also removes the ability for the Treasury Secretary to unilaterally exempt certain tax-exempt groups from donor disclosure obligations.These public disclosure provisions would apply to filings for the 2018 tax year.\nThe full text of the bill can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-announces-house-passage-her-bill-improve-federal-contracting", "Rep. Adams Announces House Passage of Her Bill to Improve Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses, Women, Veterans, and Minorities", "2018-09-25", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business, and Ranking Member Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) released a statement after a slate of Democratic legislation passed today in the House, including Rep. Adams' bill - the Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act (H.R. 6382). This bill provides lawmakers with information on whether category management is reducing the role of small firms, women-owned firms, minority-owned companies and veteran-owned enterprises in federal contracting.\nI authored H.R. 6382, the Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act, as a first-step to address the harmful effects of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) category management model on minorities, women, veterans and other already disadvantaged small business owners in the federal marketplace, said Congresswoman Adams. I applaud the House for passing this bill, which requires the Small Business Administration to report on the amount of small businesses who participate in and benefit from the best in class' designation. Small businesses are the heart of American enterprise, and we must ensure a level playing field for them to compete for federal contracts.\"\nUnfortunately, the current Administration has sought to expand the use of Category Management, which makes it harder for smaller firms to secure federal work, said Rep. Nydia M. Velzquez (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee. Congresswoman Adams has been a stalwart defender of small companies and her bill would gather the data we need to determine the scope of this problem, examine how Category Management harms small businesses and other disadvantaged firms and start moving us away from this anticompetitive practice. I salute Ms. Adams for getting this bill through the House.\nView Congresswoman Adams' remarks on the House Floor here.\nFull text of the bill is available here.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-introduces-bill-increase-federal-funds-minority-serving", "Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Increase Federal Funds for Minority-Serving Institutions", "2018-09-25", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Co-chair of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, introduced legislation to reauthorize and bolster important Title III line-items for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). The Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act would increase mandatory funding levels from a combined $255 million to $300 million for MSIs and extend the appropriation indefinitely. The PROSPER Act, the Republican reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, would have eliminated this funding, leaving many MSIs on a precarious funding cliff. This legislative language was also included in the Aim Higher Act (H.R. 6543), the Democratic reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.\nThis bill was introduced with 32 original cosponsors, including House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03).\nAccording to the American Council on Education, minority-serving institutions enroll over 4.8 million students across the country. These institutions are engines of economic opportunity for diverse students and the communities they serve, said Congresswoman Adams. The Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act permanently reauthorizes funding that allows these institutions to make investments that improve their academic programs, professionally develop their faculty, repair their educational facilities, and place them on a long-term path of fiscal stability. I applaud Ranking Member Scott for including this language in the Aim Higher Act, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this effort to assist institutions that are vital to our higher education system and economy.\n###\nADAMNC_080_xml (002).pdf", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-passing-of-wilson-legend-sallie-baldwin", "Butterfield Statement on the Passing of Wilson Legend Sallie Baldwin Howard", "2018-09-25", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement on the passing of Sallie Baldwin Howard, a longtime educator and community leader and the namesake of the Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts & Education:\nIt is with great sadness that I mark the passing of a luminary. Mrs. Howard lived an extraordinary life of service to her community and contributed greatly to the lives of youth in Wilson and across the country. She was a leader in our community because of her strength and generous spirit. Today, I celebrate her life, not just because of her academic gifts but because of the blessings she bestowed on our community. \nMay God bless the life and memory of an incredibly wonderful human being. Sallie Baldwin Howard now belongs to the ages.\n\n  Rep. G. K. Butterfield pictured with Mrs. Sallie B. Howard at her 100th birthday celebration in March 2016.\n\tPhoto by Carl Copeland for The Wilson Times, 2016.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-disaster-relief-funding-faa", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Disaster Relief Funding in FAA Reauthorization Bill", "2018-09-22", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (September 22, 2018) - On Saturday, September 22, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-N.C.), the sole appropriator from the North Carolina delegation on the House Appropriations Committee,released the following statement on the inclusion of $1.68 billion in disaster relief in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill:\nI'm pleased to work with my colleagues in the North Carolina delegation and with Governor Cooper to secure this disaster relief funding to help North Carolinians begin the work of rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Florence.\nWhile it's clear additional funding will be required to meet the needs of the many communities still reeling from this storm, this funding, once enacted into law, will be a significant down payment that will help millions of residents in North Carolina and elsewhere recover from recent disasters. I will continue working with my colleagues and the Appropriations Committee to secure additional funding to support recovery efforts in our state.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bipartisan-hbcu-caucus-efforts-produce-scholarships-hbcu-stem-students", "Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Efforts Produce Scholarships for HBCU STEM Students", "2018-09-19", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Honorary Host of the National HBCU Braintrust and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Caucus, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) released a statement applauding the HBCU Caucus' efforts to increase workforce diversity - resulting in a nearly quarter-million dollar scholarship presentation to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) at fifteen top engineering HBCUs.\nThe Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus has made significant advances for HBCUs over the past year through a robust advocacy agenda. The Second National HBCU Braintrust brought together powerful Black women corporate diversity executives with women who are leading our nation's HBCUs to discuss solutions and develop best practices for a robust pipeline of diverse talent. said Rep. Adams. These trailblazing women are paving a path for future innovators to gain the tools and skills necessary to meet the growing needs of our nation's changing workforce. The scholarships presented on behalf of the National HBCU Braintrust will make it possible for students at top HBCUs, which produce over forty percent of Black women STEM degree-holders, to continue their academic achievements and pursue careers in an industry that is reshaping our world.\nRobust, well-funded HBCUs are engines of opportunity and vital to our country's success, said Leader Pelosi. It was a privilege to recognize the exceptional young HBCU scholarship recipients and celebrate their outstanding leadership in STEM fields. Congresswoman Adams and the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus have done incredible work to bring together these educational institutions with the business community to build critical investments in tomorrow's leaders and innovators. These strong, effective partnerships are empowering communities of color and ensuring all Americans have the tools to succeed in the 21st Century.\nAdvancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering has been at the forefront of expanding opportunities for minorities in the engineering workforce through strategic partnerships with industry, government, and universities. said Veronica L. Nelson, Executive Director of AMIE. \"Congresswoman Adams continues to be the leading voice on Capitol Hill for building a workforce that reflects all of America while expanding opportunities for HBCUs. I am honored to accept this donation on behalf of AMIE from the National HBCU Braintrust to provide scholarships that will help lessen the financial burden on students pursuing degrees in STEM. AMIE looks forward to our continued partnership with Congresswoman Adams, the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, and corporate partners to reshape, redefine, and diversify America's workforce.\nStudents from the following Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology-accredited institutions will benefit from these scholarships: Alabama A&M University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University and A&M College, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, University of the District of Columbia, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, and Virginia State University.\nThe Second Annual National HBCU Braintrust, held during the 48th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, convened the HBCU, corporate, & policy communities in the Nation's Capital to discuss substantive partnerships and celebrate Black women's contributions to redefining, reshaping, and diversifying America's workforce. Eight companies accepted the HBCU Partnership Challenge during the National HBCU Braintrust. The challenge was issued by the HBCU Caucus one year ago, and encourages partners to make greater investments in HBCUs. Overall, thirteen companies have made this public commitment to increase recruitment and retention efforts at HBCUs.\n\n###\n\nThe Bipartisan HBCU Caucus was founded by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D during the 114th Congress. The Caucus is comprised of 76 members from both chambers and both sides of the aisle.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-celebrates-national-hbcu-week", "Congresswoman Adams Celebrates National HBCU Week", "2018-09-18", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NCToday, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) released the following statement regarding National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week.\nAs a proud two-time graduate of North Carolina A&T University and a retired professor of forty years from Bennett College, I am proud to be a leading voice for HBCUs on Capitol Hill. For nearly 200 years, these institutions have produced top African-American talent with only a fraction of the resources and support of their peer institutions. It is safe to say that I wouldn't be where I am today without the education and support I received while attending an HBCU.\nHBCUs continue to play an integral role in our communities. These institutions contribute over $15 billion annually in economic impact and employ more than 130,000 Americans in communities across the country. In my own district, Johnson C. Smith University is working to solve local food insecurity issues through their Sustainability Village Project. HBCUs have graduated 40 percent of all African-American engineers, 50 percent of all African-American lawyers, 50 percent of all African-American public-school teachers, and 80 percent of all African-American judges.\nNational HBCU Week is a time to celebrate the more than 100 HBCUs nationwide that are a source of high-quality education for hundreds of thousands of students. This week, we continue the discussions of last month's Diversity in Tech Summit and last week's National HBCU Braintrust  how we can collectively develop best practices that strengthen resources and improve outcomes for students. I am proud to serve as the Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, whose 76 Members continue to lead a robust legislative agenda on behalf of our HBCUs.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-hurricane-florence-landfall", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on Hurricane Florence Landfall", "2018-09-14", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC - Hurricane Florence has officially made landfall in North Carolina and is already causing major flooding and devastation along the coast. The storm is projected to release over ten inches of rain in Charlotte, triggering life threatening flood conditions in Mecklenburg. I urge all North Carolinians and residents of the 12th District to remain safe today and throughout the duration of this storm. It is critical that all residents prepare emergency kits, remain inside or visit a shelter, and have an emergency evacuation plan prepared. Today, I joined my colleagues in the North Carolina congressional delegation in a letter urging FEMA to approve Governor Cooper's request for an expedited major disaster declaration for the State of North Carolina so that greater disaster relief resources are deployed to the district. I will be closing my Charlotte district office today at 12PM. I encourage all residents to remain calm and take this storm seriously. My prayers are with you and all who will be impacted by this storm.\nFor updates and resources related to the 12th District, visit the Disaster Relief Resource Pageon Rep. Adams' official website.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bipartisan-hbcu-caucus-achieves-milestone-new-corporate-challenge", "Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Achieves Milestone with New Corporate Challenge Partners", "2018-09-12", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus along with Co-Chair Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) and HBCU Caucus Members Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Rep. Will Hurd (TX-23), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), and Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), introduced Amazon, Regions Bank, Dell, Inc., GM Financial, Nielsen, Pandora, AnitaB.org, and Volvo Group North America as new corporate partners to accept the HBCU Partnership Challenge.Last September, during the first annual HBCU Braintrust, the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus issued the HBCU Partnership Challenge with the goal of identifying 10 corporate partners within the first year. With the addition of these new partners, the Caucus has exceeded this goal. The HBCU Partnership Challenge is an effort to promote corporate engagement with HBCUs and the students they serve.\nOne year ago, the National HBCU Braintrust jumpstarted a historic, year-long campaign to strengthen relationships between HBCUs and major corporations. HBCUs have led the charge to produce some of our nation's greatest African-American talent, despite 200 years of discrimination and inequality, while the tech industry has faced some of the greatest challenges of mankind with fearless innovation and ingenuity. said Founder & Co-Chair Rep. Adams. The HBCU Partnership Challenge continues to be a critical vehicle for developing concrete partnerships between these two revolutionary sectors. I commend the new partnership challenge corporations for their commitment to engagement with HBCUs and look forward to helping them strengthen the pipeline of diverse talent.\nI'm thrilled that these eight companies, including Regions Bank - a great Alabama company, have accepted the HBCU Partnership Challenge. Through this program, we can increase awareness and participation among our nation's HBCUs and their students, said Co-Chair Rep. Byrne. I look forward to working with each of these companies and others to support and promote our HBCUs in Alabama and across the country.\nHBCUs are institutional pillars in our community. They are vital engines to cultivating talent and developing tomorrow's coders, suppliers, civic leaders and CEOs. Amazon is incredibly proud to accept the HBCU Partnership Challenge, said Latasha Gillespie, Amazon's Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion Organization. We look forward to working together to build a better, more inclusive tech industry. We are grateful to Congresswoman Alma Adams and the Bi-partisan Congressional HBCU Caucus for continuing to be a champion for our HBCUs.