Press Releases
September 1, 2020
Greenville, N.C. – On August 20, 2020, American Airlines announced it will suspend service at Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV) from October 7, 2020 through November 3, 2020.
August 28, 2020
Greenville, N.C. – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it will award $2.7 million in grants for marine debris removal and prevention across 23 projects. North Carolina Coastal Federation, Inc. is receiving $121,090 to aid with the removal of at least 20 abandoned and derelict vessels (ADV) from estuaries in northeastern North Carolina.
August 27, 2020
New Bern, N.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will grant Coastal Community Action, Inc. in New Bern, N.C. $8,562,352 for its Head Start Projects.
August 26, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Education and Labor Committee Member Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) joined Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with 23 other Republican Members from the Education and Labor Committee and the Agriculture Committee, to send a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue.
August 25, 2020
Washington, D.C. – On August 25, 2020, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Congressman Jim Banks (IN-3) introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2020 by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR).
Background
August 22, 2020
Washington, D.C. – On Saturday, August 22, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8015. If it became law, the legislation would not allow the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to make any operational changes from those that were in effect on January 1, 2020 until January 1, 2021 or the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill would also allocate an additional $25 billion to the USPS.
August 22, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to American Airlines suspending service at Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV) in October:
August 18, 2020
On Monday, August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Economic Improvement Council Inc. in Edenton, N.C. will receive $861,209 to assist the Head Start Natural Disasters Assistance program in response to damage caused by Hurricane Florence.
August 13, 2020
Greenville, N.C. – On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Washington, N.C. Mayor Mac Hodges passed away after fighting COVID-19.
August 7, 2020
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, August 7, 2020 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the North Carolina Department of Transportation will receive $12,177,703.24 in federal funds for debris removal operations from Hurricane Florence. The total cost of the project is $16,236,937.65.