U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today named the 50 North Carolina students who received her nomination to attend a U.S. Service Academy in 2012. Receiving a nomination from a member of Congress is a significant accomplishment and an important step in the service academies’ highly competitive application process... Read More »
Last year, the Republicans passed devastating education cuts that harmed our children’s future. The cuts – from pre-k all the way through higher education – have led to higher class sizes, the loss of thousands of teacher and teacher assistant positions, and massive tuition hikes.... Read More »
The Republican-controlled General Assembly conducted a legislative session last night and early this morning that violated the North Carolina Constitution. Gov. Perdue had reconvened the General Assembly pursuant to Article II, Section 22(7) of the North Carolina Constitution solely to consider her veto of Senate Bill 9... Read More »
On the heels of yesterday’s blatantly partisan vote by Republicans in the House to raise taxes on 160 million Americans in the middle of the holiday season – the latest demonstration of Republicans’ failed economic policies for middle-class Americans – North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman David Parker released the following statement... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today commented after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill to extend the payroll tax cut for 4.7 million North Carolina workers for two months. To see a county-by-county breakdown of how this tax cut will benefit North Carolina families, click here. The bill also continues unemployment benefits for two months. Hagan voted for the measure. Read More »
The North Carolina Democratic Party is pleased to announce news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that the Affordable Care Act continues to significantly increase the number of young adults who have health insurance... Read More »
Raleigh, NC--During a Republican debate in Iowa over the weekend, Mitt Romney showed yet again just how out of touch he is with the average American. After fellow GOP hopeful Rick Perry took issue with Mitt’s flip-flopping on his own Massachusetts health care plan, Romney attempted to bet Perry $10,000 to try and prove his point... Read More »
RALEIGH, NC–Today, Richard Burr and his Republican colleagues in Washington filibustered the confirmation of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a Wall Street watchdog created because of the Wall Street reform law signed by President Obama that would help protect American consumers. In response, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair David Parker issued the following statement... Read More »
Today, Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC 13th) challenged Senate Republicans ahead of their scheduled vote this week to stop their “unprecedented” political brinkmanship and confirm Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency tasked with shielding the average American consumer from predatory and misleading financial practices... Read More »
Continuing the effort to help put more money into the pockets of the middle class, the Obama-Biden campaign has released a new online calculator that computes what an extension and expansion of the payroll tax cut would mean for American families... Read More »
State Representative Larry Womble (D-Forsyth) was critically injured in a head-on car crash Friday night. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers... Read More »
Last year President Obama lowered the payroll tax so working Americans can keep more of what they earn and help our economy grow. The President wants to keep and expand that low rate, but Republicans in Congress and candidates for president want to raise it... Read More »
Representatives G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Mike McIntyre (NC-07) today announced the introduction of H.R. 3483, the Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011, to reward equal educational benefits to veterans whether they choose to attend a private or public institution of higher learning. The bill would change an inequity in existing law which allots more education funds to veterans enrolled in private colleges than those in public institutions... Read More »
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) today released the following statement on the balanced budget amendment proposed by House Republicans... Read More »
Today, Wednesday November 9th, 2011, Democrats will hold a statewide conference call with elected officials, Democratic activists and others to discuss statewide elections results and Democratic prospects heading into 2012. Read More »
Raleigh, NC--North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman David Parker issued the following statement regarding tonight?s election returns... Read More »
Today, Monday November 7th, 2011, marks the 100th day of legislative session since Republicans gained a majority in the General Assembly in 2010. The Republicans have racked up 100 days of broken jobs promises, partisan reprisals and a job-killing budget that has turned back the clock on decades of progress in North Carolina... Read More »
Republican Councilman Andy Dulin Attempts to Mislead Charlotte Voters with shady robo calls... Read More »
Lawsuit Filed to Challenge Gerrymandered Redistricting Plan: Rep. Joe Hackney and Sen. Martin Nesbitt Announce Coalition of NC Citizens Opposed to Maps that Dilute Minority Voting Power Read More »
The Republican redistricting plan shreds communities, splits precincts and tears apart neighborhoods for no apparent reason except to further Republican control—and now their power-grabbing plan has run afoul of the law... Read More »