\nHistorically Black Colleges and Universities contribute greatly to both the communities they call home and the students they serve, said Leroy Abrahams, Head of Community Affairs for Regions Bank. Regions is proud to partner with such well-respected institutions in our communities to engage students through financial education, mentoring, career exploration programs, and more. By working together, we can have a positive impact on our next generation of leaders and we are proud to take the HBCU pledge.\nToday's announcement is a big victory for our HBCUs, our students, and the future of our nation's workforce! HBCUs provide an invaluable pipeline of diverse talent, giving our students the training they need to compete in a global economy, said Rep. Terri Sewell. I am especially proud to see Birmingham's own Regions Bank among the eight new companies committing to the HBCU Partnership Challenge. This announcement reflects a commitment in the public and private sectors to strengthening our HBCUs and giving our students the opportunities and resources, they need for success.\nIt's more important than ever before to have diverse perspectives helping to shape our collective future. Diverse minds unlock innovation and create value to the world we live in, said Brian Reaves, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Dell. Dell has a number of initiatives to help address the historical underrepresentation of top diverse talent. We are proudto take the HBCU Challenge and welcome the opportunity to bring more HBCU talent into Dell and the broader tech industry.\nIf the U.S. wants to maintain its leadership in the technology, we've got to level the playing field and improve our talent pipeline with a more diverse and qualified workforce, said Rep. Will Hurd. I believe that private-public partnerships will provide the most effective tool for diversifying the tech industry and I'm thrilled that Texas' own Dell and GM Financial have accepted the HBCU Partnership Challenge to do just that. I look forward to strengthening these partnerships and commend both companies for their leadership engaging with HBCU students who will drive them into the next decade.\nAlongside our parent company, General Motors, GM Financial is committed to being an industry leader in diversity and inclusion in the workplace, said Shunda Robinson, Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion at GM Financial. Through the HBCU Partnership Challenge, we will continue to build upon our efforts to fill our recruiting pipeline with diverse talent, which we believe will not only positively impact our business results, but sustain a culture where our team members can truly belong, discover and thrive.\nGeorgia is home to 10 fantastic HBCUs that play an important role in educating America's future leaders, said Senator David Perdue. It's an honor to work with my colleagues on the Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus to address the unique challenges our HBCUs face, and I'm delighted eight new companies, including Pandora Music in Atlanta, are joining our partnership to highlight the accomplishments of HBCUs across the country.\nNielsen is looking forward to participating in the HBCU Partnership Challenge,\"said AngelaTalton, Chief Diversity Officer at Nielsen. \"It's one of many ways we're continuously expanding our relationships with HBCUs as a source for early career talent.These schools boast some of the best and brightest STEM talent in the world, and we succeed when these diverse students see Nielsen as an attractive option as they take this important step in their careers.\nTaking this challenge is the natural next step for Pandora as we work towards achieving our overall diversity and inclusion goals. Our continued partnerships with HBCUs will play an integral role in helping us build a talented and diverse workforce  especially in our main hubs, including Oakland and Atlanta, said Adelmise Warner, Pandora's Head of Diversity and Inclusion. We are thrilled to be working with Congresswoman Adams and the bipartisan HBCU Caucus to forge meaningful partnerships that will connect us with tech and music talent emerging from our nation's HBCU's.\nAs a two-time graduate of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it gives me an extreme sense of pride to see eight new companies recognize the value of HBCUs, and I am excited about the opportunities that can arise from the Caucus Partnership Challenge, said Rep. Johnson, who is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Pandora is in good company by joining with others who see the value of expanding opportunities for students who attend HBCUs. \nAnitaB.org is honored to join the HBCU Partnership Challenge and support the continued excellence of HBCU education, with a focus on women pursuing technical degrees, said Stephanie Rodriguez, PhD, Vice President of Policy & Engagement at AnitaB.org. As our organization works toward equal representation of women in tech, we know strong partnerships with the institutions that have a legacy of training technologists of color is critical.\n\"I applaud the companies joining the HBCU Partnership Challenge. Across the nation, HBCUs are leading the way in preparing African American students for success in the tech industry, said Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Co-chair of the TECH2020 initiative. I'm excited to see leading tech companies engage with these outstanding colleges to build a diverse pipeline of engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs in the technology industry. This announcement shows that more and more companies understand tech diversity is not only the right thing to do  it's a smart investment too.\nThe Second Annual National HBCU Braintrust, held during the 48th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, will convene the HBCU, corporate, & policy communities in the nation's Capital to discuss substantive partnerships and celebrate Black women's contributions to redefining, reshaping, and diversifying America's workforce.\n\nThe HBCU Partnership Challenge encourages partners to make greater investments in HBCUs. Following the issuance of the Challenge, the Caucus conducted a survey to learn more about current HBCU engagement with corporate America. After the conclusion of the survey, the Caucus worked together with industry to establish best practices for the recruitment and retention of diverse talent.\n\nIn August, the Caucus convened the landmark Diversity in Tech Summit on the campus of the largest STEM degree-producing HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, that brought together more than 40 major tech companies with over 30 HBCUs and Members of Congress. The summit facilitated engaging discussions between senior corporate officers and HBCU presidents to develop strategies that create partnerships between corporations and these historic institutions.\n\n###\n\nThe Bipartisan HBCU Caucus was founded by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D during the 114th Congress. The Caucus is comprised of 74 members from both chambers and both sides of the aisle.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-hurricane-florence", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on Hurricane Florence", "2018-09-11", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams released the following statement on Hurricane Florence as North Carolina braces for impact:\nAs Hurricane Florence approaches our shores, I urge all North Carolinians and residents of the 12th District to take the appropriate steps to prepare and be safe. Florence is projected to be one of the most powerful hurricanes to impact North Carolina in recent history. We cannot afford to take this storm lightly, which is why I will be cancelling my work in Washington this week to stay in the 12th District and ensure that our residents receive the federal and state resources they need. I encourage all citizens to develop an emergency exit plan, stock up on water and food, check and refill medications, secure your belongings, and pay close attention to local, state, and national disaster updates. \nFor updates on Hurricane Florence from Rep. Adams, visit the Disaster Relief Resource Page on my official website.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-hurricane-florence-0", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on Hurricane Florence", "2018-09-11", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams released the following statement on Hurricane Florence as North Carolina braces for impact:\nAs Hurricane Florence approaches our shores, I urge all North Carolinians and residents of the 12th District to take the appropriate steps to prepare and be safe. Florence is projected to be one of the most powerful hurricanes to impact North Carolina in recent history. We cannot afford to take this storm lightly, which is why I will be cancelling my work in Washington this week to stay in the 12th District and ensure that our residents receive the federal and state resources they need. I encourage all citizens to develop an emergency exit plan, stock up on water and food, check and refill medications, secure your belongings, and pay close attention to local, state, and national disaster updates.\nFor updates on Hurricane Florence from Rep. Adams, visit the Disaster Relief Resource Page on my official website.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-hurricane-florence", "Butterfield Statement on Hurricane Florence", "2018-09-11", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement ahead of Hurricane Florence's landfall:\nWe face an imminent threat from Hurricane Florence. North Carolinians need to get ready for this storm now and take steps to protect their families and property. State and federal resources are being positioned to properly prepare for the effects of the storm. I am suspending my work in Washington, D.C. to be in my Congressional district and assist my constituents.\nYesterday, Congressman Butterfield was joined by North Carolina's entire Congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Trump requesting the approval of Governor Roy Cooper's Emergency Declaration in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. This will help speed federal aid for North Carolina. \nOur office has compiled hurricane preparedness information for constituents of the First District of North Carolina which can be found online here. \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/stay-alert-hurricane-florence", "Stay Alert: Hurricane Florence", "2018-09-11", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Hurricane Florence is rapidly intensifying and projected to cause catastrophic damage in North Carolina and along the East Coast. North Carolinians should take all necessary precautions and monitor emergency alerts diligently and frequently. Governor Cooper has declared a State of Emergency and called on residents to take steps now to prepare for the impact of the storm.\n\tAlthough it is unclear how severely the hurricane will impact the 4th district, residents should be prepared for strong tropical storm-level winds and heavy rainfall that could result in flooding, road closures, and widespread power outages.\n\tI encourage all 4thdistrict residents to stay tuned to local forecasts and follow instructions from local emergency officials. It is important that you develop an emergency plan for yourself and your family members, including your pets. Unfortunately, North Carolinians have become too familiar with storms of this magnitude, but we know that taking proper measures to prepare for the storm can mitigate its long-term effects. Please stay safe and stay prepared.\n\tFor the latest weather alerts and emergency management updates, the following resources will help monitor the storm, provide latest weather alerts, and preparedness information.\n\tFEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)(includes information about emergency shelter locations and capacity)\n\tReadyNC\n\t3D Interactive Floodzone Map\n\tFEMA Emergency Supply List Emergency Shelters\n\tImportant contact information is available below if you are in need of emergency assistance.\n\t For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911.\n\t\tFor a toll-free hotline to speak with a trained specialist, call 211.They canprovide you information on shelters, evacuation routes, storm clean-up, volunteer needs, and locating food and water. The service is available 24/7.\n\t\tFor road closures, call 511.\n\t\tFor Coast Guard search and rescue, call1-757-398-6700.\n\t\tFor additional shelter locations, visit redcross.org or call 888-892-1162.\n\t\tFor volunteer opportunities, visit nvoad.org.\n\t If you have trouble contacting emergency officials, my staff can be reached at (202)-225-1784.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-hurricane-florence", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Hurricane Florence", "2018-09-10", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "RALEIGH, N.C. (September 10, 2018)  On Monday, September 10, Congressman David Price issued the following statement on Hurricane Florence, a rapidly intensifying Category 4 storm likely to make landfall along the U.S. East Coast, including North Carolina.\nHurricane Florence is rapidly intensifying and projected to cause catastrophic damage in North Carolina and along the East Coast. North Carolinians should take all necessary precautions and monitor emergency alerts diligently and frequently. Governor Cooper has declared a State of Emergency and called on residents to take steps now to prepare for the impact of the storm.\nUnfortunately, North Carolinians have become too familiar with storms of this magnitude, but we know that taking proper measures to prepare for the storm can mitigate its long-term effects. Please stay safe and stay prepared.\n\n***\nPlease review the information below from North Carolina Governor's office:\nThroughout the weekend, state officials are readying for potential impacts from a major hurricane.\n North Carolina remains under aState of Emergency,declared by Gov. Cooper Friday. The governor alsotemporarily waived certain restrictions for trucks and heavy vehicles to help farmers harvest and move crops and livestock ahead of the storm and help utilities and other equipment be ready to respond if needed.\n\tNorth Carolina Emergency Management experts are working today to determine where to place resources ahead of the storm. The State Emergency Operations Center plans to activate Monday at 1:00 PM, and NCEM is coordinating with the counties, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and key partners in the State Emergency Response Team which includes all state agencies plus utility representatives, private sector partners and volunteer agencies active during disasters. State EM Director Mike Sprayberry yesterday spoke with FEMA Administrator Brock Long about preparations for the storm, and NCEM is in frequent contact with the National Hurricane Center forecasters.\n\tNC Department of Transportation employees are readying hurricane response equipment, such as bulldozers, motor graders and chainsaws, to ensure it is in good working order and topping off fuel sites. Employees also are contacting local contractors and equipment providers to make sure resources are available to assist if needed.\n\tNC Department of Health and Human Services experts are reaching out to all 100 county Social Services offices to make sure they have reviewed their emergency preparedness plans, developed staffing schedules, and pulled together supplies in the event shelters are needed. DHHS is also working with American Red Cross, NC Baptists on Mission and other groups to make sure sheltering and feeding needs can be met, and public health experts will be reaching out to at-risk North Carolinians with critical health challenges to help them prepare for the storm.\n\tNorth Carolina's state parks, historic sites, museums and aquariums are monitoring Florence's potentialtrack and performing necessary storm preparations, including securing the grounds, confirminggenerators are operable, fueling vehicles, and ensuring sufficientsupplies are on hand to carefor aquarium animals.State parks rangers and staff are on standby to lend support where needed for storm response.\n\tNC Department of Environmental Quality is mobilizing to support the State Emergency Operations Center with experts that can rapidly respond to any air and water quality concerns.\n State public safety officials emphasized North Carolina's readiness for the storm.\nThe State Emergency Response Team, which includes Emergency Management, the State Highway Patrol and the NC National Guard, is closely monitoring the storm and stands ready to deploy, Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks said. Our highly trained and experienced team has already been evaluating its resources and preparing to assist the public as needed.\nWe are getting updates from the National Hurricane Center and FEMA as well as our other partners and drawing on everyone's experience to plan and prepare to respond to any need, state Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry stated. We are also staying in close contact withcounty and SERT partners to ensure all resource requests are met. We ask the public to stay tuned to your local forecast and listen to your local emergency officials. Make sure you have a plan for yourself and your family members, to include your pets.