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Edwards addresses rumors concerning FEMA’s response to Helene

On Tuesday, Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-D11, attempted to address several rumors about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response to Hurricane Helene that have gained traction on social media platforms following local accounts of federal malaise.

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US House passes work reauthorization act that expands welfare reforms

The US House voted this week to reauthorize a federal jobs act that would open up opportunities for a handful of individual states to consolidate and simplify the way safety-net programs are administered. HR 6655, a Stronger Workforce for America Act, revises the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for the first time since 2014. The...

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Foxx measure would overturn Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Congresswoman and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

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McCarthy campaigns for Hines, reacts to FBI raid at Trump’s Florida home

On Tuesday, U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was in Wake County campaigning for Congressional District 13 Republican candidate, Bo Hines. The event came a day after the unprecedented raid on former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. Republicans in North Carolina's congressional delegation are also responding to Department of Justice and the FBI's actions this week.

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