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Fourteen Democrats joined with all 212 voting Republicans in approving the resolution. Another 193 Democrats voted against the resolution. Thirteen members, including seven Republicans and six Democrats, did not vote.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - President Joe Biden is hitting prime time once more Thursday night to give his third State of the Union address.
“I think the President is going to try to give a countenance that he’s strong, he’s able to do the job, he’s fully competent. I think that’s the number one thing that voters are looking for,” said Republican Representative Greg Murphy.
Many Americans are expected to tune in to see which key topics he’ll touch on.
A potential pay raise for lawmakers — which would be a first in nearly 15 years — remains an open issue in negotiations over the final fiscal 2024 Legislative Branch appropriations measure.
Appropriators are still discussing whether to include the annual rider that would block a pay increase in the final bill, leaders of the Senate and House Legislative Branch Appropriations subcommittees said Wednesday.
A Hamas hostage's family and a 109-year-old woman will be among the North Carolina guests attending tonight's State of the Union address.
The family of this Chapel Hill man, Keith Seigel, will be there tonight.
Keith and his wife, Aviva were taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack. Aviva was released. But Keith is still being held hostage. Keith’s sister and niece will be representing the family.
They will be attending as Senator Ted Budd and Thom Tillis’ guests. Both senators said they are working to bring Keith home safely.
A 109-year-old Battleboro woman will be attending the upcoming State of the Union Address as the special guest of U.S. Rep. Don Davis, D-1st District.
Cassie Smith on Feb. 20 was visited by Davis, who is in his first term, at her residence, where he extended his invitation for her to accompany him on Capitol Hill to the yearly joint session of Congress. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak at 9 p.m. Thursday to give his administration’s view of the condition of the nation and plans for proposed legislation.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - One of North Carolina’s oldest senior citizens is heading to Washington D.C. for this week’s State of the Union address.
At 109-years-young, Cassie Smith of Battleboro is one of the oldest centenarian in North Carolina, and on Thursday night she will most likely be one of oldest in the United States House Chamber when President Joe Biden delivers this year’s State of the Union address.
Congressman Don Davis announced that he had invited Smith to be his guest at this year’s address.
WASHINGTON (WNCT) — East Carolina sophomore Parker Byrd received special recognition on the U.S. House floor during Thursday’s session.
Operation Tweak the IRA commences
Two proposals to weaken Medicare’s drug price negotiation program are getting a hearing before a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee today.
One bill, dubbed the ORPHAN Cures Act, would allow an orphan drug to avoid negotiation as long as it is approved exclusively for rare diseases. Currently, the law only exempts drugs that have a single orphan designation from the negotiation process.
As Medicare price negotiations continue between the Biden Administration and pharma companies for the first 10 drugs impacted by the Inflation Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill seeks to eliminate the law’s “pill penalty,”
U.S. Rep. Don Davis (NC-01) visited Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion to assess foreign threats on the ground.
The trip began after more than 24 hours of travel with a visit to Ukraine’s parliament and an exhibition of trophy weapons with historical context.