\nNorth Carolina's experience with inland hurricane damage such as river flooding and power outages during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 shows that hurricanes damage can go beyond coastal impacts, Cooper said.\nExperience has shown us that storms and heavy wind and rain can affect the entire state, so we must all be alert and ready, he said.\nTips for Emergency Plans and Supplies Kit:\n Be sure your emergency supply kits have enough bottled water and non-perishable food to sustain each family member for three to seven days. Include a weather radio, flashlight, extra batteries, toiletries, change of clothes, blankets or sleeping bag, rain gear and appropriate footwear. Also include cell phone charger, prescription medicines, copies of important documents, such as birth certificates and insurance policies.\n\tKnow your evacuation route, and find out where friends and loved ones will be and how to get in touch with them.\n\tPlan for your pets. Gather supplies for your pets and put them in an easily-accessible container.\n\tPrepare your home. Clean out gutters and clear property of debris that could damage buildings in strong winds.\n\tStay tuned to local news for the latest advisories from the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center (NHC), as well as state and local emergency management officials.\n Download theReady NC appor follow NC Emergency Management on Facebook and Twitter for weather updates and to learn how you can prepare for the storm.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-challenges-dojice-subpoenas-north-carolina-voter", "Congresswoman Adams Challenges DOJ/ICE Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Data", "2018-09-07", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12)released the following statement in response to a reportof subpoenas issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina to the North Carolina State Board of Elections requesting all voting records for the 44 counties of the Eastern District from January 1, 2010 to August 30, 2018 and August 30, 2013 to August 30, 2018, respectively.\nIt's not surprising that this subpoena would come only days following a federal court ruling striking down North Carolina's gerrymandered districts, and 60 days before a national election. This is clearly a coordinated effort by the Trump Administration to intimidate and disenfranchise voters from exercising their fundamental right during one of the most historic election cycles in our nation's history.\nPresident Trump's assault on voting rights began before he took the oath of office. Along the campaign trail, he spewed misinformation and false claims of voter fraud. Within his first six months in office, he established the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity as a vehicle to advance this fake voter fraud' rhetoric. Now, he's turned his priorities to outright voter suppression and intimidation.\nTo the North Carolinians with legitimate concerns about how far this administrationwill go to suppress your rights, I urge you to show up to the polls to remind them of the true power of democracy. I plan to join my colleagues in Congress to fight this immoral effort to pervert the democratic process. Secretary Nielsen, Attorney General Sessions, and President Trump should instead investigate the real threats facing our country, particularly foreign actors who wage cyber warfare to support this administration'sagenda.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-among-leading-democrats-calling-for-investigation-into-trump", "Butterfield Among Leading Democrats Calling for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information", "2018-09-07", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  In a letter today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) is joined by top Democrats in voicing strong concerns about the scope of recent Trump Administration subpoenas demanding millions of North Carolina voter records and called for an investigation into the legality and political motivation behind this unprecedented request for private voter information.\nThe letter, from North Carolina Representatives G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), David E. Price (D-NC),and Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), asks the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to promptly undertake an investigation to determine the legal implications of and rationale for these subpoenas.\nThese subpoenas are overly broad, request private voter information, and appear to target voters of color, the members write. Accordingly, we respectfully request that you undertake an investigation to examine the circumstances by which these subpoenas were issued, the scope of the subpoenas, and the seemingly political motivations behind them.\nThe members note that President Trump has continually repeated false claims regarding widespread voter fraud in the 2016 election, leading to the creation of his Advisory Commission on Election Integrity that was disbanded in January after being the subject of endless controversy and litigation. Despite this, President Trump subsequently charged the Department of Homeland Security to continue investigating the myth of widespread voter fraud. This document request by ICE appears to pick up where the Commission left off and seeks to use allegations of widespread voter fraud to justify voter suppression and intimation practices.\nThe letter concludes: Given what we know about the scope of the subpoenas, and the counties that were targeted, we strongly suspect that this is part of the Trump administration's dangerous and anti-democratic strategy of voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box.\nSpecifically, the members request the Inspectors General begin an investigation that considers the following questions:\n \nWhat motivated the request for these documents?\n\tHow was this particular set of records chosen for the subpoena?\n\tWas there any consideration of whether the request was overly broad?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process or any other constitutional provision?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate North Carolina law?\n\tWhy was the deadline initially set for September 25, 2018, less than two months before an election?\n\tWhy was the deadline moved to after the November election?\n\tDoes this action have any precedent? Is DHS planning to make similar requests in other states?\n\tIs DHS following President Trump's directive to investigate widespread voter fraud?\n\tAre these subpoenas related to the DHS' work following the President's directive to investigate widespread voter fraud?\n\tIs ICE planning to use voter data to initiate deportation proceedings?\n\tDid DOJ and DHS follow all relevant laws and guidance, including the U.S. Attorneys' Manual, in issuing the subpoenas, and was there a less intrusive method that the agencies rejected?\n\tWas there a reasonable evidential basis for the scope of the subpoenas?\n\tIf the agencies obtain the requested records, do they have appropriate plans to limit the use of these records to the state purpose of the grand jury subpoenas and ensure their secure storage?\n \n\nThe full text of the letter can be found online here.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-price-joins-leading-democrats-call-investigation-trump-administration", "Rep. Price Joins Leading Democrats To Call for Investigation into Trump Administration Subpoenas of North Carolina Voter Information", "2018-09-07", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC In aletter today, top Democrats voiced strong concerns about the scope of recent Trump Administration subpoenas demanding millions of North Carolina voter records and called for an investigation into the legality and political motivation behind this unprecedented request for private voter information.\nThe letter, from Committee on House Administration Ranking MemberRobert A. Brady (D-Pa.),Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking MemberElijah E. Cummings (D-Md.),Homeland Security Committee Ranking MemberBennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.),Judiciary Committee Ranking MemberJerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.),and North Carolina RepresentativesDavid E. Price (D-N.C.), G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)andAlma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-N.C),asks the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency to promptly undertake an investigation to determine the legal implications of and rationale for these subpoenas.\nThese subpoenas are overly broad, request private voter information, and appear to target voters of color, the members write. Accordingly, we respectfully request that you undertake an investigation to examine the circumstances by which these subpoenas were issued, the scope of the subpoenas, and the seemingly political motivations behind them.\nThe members note that President Trump has continually repeated false claims regarding widespread voter fraud in the 2016 election, leading to the creation of his Advisory Commission on Election Integrity that was disbanded in January after being the subject of endless controversy and litigation. Despite this, President Trump subsequently charged the Department of Homeland Security to continue investigating the myth of widespread voter fraud. This document request by ICE appears to pick up where the Commission left off and seeks to use allegations of widespread voter fraud to justify voter suppression and intimation practices.\nThe letter concludes: Given what we know about the scope of the subpoenas, and the counties that were targeted, we strongly suspect that this is part of the Trump administration's dangerous and anti-democratic strategy of voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box.\nSpecifically, the members request the Inspectors General begin an investigation that considers the following questions:\n What motivated the request for these documents?\n\tHow was this particular set of records chosen for the subpoena?\n\tWas there any consideration of whether the request was overly broad?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process or any other constitutional provision?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate North Carolina law?\n\tWhy was the deadline initially set for September 25, 2018, less than two months before an election?\n\tWhy was the deadline moved to after the November election?\n\tDoes this action have any precedent? Is DHS planning to make similar requests in other states?\n\tIs DHS following President Trump's directive to investigate widespread voter fraud?\n\tAre these subpoenas related to the DHS' work following the President's directive to investigate widespread voter fraud?\n\tIs ICE planning to use voter data to initiate deportation proceedings?\n\tDid DOJ and DHS follow all relevant laws and guidance, including the U.S. Attorneys' Manual, in issuing the subpoenas, and was there a less intrusive method that the agencies rejected?\n\tWas there a reasonable evidential basis for the scope of the subpoenas?\n\tIf the agencies obtain the requested records, do they have appropriate plans to limit the use of these records to the state purpose of the grand jury subpoenas and ensure their secure storage?\n \nThe full text of the letter can be found online here and below:\n\n\n\nSeptember 7, 2018\n\n\nMichael E. Horowitz John V. Kelly\nDepartment of Justice Department of Homeland Security\nOffice of the Inspector General Office of the Inspector General\n950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 4706 245 Murray Lane SW\nWashington, D.C. 20528-0305 Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 \n\nDear Inspector General Horowitz and Deputy Inspector General Kelly:\nWe write to express our grave concerns about the scope of recent Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas issued for voting records and sensitive private information in the Eastern District of North Carolina.\nThese subpoenas request an estimated 15 million documents concerning North Carolina voters, including voter registration applications, absentee ballot requests, and admission or denial of non-citizen return forms.[1] More than two million of these documents are ballots that could be traced back to the individuals who cast them.[2]\nThese subpoenas are overly broad, request private voter information, and appear to target voters of color.Accordingly, we respectfully request that you undertake an investigation to examine the circumstances by which these subpoenas were issued, the scope of the subpoenas, and the seemingly political motivations behind them.\nPresident Trump has continually repeated false claims regarding widespread voter fraud in the 2016 election, and subsequently created a so-called Advisory Commission on Election Integrity that sought to obtain millions of pieces of private voter information. The Commission was disbanded in January after endless controversy and litigation, but President Trump then charged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to continue to investigate the myth of widespread voter fraud.[3] This new North Carolina document request by ICE appears to pick up where the Commission left off and seeks to use allegations of widespread voter fraud to justify voter suppression and intimidation practices.\nIt is no surprise that the subpoenas target North Carolina's voter rolls, as the state has a history of voter suppression. In 2016, a federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voter identification law, finding that the law target[ed] African-Americans with almost surgical precision in order to lower turnout among African-Americans.[4] Despite this decisive ruling, Republicans in North Carolina are continuing to push a constitutional amendment that would require photo identification at the polls.[5]\nAt a time when DOJ should be investigating voter suppression, it appears that the Department is instead supporting it. In the subpoenas issued here, there is again an obvious targeting of minority voters. The 44 counties that received subpoenas account for approximately 46% of the state's registered black voters, 39% of the state's registered Hispanic voters, and 36% of the state's registered white voters.[6] This appears to be an effort designed to disproportionately target minority voters and depress voter turnout. At a minimum, this apparent disproportionate targeting of minority voters may raise potential equal protection and due process concerns.\nThe subpoenas may have additional legal implications. Under the National Voter Registration Act, each state must ensure that the identity of the voter registration agency through which any particular voter is registered is not disclosed to the public.[7] Presumably, the massive data set requested by DOJ would reveal the agency where a voter was registered. Moreover, the request for absentee ballots, which are potentially traceable to the specific voter who cast the ballot, is a violation of every voter's right to cast a secret ballot.\nThough DOJ has delayed the production deadline until after the November election, the subpoenas still raise many questions about their legality and true motivations. We write to request that you begin an investigation that considers the following questions:\n What motivated the request for these documents?\n\tHow was this particular set of records chosen for the subpoena?\n\tWas there any consideration of whether the request was overly broad?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process or any other constitutional provision?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate the National Voter Registration Act of 1993?\n\tDo the subpoenas violate North Carolina law?\n\tWhy was the deadline initially set for September 25, 2018, less than two months before an election?\n\tWhy was the deadline moved to after the November election?\n\tDoes this action have any precedent? Is DHS planning to make similar requests in other states?\n\tIs DHS following President Trump's directive to investigate widespread voter fraud?\n\tAre these subpoenas related to the DHS' work following the President's directive to investigate widespread voter fraud?\n\tIs ICE planning to use voter data to initiate deportation proceedings?\n\tDid DOJ and DHS follow all relevant laws and guidance, including the U.S. Attorneys' Manual, in issuing the subpoenas, and was there a less intrusive method that the agencies rejected?\n\tWas there a reasonable evidential basis for the scope of the subpoenas?\n\tIf the agencies obtain the requested records, do they have appropriate plans to limit the use of these records to the stated purpose of the grand jury subpoenas and ensure their secure storage?\n Given what we know about the scope of the subpoenas, and the counties that were targeted, we are concerned that this could be part of the Trump Administration's dangerous and anti-democratic strategy of voter suppression and intimidation to limit equal access to the ballot box.\nWe hope that you will promptly launch an investigation to determine the legal implications of and rationale for these subpoenas.\nThank you for your consideration.