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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman David Price (D-NC) joined Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), and more than 150 colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in introducing the ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2018’. Congressman Price is a Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives David Price (NC-4), Carolyn B.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2018) – Today, Congressman David Price (D-NC) and Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX), co-chairs of the Congressional Moldova Caucus, introduced a bipartisan House Resolution supporting enhanced relations between the United States and the Republic of Moldova and affirming U.S. support for Moldovan territorial integrity.
The Trump administration’s decision to withhold funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, abandons millions of vulnerable refugees, jeopardizes Israel’s security and undermines the credibility and interests of the United States in the Middle East.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 13, 2018) – Yesterday, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) released its Sustainable Infrastructure Proposal, led by Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA). The document serves as a blueprint for smart, environmentally sustainable infrastructure investment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2018) – On Monday, February 12, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Ranking Member on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration released its FY19 budget.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2018) – On Monday, February 12, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Ranking Member on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration released its “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 9, 2018) – On Friday, February 9, Congressman David Price (D-NC) released the following statement after the House voted 240-186 to pass a two year federal budget agreement that included no protections for DACA recipients.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 25, 2018) — U.S. Reps. David E. Price (D-North Carolina), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro), and Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) are introducing the Safe Coasts, Oceans, and Seaside Towns (COAST) Act to codify two of the commonsense safety regulations implemented after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan 25, 2018) – On Tuesday, January 30, Congressman David Price (D-NC) will attend the 2018 State of the Union address with America Moreno Jimenez, a high school teacher in Raleigh, NC who immigrated to the United States when she was two years old and has lived here ever since.
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RALEIGH, N.C. —A project that would give an early warning for threats of a bioterror attack or other public safety threats in North Carolina has landed $3 million in additional federal funding.
By Hayes Brown
More than a quarter of the U.S. House of Representatives has signed onto a letter to President Obama urging greater engagement with Iran over issuing further threats over the country's nuclear program.
By Max Fishers
Since President Obama took office in 2009, his administration has been remarkably tough on Iran, imposing crippling sanctions beyond the Bush administration's, securing global support to contain Iran's economy and repeatedly stating his willingness to use military force against an Iranian nuclear program. But Congress has often found a way to be even tougher.
For years North Carolina has been rated one of the best places in the country to live, work and do business. Gov. Pat McCrory and General Assembly Republicans nonetheless ran promising to "fix" the business climate. Sure enough, we're seeing the state's "brand" change, but in ways that promise lasting damage.
By Eric W. Dolan
A proposal to ban the sale of firearms to individuals on the FBI's terrorist watch list was defeated by House Republicans on Wednesday.
By Robert Naiman
If you've been worn down by too much bad news into thinking that nothing good can ever happen in Washington, here's proof that it ain't so: "the biggest ever pro-Iran diplomacy letter from the Hill."
JTA reports:
By Gurnal Scott
Some North Carolina members of the U.S. House are taking sides as their chamber gets ready to take up immigration reform this week. Many House Republicans on Capitol Hill disagree with the comprehensive reform plan passed by the Senate.
By Jemila Elder
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The U.S. Labor Department says another 100,000 will be cut off in the coming months.
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By Jonathan Martin
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