Category: NC Elected Officials

This week, I pressed the Veterans Administration about a long standing problem with an important new clinic in Wilmington that has resulted in more delays for our Veterans needing care. Both Fox Wilmington and WECT reported on the ongoing water problem at the Wilmington VA clinic that has caused VA to postpone major services, like dental, urology, and GI, indefinitely. I want to let you know that Senator Tillis and I are both intervening to make sure VA makes any …

Video of the Week: I was on the House floor until 1:30 am Thursday morning continuing the fight for the 440th Airlift Wing. I proposed an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations’ Act which would have prohibited the Air Force from carrying out deactivation of the Wing– it also would have put an end to the Air Force prematurely hollowing out the 440th Airlift Wing before our work here in Congress is done. The Air Force needs to provide …

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Walter Jones (R-NC) today introduced the National Prostate Cancer Plan Act that would establish a council of federal agencies, patients, and medical experts charged with drafting and implementing a national strategy to combat prostate cancer. “Prostate cancer is an epidemic and has a disproportionate impact African Americans,” said Butterfield.  “Black men have the highest prostate cancer rates of any racial or ethnic group and are …

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and George Holding (NC-13), along with the entire North Carolina Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah James, urging  the selection of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB) in Goldsboro as a host base for a new KC-46A Pegasus tanker unit.  The KC-46A Pegasus tanker is the Air Force’s newest refueling tanker that will replace the Air Force’s aging fleet.  On April 14, 2015, the Air …

Senator Angela Bryant is in the process of locating all constituents within her district that may have property claims in this state that have not been claimed.  There is approximately $438 million in the unclaimed property fund.  You may be one of the North Carolinians who is owed money from the fund. Unclaimed property consists of bank accounts, wages, utility deposits, insurance policy proceeds, stocks, bonds, and contents of safe deposit boxes that typically have been abandoned for one to five …

Video of the Week Please click here or on the image above to listen to my message about my amendment that recently became law. The Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act will educate and train members of our medical community on how to identify and intervene on behalf of victims caught in the human trafficking cycle.   Weekly Update I am thrilled to relay that my human trafficking amendment is now law. My amendment enables healthcare workers to identify …

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Blake Farenthold (TX-27) reintroduced the bipartisan Tax Exemptions for American Medalists (TEAM) Act.  The TEAM Act will exempt U.S. Olympic athletes from paying taxes as high as $9,000 on the medals and awards they win competing on behalf of the United States in the Olympics.  Additionally, the TEAM Act will eliminate both the tax on the medal and the prizes that accompany each medal awarded by the Olympic Committee. “The …

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Video of the Week   I spoke with The Washington Times about the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States and what my amendment, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act, will do to assist victims. The anti-human trafficking legislation we passed in Congress, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, is on its way to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Watch my interview by clicking here or on the picture above.   Weekly  Update One …

      Halifax, Nash, Vance,  Warren and Wilson Counties District – 4 Senator Angela R. Bryant       Volume II, Issue XIII Thursday,  May 28, 2015 To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please click here   NEWS FROM RALEIGH… I always welcome your comments, project updates, suggestions, and visits. My office door and electronic door are always open to you!  You are also invited to attend any and all Sessions and Committees.  Visit the website for Session and Committee …

Last week, The Hill ran an opinion piece I wrote about fixing education funding for low-income children. This funding inequity must be fixed for a simple reason — when federal money is intended to assist the neediest Americans, it must actually go to that very group. Otherwise, we are shortchanging the low income students we are trying to help. Read my op-ed in full here and more about my funding fix here. I am also pleased to report that one of …

Photo of the Week It was such an honor to be part of the bipartisan bill signing ceremony this week for the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. I am especially thankful that my bill, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act, is included in this legislation and is now headed to the president’s desk!   Weekly Update I was pleased to start off my week by moderating a roundtable discussion at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Congress on …

Last week, students and parents received good news: federal student loan interest rates are set to drop for the upcoming school year to 4.29 percent, down from 4.66 percent. I am thrilled students in North Carolina, and all across our nation, will see the interest rates on their student loans drop for the next year, in addition to over $8 billion in savings from the past year. When I introduced the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act two years ago, I knew …

Video of the Week: This week Time Warner Cable News did a report on my most recent efforts to save the 440th Airlift Wing. Click here or on the image above to watch the video.   Weekly Update: This week the House unanimously passed my 440th AW Amendment to the NDAA. My amendment is simple and straightforward: it will prohibit deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing until the Secretary of Defense personally certifies that this proposal will – in no …

Congressman Butterfield’s District Work Period District Visits Focused on Education  May 4-8, 2015 Annual Congressional Art Competition Butterfield and the Congressional Art Competition Participants   During last week’s District Work Period, Congressman Butterfield greeted the participants of the Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. …

On Sunday, I joined ABC’s Martha Raddatz on “This Week” and we discussed the Islamic State’s threat to the United States and the expiration of the Patriot Act’s data collection provision at the end of the month. While speaking about the renewal of the Patriot Act, I noted that “I do think it [Patriot Act] should continue for the simple reason it’s very effective at keeping America safe.” Watch my full interview by clicking below. Chairman Burr joins ABC’s “This …

Senator Bryant Calls for Action on Economic Agenda, Expansion of Medicaid With crossover behind us and all eyes turned toward budget drafting, Senator Bryant and Senate Democratic Colleagues are pushing GOP leadership to stop focusing on divisive social issues, and instead focus on legislation that will bring jobs and economic development to North Carolina.  Raleigh, NC – Senator Bryant and Senate Democratic Colleagues are calling on GOP leadership to push an agenda that works for all North Carolinians, focusing on …

Video of the Week:   I hope you will take a moment to watch this video from my trip with the poverty-fighting organization called CARE, when we traveled to the Western Highlands region of Guatemala. I met with community health volunteers who are dedicated to helping moms stay healthy during their pregnancies and discussed the importance of empowering women across the globe. Click here or on the picture above to watch the video.   Weekly Update: This week at home …

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, sent a letter to Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police President Gene Ryan urging him to reconsider his comments regarding Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s handling of the Freddie Gray case.  Butterfield’s full letter to Ryan can be found here. http://Butterfield.House.Gov

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) introduced H.R. 2198, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015 that would prohibit rental car companies from renting or selling vehicles subject to a recall.  Butterfield joined Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA), Walter Jones (R-NC), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) in introducing this bipartisan bill. Current law prohibits car dealerships from selling new vehicles under recall to consumers, but those regulations do not extend to rental car companies.  The …