\nSincerely,\n\n\n\n\n____________________________ ____________________________\nRobert A. Brady Elijah Cummings\nRanking Member Ranking Member\nCommittee on House Administration Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n\n____________________________ ____________________________\nBennie Thompson Jerrold Nadler\nRanking Member Ranking Member\nCommittee on Homeland Security Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n\n____________________________ ____________________________\nDavid E. Price G. K. Butterfield\nMember of Congress Member of Congress\n\n\n\n____________________________\nAlma S. Adams, Ph.D.\nMember of Congress\n\n# # #\n\n\n\n\t  \n\t\t[1]Travis Fain,Federal Subpoenas Demand Tsunami' of NC Voter Records,WRAL.com (Sept. 6, 2018) https://www.wral.com/federal-subpoenas-demand-tsunami-of-nc-voter-records/17821061/\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[3]Michael Tackett and Michael Wines, Trump Disbands Commission on Voter Fraud, The New York Times (Jan. 3, 2018) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-commission.html\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[4]Michael Wines and Alan Blinder,Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Requirement, The New York Times (Jul. 29, 2016) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/us/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-north-carolina-voter-id-provision.html\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[5]Dave Hendrickson,Here's a Look at North Carolina's Proposed Constitutional Amendments, WRAL.com (Aug. 29, 2018) https://www.wral.com/here-s-a-look-at-north-carolina-s-proposed-constitutional-amendments/17715772/\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[6]North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. (2018).Voter Registration Statistics. [Data file]. Retrieved from https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegStat/Results/?date=08%2F25%2F2018.\n\t\n\t\n\t\t[7]52 U.S.C.  20507(a)(6)", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-price-statement-on-dojice-subpoenas", "Butterfield, Price Statement on DOJ/ICE Subpoenas", "2018-09-06", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) and Congressman David Price (D-NC-04) today issued the following joint statement in response to news that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued subpoenas to the North Carolina State Board of Elections and the 44 counties of the Eastern District to obtain voting records from January 1, 2010 to August 30, 2018 and August 30, 2013 to August 30, 2018, respectively:\nThis alarming and unprecedented request from President Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 60 days prior to an election is appalling. In these subpoenas, ICE has failed to demonstrate its legal authority to request voting records and to reveal the rationale for the production of this information. This massive request of voter data seems clearly designed to disenfranchise and intimidate voters and to disrupt the administration of an impending election with major state and national implications. \nAt a time when the integrity and security of our elections is at risk of attacks from hostile foreign actors, our local election administrators should not be wasting their scarce resources compiling over 20 million voter records in search of fraud that does not exist.\nWe demand ICE and the Department of Justice rescind their subpoena request immediately. We will request the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the legality and motivations for this action. In addition, we will also request the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives to investigate the legality and motivations for this action.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-and-butterfield-issue-joint-statement-dojice-subpoenas", "Reps. Price and Butterfield Issue Joint Statement on DOJ/ICE Subpoenas", "2018-09-06", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 6, 2018)  On Thursday, September 6, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) issued a joint statement following news that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued subpoenas to the North Carolina State Board of Elections and the 44 counties of the Eastern District to obtain voting records from January 1, 2010 to August 30, 2018 and August 30, 2013 to August 30, 2018, respectively:\nThis alarming and unprecedented request from President Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 60 days prior to an election is appalling. In these subpoenas, ICE has failed to demonstrate its legal authority to request voting records and to reveal the rationale for the production of this information. This massive request of voter data seems clearly designed to disenfranchise and intimidate voters and to disrupt the administration of an impending election with major state and national implications. \nAt a time when the integrity and security of our elections is at risk of attacks from hostile foreign actors, our local election administrators should not be wasting their scarce resources compiling over 20 million voter records in search of fraud that does not exist.\nWe demand ICE and the Department of Justice rescind their subpoena request immediately. We will request the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the legality and motivations for this action.In addition, we will also request the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives to investigate the legality and motivations for this action.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/reps-price-matsui-sens-coons-cassidy-introduce-resolution-recognize-911", "Reps. Price, Matsui & Sens. Coons, Cassidy Introduce Resolution to Recognize 9/11 as a National Day of Service", "2018-09-06", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, September 6, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a resolution recognizing September 11 as a national day of service and encouraging the American public to engage in a charitable service of their choosing on or around 9/11.\nIn 2009, Congress established September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in tribute to the 9/11 victims, first responders, recovery workers, volunteers, and members of the U.S. military who rose in service in defense of our nation. This year, as co-chairs of the National Congressional Service Caucus, Sens. Coons and Cassidy and Reps. Matsui and Price call on their colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives to reaffirm that commitment and honor the heroes who rose to service in response to attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.\nEvery year, millions of Americans gather in reflection to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the tragedy of September 11,said Representative David Price. This solemn commemoration also serves as an opportunity to join our neighbors in charitable service to improve our communities and help those in need. I'm proud to join my colleagues in introducing this important resolution to affirm this national day of service and remembrance into law.\nOur nation will forever remember the tragic events of 9/11. In the weeks and months that followed, courageous first responders and volunteers selflessly gave their time and talents in patriotic service that helped heal our nation, said Representative Matsui. Our country is strongest when we reach out to on another, when we are united, and I hope this resolution reminds us of that.\nSeventeen years ago, our country experienced an unthinkable tragedy that claimed the lives ofnearly 3,000 people, including11 Delawareans, said Senator Coons.I am proud to join my colleagues in honoring their memoryby establishing a national day of service. As a nation, we are always strongest when we work together, supportour neighbors, and stand as one.\nIn the wake of the destruction and death inflicted upon our country 17 years ago, countless Americans rushed to help each other without a thought to their political, religious, or physical differences, said Dr. Cassidy. That spirit of treating others as you would want to be treated, of loving your neighbor as yourself, of serving your fellow man, is something we must strive to encourage and keep alive.\nThe text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-introduces-bill-address-maternal-mortality-racial", "Congresswoman Adams Introduces Bill to Address Maternal Mortality Racial Disparities", "2018-09-05", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), along with original cosponsor Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), introduced the Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies (CARE) Act, a bill to reduce the racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity. The maternal mortality rate in the United States has increased over the past 25 years, in comparison to many other nations. For African American women, maternal mortality eclipses white women at rates three to four times as high. A version of this bill was introduced by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) last week.\nOur nation's current health system is failing Black mothers and their children. The maternal mortality epidemic in the African American community has reached crisis levels and continues to deprive communities of mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and leaders, said Congresswoman Adams. As long as mothers of color continue to suffer from disproportionate rates of mortality and morbidity compared to their white counterparts, the Maternal CARE Act will help save lives. Women of color continue to suffer from implicit bias, a lack of adequate health care services, and disparate access to culturally competent maternal health education. This bill will provide guidance for Black women in maternal health and work to ensure that all women have access to high quality care.\nMaternal mortality is a women's health issue. As with all health disparities, women of color, especially black women are most impacted. Our country is the only developed nation in the world where the rates of women dying during childbirth are rising. American women are five times more likely to die during childbirth than British women and we rank last amongst our global peers in maternal health and mortality, said Rep. Clarke.\nThe Maternal CARE Act:\n Creates two new grant programs focused on reducing racial health disparities in maternal health:\n\t\tImplicit Bias Training Grants: Addresses implicit biasbias in judgement or behavior resulting from implicit attitudes and stereotypesby establishing competitive grants directed to medical schools, nursing schools, and other health professionals training programs to support implicit bias training. Priority is given for training in obstetrics and gynecology.\n\t\t\tPregnancy Medical Home Demonstration Project: Establishes a demonstration project to assist up to 10 states with implementing and sustaining pregnancy medical home (PMH) programs to incentivize maternal health care providers to deliver integrated health care services to pregnant women and new mothers and reduce adverse maternal health outcomes, maternal deaths, and racial health disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity.\n\t\t\n\tDirects the National Academy of Medicine to study and make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical skills testing for U.S. medical schools.\n Earlier this year, Rep. Adams and Sen. Harris introduced a resolution designating April 11-17, 2018 as Black Maternal Health Week to recognize the maternal mortality rate among Black women as a public health crisis.\nBlack women are three to four times more likely to die or experience severe morbidity than their white counterparts. Hundreds of women are dying and it's time for Congress to do something about it, said Rep. Clarke. I applaud the leadership of Senator Harris and Congresswoman Adams for introducing the bicameral, Maternal CARE Act, which will create new grant programs focused on reducing racial health disparities in maternal health.\nNo politician should tout pro-life' if they are not actively engaged in efforts to ensure that all mothers and babies survive their pregnancy, regardless of race and background. Anything less would be nothing short of hypocrisy, Rep Adams continued. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the Maternal CARE Act and the fight to end this epidemic that is stealing the lives of women and their children.\nFull text of the bill is available here (link).\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-passing-american-hero-senator-john-mccain", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on the Passing of American Hero, Senator John McCain", "2018-08-25", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain (R-AZ):\nSenator John Sidney McCain, III was a true statesman, said Congresswoman Adams. His love and devotion to our country and for his family is admired by all. I have always respected his decency, integrity,and love for humanity.We are forever grateful for his sacrifice and stalwart leadership, both on the battlefield and in elected office. My prayers are with his wife Cindy and the entire McCain family. We stand with you in mourning the loss of an American hero.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-presents-one-meck-community-recognition-award-intech", "Congresswoman Adams Presents One Meck Community Recognition Award to InTech Camp for Girls Founder & CEO, Khalia Braswell", "2018-08-20", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) presented Khalia Braswell with theOne Meck Community Recognition Award. This award is presented to constituents who have exhibited exemplary character and service to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the 12th Congressional District. Khalia Braswell is the Founder & CEO of INTech Camp for Girls, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inform and inspire girls to innovate in the technology industry:\nI'm proud to present this award to an outstanding member of our community and native Charlottean whose journey in technology began here in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Ms. Khalia Braswell has led a successful career in the tech sector as a former engineer for Apple and continues to give back to her own community through her organization - INTech Camp for Girls. Since its founding, INTech has shared the power of innovation and technology with over 500 minority girls in North and South Carolina through coding classes, mini-trainings, and a special summer camp on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University, said Congresswoman Adams. Ms. Braswell's heart for innovation, diversity, and inclusion has catapulted her organization's efforts into the national spotlight as our nation grapples with the lack of diverse talent in the tech sector. She is a gleaming example of the best that Charlotte has to offer, and I am honored to recognize her service and commitment to creating more seats at the table for young women in tech.\nAs a native Charlottean, it is an honor to be recognized by Congresswoman Adams, who has been a pioneer for STEM for years, said Khalia Braswell. I look forward to the support as INTech continues to get more girls exposed to technology in North Carolina.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-statement-passing-aretha-franklin-long-live-queen", "Congresswoman Adams Statement on the Passing of Aretha Franklin: Long Live the Queen", "2018-08-16", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. made the following statement on the death of musical icon and legend, Aretha Franklin:\nI am deeply saddened by the passing of an American musical icon, international entertainment legend, and the Queen of Soul'- Aretha Franklin. I vividly remember hearing her powerful voice over the airwaves during a time when our nation was extremely divided; however, her music was able to crossover and bring people from different backgrounds together. From the iconic Songs of Faith to her final production and 42nd album, A Brand New Me, her musical genius has stood the test of time and her accomplishments are unmatched.\nI have always valued the longevity of an artist's creations. Through art, we can lookback through history to learn about the great societies, civilizations, and people who have shaped humanity. I know that when the history books reflect on this period, Aretha Franklin's music and impact will be listed among the few names of those whose work has transcended race, gender, class, orientation, and nationality. Her voice and influence will continue to shape artistry for years to come  long live the Queen.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-celebrates-efforts-secure-over-600000-emergency-food", "Congresswoman Adams Secures Over $600,000 for Emergency Food and Shelter Programs in Mecklenburg Count", "2018-08-15", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  A coordinated effort between United Way of Central Carolinas (UWCC) and local nonprofits, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., and political leaders has resulted in $628,068 of Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funding for Mecklenburg County. The funding comes after the disappointing news in May that Mecklenburg County no longer met the established thresholds. The loss of EFSP funding would have deprived local organizations that provide food and shelter for Mecklenburg County's most vulnerable residents. Those organizations, including the Men's Shelter of Charlotte, joined together to begin advocating to elected officials. The county had been awarded EFSP funding from FEMA for 21 years, including $527,365 last year. After advocating at the state level, Mecklenburg County received $135,975 from state set-aside EFSP funds.Rep. Adams then contacted FEMA in June challenging the criteria used to determine the allocation of EFSP funding. As a result of Congresswoman Adams' meeting with FEMA, the organizations were made aware of their ability to apply for a portion of unused/unclaimed EFSP funds. United Way applied for unclaimed funds at the federal level and was awarded $492,093. This makes for a total of $628,068 in EFSP funding for Mecklenburg County this year, a 25% increase over last year.\nMecklenburg is a rapidly growing region experiencing an affordable housing crisis, a shifting job market and a growing opportunity gap among residents, said Congresswoman Adams. For the past 21 years, charitable organizations in Mecklenburg have received FEMA's EFSP funding to help provide services to community members struggling to make ends meet. I directed my office to coordinate an emergency meeting with FEMA on behalf of the nine local groups impacted by FEMA's decision to deny ESFP funding. I am proud that the unclaimed funds request submitted for Mecklenburg County was approved for $492,093 to help these organizations continue their critical advocacy efforts that provide necessary support to Mecklenburg residents.\nWhen we come together as one, we are truly advocating for our neighbors most in need, said Laura Clark, Chief Impact Officer for United Way. While we are all working to address our community's economic mobility challenges, advocating for and providing a safety net for those that face unexpected life challenges is of upmost importance.\nWhile Mecklenburg County's economy thrives, we see those left facing the very real struggle of sharply rising rents with stagnant wages at the front doors of our agencies, said Liz Clasen-Kelly, Executive Director of Men's Shelter of Charlotte. We combined our voices, to make sure our elected officials were aware of our community's reality of poverty and they listened.\n###\nBackground: UWCC will receive the EFSP funding and distribute it to local agencies. A local EFSP board will determine how the funds are distributed. Eligible organizations must be a private, voluntary non-profit or unit of government, be eligible to receive federal funds, have an accounting system, practice nondiscrimination, demonstrate the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. Qualifying organizations wishing to apply should contact Janelle Martin at 704-371-6336 or jmartin@uwcentralcarolinas.org to request an application.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-announces-bipartisan-hbcu-caucus-inaugural-diversity", "Congresswoman Adams Announces Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Inaugural Diversity in Tech Summit with NC Governor Cooper", "2018-08-08", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Greensboro, N.C.  Today, the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, led by Founder & Co-Chair Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., announced the Inaugural Diversity in Tech Summit. More than 35 major tech companies and 25 HBCUs will attend the summit on the campus of the nation's leading STEM-degree producing HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.\nI am proud to host the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus'sInaugural Diversity in Tech Summit -alandmark convening of over 150 leaders from government, tech and HBCUs. said Congresswoman Adams. The summit is the culmination of more than a year ofCaucus advocacy efforts with key industry leaders, HBCUs, and policymakers.\nDiversity in the tech workforce will strengthen our economy and our state, said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. We can recruit more jobs and develop better solutions when we make diversity a priority.\nBuilding a more inclusive economy and a more diverse tech sector will require both the humility to listen well, and the audacity to aspire to transform existing approaches. That is why today ITI, along with many of its member companies, are gathering in Greensboro to strategize how we build a more diverse workforce, said Dean Garfield, President & CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council. We thank the HBCU Caucus, as well as the HBCUs in attendance, for convening this honest, robust conversation aimed at making real gains.\nSoftware.orgis honored to be part of this important event, said Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director ofSoftware.org: the BSA Foundation. Software is changing our lives in so many ways, and it's important that the US software workforce reflect the full diversity of the US population and that the opportunities for software jobs should be available to everyone. Thank you, Congresswoman Adams, for your thoughtful leadership on this issue.\nInternet Association thanks Congresswoman Alma Adams and the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus for their leadership in building better partnerships between the internet industry and HBCUs to improve the pipeline of diverse candidates who can participate in the internet industry, said Sean Perryman, Director of Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Counselfor the Internet Association. The industry recognizes the importance of having a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the internet community and society at large and is committed to ensuring HBCU students and graduates are equipped for the 21st century workforce.\nDespite 200 years of discrimination and inequality, HBCUs still have led the charge to produce some of our nation's greatest African-American talent. HBCUs are more than their historic wins of the past. Today, these institutions produce27 percent of all African-American STEM graduates and 40 percent of all African-American engineers, Rep. Adams continued. The 38 major tech companies participating in the robust dialogues during this summit have indicated, through their presence, a willingness to expand their current strategies for the recruitment and retention of diverse talent. I applaud their interest in empowering diverse communitiesandlook forward to using this event to craft sustainable partnerships that will make our 21st Century workforce stronger.\n###\nThe Bipartisan HBCU Caucus is comprised of 76 members from both chambers and both sides of the aisle. Please find the Partnership Challenge criteria attached here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-connolly-urge-president-trump-promote-engagement-between-israelis-and", "Price-Connolly Urge President Trump to Promote Engagement Between Israelis and Palestinians", "2018-08-08", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, Monday, August 6, 2018, Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) sent a letter to President Trump expressing concern that the administration's recent actions could harm the prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. In their letter, Connolly and Price reiterated longstanding, bipartisan support for a two-state solution to the conflict and urged the Administration to facilitate meaningful engagement between both parties. \nWe are deeply concerned that your administration's recent actions not only exacerbate tensions in the region, but undermine the United States' critical and historic role as an honest broker, wrote Price and Connolly. The United States must encourage the Israelis and Palestinians toward meaningful engagement, and we urge the administration to facilitate such engagement. Efforts to impose a peace plan without active participation by both parties could harm the prospects for peace for yet another generation.\nIn March 2017, Price and Connolly sent abipartisan lettersigned by 191 members of Congress urging the President to clearly reaffirm the United States' longstanding, bipartisan commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. In that letter,the members wroteleadership from the United States is crucial at this juncture. We must ensure that a comprehensive agreement between the two parties is not imposed and oppose unilateral actions by either of the two parties that would push the prospects for peace further out of reach.\nThe full letter follows.\n\nAugust 6, 2018\n\nDear Mr. President,\nIn anticipation of your Administration's expected Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, we write to reiterate longstanding bipartisan support for a two-state solution and urge the Administration to promote meaningful engagement between the Israelis and the Palestinians.\nAs we wrote in our March 2017 letter signed by 191 members of Congress, leadership from the United States is crucial at this juncture. We must ensure that a comprehensive agreement between the two parties is not imposed and oppose unilateral actions by either of the two parties that would push the prospects for peace further out of reach. Members of Congress, on a bipartisan basis, havecontinuously expressed that any durable, peaceful resolution to the conflict will only come through direct, bilateral negotiations between the two parties and that the imposition of a one-sided solution to final status issues will undermine the strength and viability of any peace plan.\nWe are deeply concerned that your Administration's recent actions not only exacerbate tensions in the region, but undermine the United States' critical and historic role as an honest broker. The United States must encourage the Israelis and Palestinians toward meaningful engagement, and we urge the Administration to facilitate such engagement. Efforts to impose a peace plan without active participation by both parties could harm the prospects for peace for yet another generation.\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sap-se-becomes-fourth-entity-accept-bipartisan-hbcu-caucus-partnership", "SAP SE Becomes Fourth Entity to Accept Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge", "2018-08-02", "2018", "2018-08", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.Today, one week before the Inaugural HBCU Diversity In Tech Summit, the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12) along with caucus Member Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) announced that SAP is the fourth corporation to accept the HBCU Partnership Challenge.The previously announced Challenge and survey are an effort to promote equal support for HBCUs and the students they serve.\nLast September, during the first annual HBCU Braintrust, the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus issued the HBCU Partnership Challenge. The Challenge encourages participating organizations to make greater investments in HBCUs. Following the issuance of the Challenge, the Caucus conducted a survey to learn more about current HBCU engagement with corporate America. After the conclusion of the survey, the Caucus will work with industry to establish best practices to continue diversifying our workforce.\nSince 2015, the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus has worked to address the inequities facing HBCUs. We've made progress, but we cannot do it alone,said Congresswoman Adams. Leveling the playing field for our schools and our students requires a collective approach. We must ensure that HBCUs have access to the same federal resources and private sector opportunities as their peer institutions. As the world's third largest independent software manufacturer, SAP has accepted the HBCU Partnership Challenge after developing key partnerships with institutions like Delaware State University. I look forward to their participation during the Inaugural HBCU Diversity in Tech Summit while igniting the power of partnerships between government, industry, and HBCU leaders to close the diversity gap.\nAccording to a recent Forbes report, 95% of the tech workforce is white, and it is clear we need to do more to create opportunities for students of all backgrounds. I applaud SAP SE for stepping up and meeting the HBCU Partnership Challenge head on by committing to a more inclusive tech industry. SAP SE recognizes the talent produced by Delaware State University and HBCUs across the country, and this official partnership will yield favorable results for all involved, said Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester. As a member of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, I am excited to see SAP SE and the HBCU Partnership Challenge change the culture of the tech industry, while fostering some of the best and brightest minds in the field.\nDistribution of talent and intellect does not discriminate based on gender, race/ethnicity or other physical attributes. Similarly, it is incumbent upon corporations to capitalize on that talent by building inclusive workplaces devoid of bias of all types, said Margot Goodson, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, SAP North America. Participating in this HBCU Challenge, in conjunction with other diversity and inclusion initiatives, will help SAP to bridge the talent gap facing the technology sector and drive us towards our greater goal for a more inclusive culture, greater innovation and productivity, and even stronger financial results.\nOn August 8th & 9th, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. will convene the HBCU, tech, & policy communities for the Inaugural HBCU Diversity in Tech Summit on the campus of the largest STEM degree-granting HBCU in the country  North Carolina Agricultural & Technological State University. This summit will be an intimate opportunity for major corporations and Historically Black Colleges and Universities to engage in discussions that will forge new partnerships and address workforce diversity challenges facing the tech industry.\nAttending on behalf of SAP will be Kevin Richards, Vice President and Head of U.S. Government Relations, and Danny Allen, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, SAP Labs.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-presents-one-meck-community-recognition-award-cultivated-mindset", "Adams Presents the One Meck Community Recognition Award to A Cultivated Mindset Executive Director, Patrick Hill", "2018-07-30", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, NC  Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) presented Patrick Hill with the One Meck Community Recognition Award. This award is presented to constituents who have exhibited exemplary character and service to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the 12th Congressional District. Patrick Hill, the Executive Director of A Cultivated Mindset, was recognized for his work in providing members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community with training and assistance to create and market their own businesses, as well as for being a finalist for this year's Black Enterprise Small Business Techpreneur of the Year Award.\nI'm proud to present this award to an outstanding member of our community, said Congresswoman Adams. Mr. Hill and A Cultivated Mindset have not only helped grow small businesses here in our community, but have worked with many companies across the country. I also want to congratulate Mr. Hill on being named as a finalist in the Black Enterprise Small Business Techpreneur' of the Year award.\nOn behalf of A Cultivated Mindset, I am honoredand humbled to receivethe One Meck Community Award, said Patrick Hill. I know that we all have a responsibility to design a better future and that starts by making a real difference in how wework, and live in the community. I have always been a firmbeliever inreal problem-solving. Our allegiance will always be to the solution, not a specific technology and I would like to personally thank Congresswoman Adams' for recognizing the efforts of A Cultivated Mindsetand givingus a platformto make a continued difference.\nA Cultivated Mindset (ACM) was started in 2011 by Mr. Patrick Hill as a website and app design business. Mr. Hill created an app for his grandmother, who was battling Alzheimer's. The app allowed her to exercise her brain and maintain her mental health through exercises. Since then, ACM has worked with over 50 businesses across the country, and has started training sessions in Charlotte that educate students on how to develop skills that will allow them to come up with business solutions using innovative technology. \n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-bipartisan-chipacc-act-provides-better-medicaid-coverage-to-children", "New Bipartisan ChiPACC Act Provides Better Medicaid Coverage to Children in Need", "2018-07-27", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Yesterday, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, along with Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Mike Kelly (R-PA), introduced the Children's Program of All-Inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act.\nThe ChiPACC Act, H.R. 6560, is a bipartisan bill giving a full range of medical services to families with children who have life-limiting illnesses and who qualify for Medicaid, which currently has gaps in such coverage. The bill would let states create comprehensive care programs for these children. \nFamilies with children facing life-limiting illnesses need all the support they can get, and they should be empowered to seek out that support, the bill's sponsors said in a joint statement. We owe it to these kids and their loved ones to help ensure more compassionate care in their most trying times.\nGaps in Medicaid coverage of hospice and palliative services have deprived many beneficiaries of the care they need because the program does not cover some of children's unique medical needs. \nUnder this bill, the family of every child who qualifies for Medicaid will receive a specialized care plan covering a range of services  palliative, counseling, respite, expressive therapy, and bereavement  providing them and their families greater comfort and peace of mind. \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-passing-phail-wynn", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Passing of Phail Wynn", "2018-07-26", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Durham, N.C. (July 25, 2018)  On Wednesday, July 25,2018,Congressman David Price (D-NC)issued the following statement on the passing of longtime Durham educator, Phail Wynn Jr.\n\"Lisa and I are shocked and saddened by Phail Wynn's sudden death. I first knew and worked with him during his transformative presidency of Durham Tech. Phail's subsequent decade as Duke's Vice President for Durham and Regional Affairs greatly strengthened the university's relationship with the city and measurably contributed to Durham's progress in neighborhood revitalization, public education, affordable housing, and much more. Phail was a generous and hopeful man, a gifted leader who inspired others to aim high and work cooperatively. Durham and North Carolina owe him a great deal, and we will miss his encouraging and guiding hand.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-passing-former-unc-system-president-spangler", "Congresswoman Adams on the Passing of Former UNC System President Spangler", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement today on the passing of former UNC President C.D. Spangler:\nNorth Carolina has lost a pioneer for education and philanthropy. A native of Charlotte, President Spangler began his educational advocacy work on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and went on to serve as Chairman of the North Carolina Board of Education. While serving as President of the UNC system, he was a tireless advocate for college affordability and maintaining low tuition for students. His contributions to education and throughout our state will be remembered for generations to come.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-adams-supports-democrats-debt-free-college-plan", "Congresswoman Adams Supports Democrats Debt-Free College Plan", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement today in support of the Aim Higher Act - a comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act that reflects Democrats' vision for an accessible, affordable higher education system.\nAs a college professor for more than 40 years, I have watched too many students discontinue their academic studies because of mounting student loan debt and the inability to finance their education. Our nation's student loan debt now exceeds $1.5 trillion, second only to mortgage debt, said Congresswoman Adams. As a Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, I am proud to support the Aim Higher Act as an effective solution to our nation's growing student debt crisis by providing students with the opportunity to pursue a debt-free college degree.\nUnlike the Republican alternative, the PROSPER Act, this bill will ensure that institutions such as the now-defunct Charlotte School of Law can no longer prey on students. Additionally, Aim Higher will provide immediate relief for struggling students and families by increasing federal student aid, and incentivizing state investments in the UNC system, Rep. Adams continued. As Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, the first African American doctoral graduate of Harvard University once said, Of all the civil rights for which the world has struggled and fought for 5,000 years, the right to learn is undoubtedly the most fundamental.' The Aim Higher Act will ensure that all students seeking to continue their education at an institution of higher learning have the right to do so without debilitating debt standing in their way.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-statement-on-the-passing-of-phail-wynn", "Butterfield Statement on the Passing of Phail Wynn", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC  Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today issued the following statement on the passing of former vice president of Duke University, Phail Wynn:\nI was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Phail Wynn. Leader, mentor, advocate, and friend are a few words that come to mind to describe what Phail meant to me. Durham, and the entire state of North Carolina, havelost a giant. My sincere condolences go to his beloved wife Peggy and the entire Wynn family. \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/after-visiting-southern-border-rep-price-offers-three-amendments-roll-back", "After Visiting Southern Border, Rep. Price Offers Three Amendments to Roll Back Anti-Immigrant Trump Agenda", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2018)  On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) proposed three amendments to the FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that would dramatically roll back the Trump administration's misguided and immoral immigration agenda. Last weekend, Rep. Price traveled to Texas to conduct an oversight visit of the southern borderincluding a tour of an immigration processing facility in Laredo and an immigration detention facility for children in San Antonio. Previously, on July 11, the Appropriations Committee passed an amendment by Rep. Price to increase oversight and transparency of the status of families separated by President Trump's zero-tolerance policy.\nLast weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to our nation's southern border to conduct oversight of President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda, and meet personally with immigrants whose lives are affected by it, said Congressman Price. I'm pleased the Appropriations Committee recently passed my amendment to track families separated by the President's zero-tolerance policy and hold him accountable for reuniting families. The amendments I offer today would take significant steps to reverse many of the most egregious immigration policies enacted by this administration.\nThe amendments' accompanying text, descriptions, and remarks are below.\n AMENDMENT 1 TEXT: The first amendment offered by Rep. Price will prevent any funds to be used to implement Attorney General Jeff Sessions' guidance that victims of gang violence and domestic violence will no longer qualify for asylum in the United States.\n  AMENDMENT 2 TEXT: The second amendment will prevent any funds to be used to carry out the Department of Homeland Security's February 17' guidance, which severely diminishes the ability of immigration officials to utilize common-sense discretion when enforcing immigration laws.\n  AMENDMENT 3 TEXT: The third amendment, offered with Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), will prevent the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from hundreds of thousands of immigrants from countries like El Salvador and Honduras, where the living conditions have clearly not improved.\n \nREMARKS AS PREPARED\nPrice Amendment #1 Remarks:\n Thank you, Mr. Chairman.\n\tMy amendment addresses the Trump administration's narrowing of the basis for asylum claims. The urgent need for the amendment was underscored for me by a visit last Friday to the Laredo Sector Centralized Processing Unit to see what happens to immigrants after they encounter CBP.\n  I met with a 36-year-old man from El Salvador who was fleeing direct and deadly threats of violence from a gang. Facing certain death and potentially endangering the lives of his parents, he left home and embarked on the nearly 1,500-mile journey to join his sister legally residing in the United States.\n  Unfortunately, due to a recent unilateral action by Attorney General Sessions, fear of gang violence and domestic violence no longer qualify as eligible claims of asylum. The Attorney General took it upon himself to overturn a 2014 precedent that had finally clarified years of uncertainty surrounding domestic violence.\n  This guidance resulted in a USCIS policy memorandum stating in general, claims based on membership in a particular social group defined by the members' vulnerability to harm of domestic violence or gang violence will not establish the basis for asylum, refugee status, or a credible or reasonable fear of persecution.\n  This policy change will lead to higher denial rates by USCIS officers who administer initial credible fear screenings, meaning some immigrants experiencing gang and domestic violence will be removed before even given the chance to pursue an asylum claim.\n  The memo then seemingly goes beyond the long-held asylum standard of whether or not a foreign government is unable or unwilling to control the private actor. It says that the immigrant must now prove that their government condoned the private actions or at least demonstrated a complete helplessness.\n  Finally, the memo states that an immigrant's illegal crossing of our border can count against his or her ability to receive a favorable asylum decision, which runs afoul of INA guarantees.\n  It's almost as if Attorney General Sessions made this decision in a vacuum.\n  There is a well-documented and continuing humanitarian crisis in the Northern Triangle nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The Council on Foreign Relations has characterized the region as menaced by gang violence while the United Nations Development Program states that the problem of femicide and violence against women in the region has reached epidemic levels.\n  Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has decreased the amount of economic support and development assistance to the Northern Triangle countries. So, while we are cutting back on efforts to address desperate conditions in these countries, we are also giving those who seek refuge from these conditions a death sentence.\n  My amendment would prohibit any federal funds from being used to carry out these policy changes. While some may argue that the USCIS memo doesn't completely rule out the possibility that survivors of domestic or gang violence could qualify for asylum, there is no doubt that it diminishes the already limited likelihood of success of these claims.\n  It is just one of the many heartless steps the Trump administration has taken to abandon the promise of America to be a source of refuge for those escaping persecution and oppression.\n  I urge support for the amendment.\n Price Amendment #2 Remarks:\n Thank you, Mr. Chairman.\n\tMy amendment addresses the priorities governing immigration enforcement, the inevitable exercise of prosecutorial discretion.\n  Under Donald Trump's leadership, DHS has ignored the policies and priorities of the Bush and Obama administrations, abandoning the focus on dangerous criminals in favor of a wide-net approach that has led to a surge in immigration-related arrests, sowing fear in our communities and tearing families apart.\n  Nationwide, total arrests of undocumented immigrants by the Trump administration in the first half of FY18 rose about 27% compared to the same period last year, with arrests of non-criminal immigrants more than doubling.\n  During my tenure as Chairman of this Subcommittee, we worked with Secs. Chertoff and Napolitano to more sharply focus immigration enforcement on the removal of individuals who have committed serious crimes or pose a threat to our communities.\n  This approach doesn't provide a free pass to anyone, but it does assume that discretion will be exercised by enforcement authoritiessomething that every law enforcement agency does.\n  Should local sheriffs commit equal resources and attention to the person running a stop sign as they do the person committing armed robbery?\n  Of course not! Prioritization of the most dangerous individuals is a basic tenet of law enforcement, and it should also inform our approach to immigration enforcement.\n  My amendment would prevent any federal funds from being used to implement the administration's February 2017 guidance which can only be characterized as a serious impediment to prosecutorial discretion. To be sure, it contains mixed and inconsistent directives, but its thrust is to put all alleged violators of immigration laws on the same footing.\n  In my own district, I have seen the results of this misguided policy-with agents rounding up non-criminal members of my community indiscriminately. I have spoken to ICE and DHS leadership about the recent surge in arrests, and I have yet to find one arrest that show any evidence of targeting. I imagine that every Member of Congress has similar stories.\n  I urge adoption of my amendment, to ensure immigration enforcement agencies focus their efforts, and their limited resources, on those who actually pose a danger to our communities.\n \nLowey-Price Amendment #3 Remarks: \n\n Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of the Lowey-Price amendment.\n  Thousands of individuals from around the world currently reside in the United States under a Temporary Protected Status designation. Recognizing the dangers that these individuals would face upon returning to certain nations, our government has permitted them to live and work in the United States for a limited time.\n  Since taking office, the Trump administration has set an end date for TPS protections for individuals from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudana decision directly affecting the lives of nearly half a million people currently residing in this country, and indirectly affecting millions more.\n  I understand that TPS is temporary by nature. However, the President's decision to target these nations appears to be based more on the his anti-immigrant impulses than on any significant improvement in the circumstances that led to the designation in the first place.\n  Many of the nations targeted by this administration's TPS decision remain unprepared to receive these individuals. Conditions have not sufficiently improved since previous extensions, and the potential return of hundreds of thousands of former TPS holders would likely bring destabilizing consequences to their home countries.\n  In fact, documents released last week demonstrated that the intelligence community warned DHS of these facts and more. They forecasted that ending TPS would cause more, not less, undocumented immigration.\n  Congress needs to have an honest debate about TPS--determining when and where it is appropriate to terminate protections.\n  Our President seems to have the opposite rationale: his goal is simply to rid our nation of as many immigrants as possible, and I believe he sees TPS as a ripe target.\n  So it seems that our only recourse is to place funding restrictions on his actions. We can't force Congress and the President to have an open dialogue about TPS, but we can say that you can't use any money to end TPS protections in the upcoming fiscal year.\n  The amendment I offer with Congresswoman Lowey would prohibit any federal funds from being used to arrest, detain, or remove law-abiding TPS beneficiaries from our communities.\n  I urge support for our amendment.\n \n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-introduces-online-credit-card-disclosure-act", "Congressman Price Introduces Online Credit Card Disclosure Act", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2018)  On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Congressman David Price introduced the Online Credit Card Disclosure Act, legislation which would require credit card companies to inform consumers about the risks associated with minimum debt payments by regularly publishing clear, personalized pay-down disclosures online, including websites and mobile apps. Additionally, the bill ensures the disclosures are based on consumer testing to ensure their effectiveness. The legislation is supported by Consumers Union and the Center for Responsible Lending.\nChronic, unmanageable debt presents a tremendous threat to the both the financial health of individuals and the public economic health at large, said Congressman Price. Consumers faced with mounting credit debt are often subjected to complicated minimum payment practices that keep them locked in an unsustainable situation. As more and more Americans handle their financial affairs online, my bill ensures creditors employ consumer-tested best practices to help card holders understand and pay down their debt.\n\"Many consumers don't realize they'll end up paying much more and much longer by sending in just the minimum payment on their credit card bill each month, \"said Christina Tetreault, staff attorney for Consumers Union, the advocacy division of Consumer Reports. \"This bill will help consumers better manage their credit card debt by requiring banks to disclose the true cost of paying the minimum payment.\"\nThis bill will help online credit card consumers by providing disclosure and clarity about their repayment options, so they can responsibly manage their credit card debt, said Scott Astrada, Director of Federal Advocacy at the Center for Responsible Lending. Consumers should be protected from manipulative minimum payment practices or restrictions on transparent repayment options that can trap working families into deeper debt. We thank Congressman Price for his leadership and pragmatic approach in addressing much needed credit card reform.\nThis legislation would ensure that consumers are educated about responsibly paying down their debt by giving them more transparent access to:\n Disclosure that making only the minimum monthly payment will increase the total amount of interest they pay\n\tThe total cost, including interest payments, of paying only monthly minimum payments on their credit card balance\n\tQuarterly assessments of the monthly payment they must make pay off their current balance in 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months\n\tAccess to credit counseling and debt management services via a toll-free telephone number\n These resources are already available on paper billing statements under a provision Rep. Price authored in the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act (Credit CARD Act) of 2009. Extending these provisions online will ensure that all consumers are able to make responsible decisions about paying down their debt.\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-price-amendment-reversing-trumpsessions-asylum-policy-passes", "Rep. Price Amendment Reversing Trump/Sessions Asylum Policy Passes Appropriations Committee", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2018)  On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment by Congressman David Price (D-NC) reversing guidance by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to prohibit asylum claims for victims of domestic or gang violence. Congressman Price, the former Chairman and current member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, offered this amendment following a trip to the southern border where he met with migrants fleeing direct and deadly threats of violence from gangs. Previously, on July 11, the Appropriations Committee passed an amendment by Rep. Price to increase oversight and transparency of the status of families separated by President Trump's zero-tolerance policy.\nLast weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to our nation's southern border to conduct oversight of President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda and meet personally with immigrants who fled their countries after experiencing gang violence or domestic abuse, said Congressman David Price. I'm extremely pleased my amendment reversing the Trump administration's misguided and callous decision to deny these individuals the ability to seek asylum was passed by the House Appropriations Committee. Today marks a significant step in reversing one of the administration's most egregious immigration policies, and I'm proud to have the bipartisan support of my colleagues in this Committee.\nThis amendment gives real hope to our efforts to stop the administration's rollback of asylum law that will result in the return of the world's most vulnerable families and individuals to the life-threatening persecution they fled, said Alyson Sincavage, Senior Legislative Counsel at the America Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Tragically the administration has turned its back on survivors of domestic violence and others in need of humanitarian aid. Our nation cannot turn a blind eye to the people at our borders seeking protection from such horrors, and AILA is grateful to Congressman Price for defending our nation's longstanding commitment to protect refugees and asylum seekers.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-price-house-democrats-unveil-aim-higher-act-support-affordable", "Rep. Price, House Democrats Unveil Aim Higher Act to Support Affordable, Accessible Higher Education", "2018-07-25", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 24, 2018)  On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Democrats on the Education and Workforce Committee unveiled the Aim Higher Act, a sweeping reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to provide every student the opportunity to earn a degree free of crushing debt that leads to a rewarding career. This legislation contains two bills introduced by Congressman David Price: the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act (H.R. 4491), which supports foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities, and the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act (H.R. 2949), which provides relief to borrowers of Joint Consolidation Loans. This bill stands in stark contrast to the Republican alternative, the PROSPER Act, which eliminates Subsidized federal students loans, ends the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and cuts $15 billion from federal student aid overall.\nThe Aim Higher Act is a bold vision for affordable, accessible higher education in our country, said Congressman David Price. In addition to ensuring that students have access to the full range of quality four-year and two-year degrees that give students a path to a good career, this bill includes provisions I authored to expand existing foreign and international language programs and would provide relief to borrowers with legacy joint consolidation loans who are victims of abuse or uncommunicative spouses.\nThe Aim Higher Act:\n \nMakes college more affordable today  by investing in federal student aid  and helps states make public college tuition more affordable in the future  by incentivizing states to reinvest in higher education,\n\tCracks down on predatory for-profit institutions that target students and veterans with expensive, low-quality programs,\n\tProtects and expands the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which is eliminated in the Republican PROSPER Act, and makes student loans simpler and easier to repay,\n\tProvides students the tools they need to graduate on time with a quality degree, and\n\tInvests in teachers and strengthens training for teachers and school leaders to improve the quality of our schools.\n \n\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-and-cummings-lead-letter-requesting-oversight-and-government", "Adams and Cummings Lead Letter Requesting Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Federal Workforce Diversity", "2018-07-23", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) co-led a letter along with twenty-five Members of Congress requesting Committee Chairman Gowdy convene a hearing to examine the Trump Administration's poor record on diversity in the federal workforce.\n\"As our nation and workforce continues to diversify, the federal government should be a leader in recognizing, hiring, and retaining diverse talent, said Congresswoman Adams. Instead, Trump Administration officials have chosen to not only deemphasize diversity and inclusion in appointments and hires, but to be actively hostile to the mere idea of diversity and inclusion in our workforce.\nThe current trends in this administration's hiring policies indicate a desire to prioritize white men above all others - a likely contributing factor to the recent hate-based practices that have shook our nation to its core, Rep. Adams continued. I will continue to lead efforts that challenge this administration's abominable record for hiring talent of diverse backgrounds, and I strongly encourage Chairman Gowdy to consider the impact that these policies will have on working families, communities of color, and other groups who have been historically marginalized by unchecked discrimination in hiring.\"\nIt is troubling to see the Trump Administration moving in the wrong direction on diversity as our country is becoming more and more diverse every day, said Rep. Cummings. A hearing is necessary to examine President Trump's rollback of diversity and inclusiveness policies, and I hope that Chairman Gowdy understands the potential negative impact going backwards on these policies may have for all Americans.\nOPM Diversity & Inclusion Letter - Final.pdf\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/comstock-adams-introduce-bipartisan-success-act", "Comstock, Adams Introduce Bipartisan SUCCESS Act", "2018-07-19", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA) and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC) released the following statement after they introduced the bipartisan H.R. 6390, theStudy of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act, legislation designed to close the gender, race, and income gap in patenting rates. Women hold less than 20% of all patents and a 2017 study showed that racial minorities hold between 8% and 13%. The SUCCESS Act directs a study to be done by the Small Business Administration to identify best practices for closing the race, gender, and income gaps in patenting rates for small businesses. This study will be critical in developing policies to help these underrepresented groups further engage in the entrepreneurial activities that are the backbone of our American economy. The National Association of Women Business Owners has endorsed the SUCCESS Act.\nInventors and entrepreneurs are drivers of economic growth and innovation in the United States. To ensure that we continue to have the best ideas possible competing with one another, we must be constantly improving an economic environment that welcomes a diverse group of entrepreneurs who bring a variety of life experiences to the table.\"said Congresswoman Comstock. \"In a global economy that gets more competitive by the day, we increasingly rely on innovative technologies, often developed by our small businesses, for the United States to continue leading the world. This legislation is a strong step forward in making sure underrepresented groups have the best opportunity to succeed as entrepreneurs, small business owners, and innovators themselves.\nAs the world's leader for innovation and entrepreneurship, the United States is a breeding ground for the best ideas and creative approaches that improve our quality of life and solve some of the world's most complex problems,\"said Congresswoman Adams.This is why we must ensure that all people have an equal opportunity to compete for patents. Currently, women, people of color, and low-income communities hold significantly fewer patents than other demographics. A recent study showed that children born to parents in the top 1% of income are ten times more likely to become an inventor and hold a patent than those born into low-income families. Representative Comstock and I introduced the SUCCESS Act to promote policies that increase the opportunity for these underrepresented groups to successfully qualify for patents. The future of American innovation is diverse, and the SUCCESS Act will ensure that all innovators and creatives have a seat at the table.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/democrats-join-forces-improve-federal-contracting-veteran-small-business", "Democrats Join Forces to Improve Federal Contracting for Veteran Small Business Owners", "2018-07-19", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. This week, two House subcommittees held a hearing focused on improving the certification process for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). To crackdown on current waste, fraud and abuse, Democrats of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations argued in favor of streamlining the SDVOSB certification process. Transferring current certification tasks of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA), they argued, would better serve America's veteran-owned small firms.\nVeterans have put their lives on the line to defend the ideals of America, and we owe them tremendous gratitude, said Small Business Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC). We must uplift our veterans by streamlining our support programs for efficiency and implementing safeguards that prevent bad actors from defrauding these federal programs.Entrepreneurship has long been a viable career path for many veterans, and we must ensure they have the support they need to start and grow their businesses.\nTo encourage participation of SDVOSBs in the federal contracting marketplace, Congress established a goal of awarding no less than 3 percent of all federal prime and subcontract awards to these businesses. Recent years have indicated that demand for these contracts is high, with nearly $18 billion awarded through over 170,000 SDVOSB contracts in 2017. Currently, both SBA and the VA have different structures for certifying SDVOSBs, a process that has fueled backlog, confusion and fraud. In this week's hearing, Democrats joined representatives from SBA and the VA to encourage moving the VA's verification and certification responsibilities to SBA.\nIt makes sense that contracts awarded through the VA be directed to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses whenever possible, said Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH). It's unfortunate that some businesses seek to take advantage of programs meant to benefit our veterans. This week's hearing was an opportunity to discuss how we strike the right balance that safe guards these programs and streamlines them for the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our nation.\nVeteran small business owners who are members of The American Legion have described the increased stress and difficultly of having to essentially manage two certification processes, said Davy Leghorn, the Assistant Director National Veterans Employment and Education Division at The American Legion. While some VOSB owners felt confident in self-certification, increasingly, agencies across the federal government now ask if they are CVE certified. As such, veterans have expressed a need to apply for both certifications rather than only self-certifying for fear of not being awarded contracts.\nRecognizing the pivotal role that SDVOSBs play in fostering entrepreneurship in America, Democrats are focused on ensuring that veterans have the proper tools to compete for, and to win government contracts.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-appointed-farm-bill-conference-committee", "Rep. Adams Appointed to Farm Bill Conference Committee", "2018-07-18", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C.  Rep. Adams released the following statement after being selected to serve on the House-Senate Conference Committee to work with members of the Senate to reconcile the respective farm bills and present a final version for a full vote. Rep. Adams joins 17 other House Democrats appointed by Leader Pelosi to serve on this committee.\nI'm honored to be selected to the House-Senate Conference Committee for the farm bill. I will work with my colleagues to ensure the strongest possible farm bill and to fight for the priorities of the 12th District,said Congresswoman Adams.I look forward to sitting down with our Senate counterparts, who were able to pass a strong, bipartisan bill, and working together to make the needed adjustments to the legislation. Together, I'm hopeful that we can get a farm bill passed and signed into law that avoids hardline provisions that fail the agriculture community and worsen our nation's hunger crisis.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-statement-trump-putin-summit", "Adams Statement on the Trump-Putin Summit", "2018-07-17", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C. -Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after President Trump met with Russian President Putin in Helsinki, Finland.\nPresident Trump's press conference was an international disgrace and a complete failure,said Congresswoman Adams. Trump blatantly turned his back on his own Director of National Intelligence, the CIA, and the FBI by siding with Putin.Failing to hold Putin accountable for his attack on our country's electoral system is unacceptable and illogical. His actions are a betrayal to our nation. Trump's unprecedented alliance with Russia is a major threat to our national security and we can no longer stand for it.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rules-committee-votes-price-bipartisan-offshore-drilling-amendment-out-order", "Rules Committee Votes Price Bipartisan Offshore Drilling Amendment Out of Order", "2018-07-17", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2018)  On Monday, July 16, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) proposed an amendment to the appropriations minibus bill that would prohibit changes to two offshore drilling rules put into place in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster  the well control rule and the production safety systems rule. Despite bipartisan support and clear relevance to the Interior and Environment appropriations bill, the amendment was ruled out of order, preventing the amendment from proceeding to the House floor for a vote. In spirit, the amendment would accomplish the same objectives as the Safe COAST Act, a bill introduced in January 2018 by Rep. Price (D-NC), Rep. Barragan (D-CA) and Rep. Crist (D-FL). The Safe COAST Act would codify these commonsense rules following the Trump administration's December announced that they would be altered or eliminated in an attempt to minimize the oil and gas industry's safety obligations. The amendment offered on Monday was cosponsored by Reps. Barragan (D-CA), Crist (D-FL), Castor (D-FL), Buchanan (R-FL), Rooney (R-FL), Curbelo (R-FL), and Mast (R-FL).\nThe Rules Committee had an opportunity to protect safeguards put in place to prevent another disaster like Deepwater Horizon, but chose to appease the oil and gas industry instead, said Congressman Price. This amendment would ensure that these carefully crafted regulations are protected from executive actions that would seek to undermine safety and jeopardize our environment. It's clear that despite its broad support across the aisle, my amendment was made out of order by Republicans hoping to provide cover to the Trump administration and protect the bottom line of the oil and gas lobby.\nBACKGROUND:\nThe 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Eleven workers lost their lives and 4.9 million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico. BP has paid out more than $65 billion in claims and clean-up costs since that time with the total impact of damages still unknown.\nIn the wake of this disaster, several regulations to protect workers and coastal communities were put into place. These include the production safety systems rule, requiring safety and pollution prevention equipment be inspected by independent auditors certified by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the well control rule, requiring BSEE to confirm that the amount of pressure drillers propose to use in a new well is safe, thus reducing the risk of blowouts such as the one that caused the Deepwater Horizon explosion.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-s-bill-naming-durham-courthouse-after-john-hervey-wheeler", "Butterfields Bill Naming Durham Courthouse after John Hervey Wheeler Passes House", "2018-07-16", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "butterfield.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the passage of his bill, H.R. 3460, to designate the United States courthouse located at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse. H.R. 3460 was passed by voice vote in the House of Representatives today, July 16, 2018. \nJohn Hervey Wheeler left a legacy across North Carolina as one of our most prominent Black leaders and community advocates who had a hand in transforming Durham into the city we know and love today, said Butterfield. I cannot think of a better way to pay tribute to John Hervey Wheeler's remarkable life and career, than naming this courthouse in his honor. I am proud that my bill to name the federal courthouse in Durham after John Hervey Wheeler passed the House of Representatives, and I urge the Senate to expeditiously take up this bill.\nButterfield spoke on the House Floor on Monday in support of H.R. 3460:\n  \n\tClick here or on the image above to watch Rep. Butterfield's Floor remarks.\n\nBackground on John Hervey Wheeler:\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was born in 1908 in the town of Kittrell in Vance County to Mr. John Leonidas Wheeler and the former Margaret Hervey. The family moved to Durham when his father took a job as an insurance agent with the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (NC Mutual). His father's job at NC Mutual eventually took the family to Atlanta, Georgia when John Leonidas was promoted to supervisor for the company's Georgia operations.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was educated in Atlanta and attended high school at Morehouse Academy, followed by Morehouse College where he graduated summa cum laude. After graduating from Morehouse College, John Hervey Wheeler returned to Durham and began a decades-long career at Mechanics & Farmers (M&F) Bank, starting first as a bank teller and eventually rising to serve as bank president. \nAfter returning to Durham, he enrolled in law school at the North Carolina College for Negroes  now North Carolina Central University  where, in 1947, he was among the institution's first law school graduates. \nIn 1935, John Hervey Wheeler became a founding member of the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs (DCNA), a local civil rights organization that established a means for African Americans to become involved in large-scale community activism in the fight for civil rights and economic justice. The organization continues today as the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People. It was from DCNA that John Hervey Wheeler rose as a political leader.\nAs president of M&F Bank, John Hervey Wheeler was instrumental in creating affordable lending options for African Americans that were previously unavailable to them. He is credited with breaking down barriers in lending so enterprising African Americans could realize their entrepreneurial goals. As an attorney, John Hervey Wheeler was a stalwart advocate for equality and fairness. He helped to lead several successful lawsuits that challenged educational segregation including the U.S. Supreme Court case Frasier v. Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina. \nDue to his long and established work in support of civil rights, then-President John F. Kennedy appointed John Hervey Wheeler to the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity- now the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission- in 1961. In 1963, John Hervey Wheeler became an incorporator of the North Carolina Fund, an ambitious antipoverty agency established by then-Governor Terry Sanford to help eradicate issues of poverty. The Fund became a model for Lyndon B. Johnson's national War on Poverty initiative.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler passed away on July 6, 1978 at the age of 70.\nJohn Hervey Wheeler was the recipient of many awards and commendations over his long and important career, including the Frank Porter Graham Civil Liberties Award for his defense of freedom for all North Carolinians.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-fcc-sinclair-tribune-merger-announcement", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on FCC Sinclair-Tribune Merger Announcement", "2018-07-16", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 16, 2018)  On Monday, July 16, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) issued the following statement after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai stated he has serious concerns with the Sinclair-Tribune merger and announced he would send the merger through a lengthy administrative review process. In July 2017, Congressman David Price (D-NC) and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced the Local and Independent Television Protection Act to protect local television markets across the country from corporate consolidation by ending the so-called UHF Discount, an obsolete FCC loophole reinstated by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai weeks before the Sinclair-Tribune merger was announced.\n\"Almost one year ago, I introduced a bill with Rep. Jared Huffman to effectively block media mega-mergers like this. Under the leadership of Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC reinstated a technologically obsolete loophole allowing broadcast corporations with ideological motives like Sinclair to become media behemoths. While today's announcement is a positive first step toward ensuring the FCC upholds its mission to protect localism, diversity, and competition in media, we must continue to pressure the Chairman to end the UHF discount and other loopholes that harm local programming in our country.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-trump-putin-helsinki-summit", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit", "2018-07-16", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 16, 2018)  On Monday, July 16, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki.\n\"The Trump-Putin Helsinki summit was an alarming display of just how beholden Donald Trump is to Vladimir Putin. Just three days after a dozen Russians were indicted for interference in our election, President Trump not only failed to admonish Putin, but gave credence to his denials and placed his testimony on a par with our entire intelligence community. This followed a disastrous summit with our NATO allies where the President publicly undermined German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May, designated the European Union as one of America's greatest foes, and cast doubt on where his and America's loyalties lie.\nPresident Trump's persistent decision not to recognize Russian interference in our elections is a national crisis, and a blatant demonstration of Trump's leadership being compromised. Congressional Republicans can no longer feign concern or look the other waywe need to act to protect our nation from Putin's manipulation and Trump's capitulation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-statement-announcement-12-new-indictments-special-counsel", "Adams Statement on the Announcement of 12 New Indictments From The Special Counsel Investigation", "2018-07-14", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C.-Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after Special Counsel Mueller announced new indictments of 12 Russian intelligence officials for hacking the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Hillary Clinton campaign.\nThe Russian summit with Putin, in light of today's indictments, is a reckless decision,said Congresswoman Alma Adams.It, however, highlights the importance of allowing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to continue unimpeded. Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress should ensure it is allowed to do so. Further, it is clear that we must have a firm understanding of Russia's involvement with this administration before we seat another one of Trumps SCOTUS picks", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressman-price-issues-statement-army-futures-command", "Congressman Price Issues Statement on Army Futures Command", "2018-07-13", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 13, 2018)  On Friday, July 13, 2018, Congressman David Price (D-NC) issued the following statement regarding news that Raleigh would not be selected as the site for the Army Futures Command (AFC).\nI'm disappointed that North Carolina's Research Triangle will not be home to the Army Futures Command (AFC). As North Carolina's 4thDistrict Representative, I am extremely proud to serve a community with exceptional academia and research, skilled workers, high quality of life, and a dynamic economy. North Carolina is a growing hub of technological innovation as well as the home to the Army Research Office and one of the largest military populations in the country.I thank my colleagues in the North Carolina delegation for their support in making the case for AFC's placement in Raleigh, and I will continue to advocate for robust federal investment in our state as North Carolina's sole appropriator.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"], ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/appropriations-committee-passes-rep-price-amendment-track-families-separated", "Appropriations Committee Passes Rep. Price Amendment to Track Families Separated by Trump Administration", "2018-07-12", "2018", "2018-07", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 12, 2018)  On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, the Appropriations Committee passed by voice vote an amendment by Reps. David Price (D-NC), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Katherine Clark (D-MA) that would drastically increase oversight and transparency of the status of families separated by President Trump's zero-tolerance policy.\nThe amendment would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to submit a monthly report on: (1) the number and ages of children separated from their families at or between ports of entry; (2) the length of each separation; (3) the status of any efforts undertaken by the Secretary to reunify these children with a parent or legal guardian; and (4) the number of any reunifications, and whether the reunified families were placed in family detention.\nAdditionally, the amendment would require parents and children to be informed of each other's whereabouts within 24 hours of separation. Finally, it directs the Secretary of HHS to submit a comprehensive report within 60 days of the bill's enactment on their plans to reunify families, and their efforts to ensure families will remain in touch until reunification.\nBelow is Congressman Price's prepared remarks upon introducing his amendment.\nRemarks as prepared.\n My amendment addresses an issue that has evoked alarm from Americans across the country and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle: the administration's zero tolerance policy which has resulted in the separation of nearly three thousand children from their parents at our nation's southern border.\n  I say nearly three thousand because Congress does not know the exact number of children and families who were affected by this short-lived yet disastrous policy.\n  On June 20th, following weeks of disinformation and evasion by the President and his administration, Donald Trump signed an executive order to end this practice, but has since provided scant details on his strategy to return these children to their parents.\n  Additionally, the administration has yet to produce accurate counts of the number of children impacted by the separation policy. This can only mean one of two things: gross incompetence or deliberate dissembling.\n  Lawmakers and the public must have access to this information to hold Trump and his administration accountable.\n  We do know that yesterday, the Administration failed to meet a court-ordered deadline of reuniting 101 children under the age of 5 with their parentshow long will it take them to reunite the remaining 3,000 children?\n  We also know that separation of these children from their parents will have residual, long-term effects on thousands of children. The American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that family separation can cause irreparable harm, disrupting a child's brain architecture and affecting his or her short- and long-term health.\n  No matter your political affiliation or views on immigration policy, we should all agree that these children must be protected from the torment and trauma caused by separation from their parents, and lawmakers should do everything in our power to ensure they are reunited as soon as possible. That is what this amendment aims to do.\n  My amendmentoffered alongside Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cuellar, and Mrs. Clarkwould add report language to the bill to require HHS, in collaboration with DHS, to provide our Committee with a monthly public report on the number of children who have been separated from their families at the border, the number of children who have been referred to care at the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), and the number of children who have been released from ORR care.\n  This report would include information on the age of the children; where, why, and for how long the separation occurred; and the length of the child's stay in ORR care. If the child was released from ORR care, the report must include information on who the child was released to.\n  My amendment also directs HHS and DHS to ensure that parents and children are informed of each other's whereabouts within 24 hours of separation.\n  Finally, my amendment would direct HHS and DHS to provide us with a report on efforts to increase and maintain contact between separated families and information on how they will facilitate the coordinated repatriation of the families when it is in the best interest of the child.\n  President Trump's zero tolerance policy manufactured a crisis that has left us with a number of unknowns. This amendment would ensure that as the debate on immigration continues, our Committee, the Congress, and the public have adequate and accurate information about what's happening at our borders.\n  I urge support for the amendment.\n \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 239, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"party\" = :p0 and \"state\" = :p1 and \"year\" = :p2 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "Democrat", "p1": "NC", "p2": "2018"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC&year=2018", "results": [{"value": "Democrat", "label": "Democrat", "count": 239, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=NC&year=2018", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC&year=2018", "results": [{"value": "House", "label": "House", "count": 239, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC&year=2018&chamber=House", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC&year=2018", "results": [{"value": "NC", "label": "NC", "count": 239, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&year=2018", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC&year=2018", "results": [{"value": "2018", "label": "2018", "count": 239, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2018-07-12,https~3A~2F~2Fprice~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fnewsroom~2Fpress-releases~2Fappropriations-committee-passes-rep-price-amendment-track-families-separated", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Democrat&state=NC&year=2018&_next=2018-07-12%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fprice~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fnewsroom~2Fpress-releases~2Fappropriations-committee-passes-rep-price-amendment-track-families-separated&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 1909.91967683658, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}