Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 3457, The Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act, which would prohibit President Obama from relieving sanctions on Iran through the adoption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H.R. 719 – a Senate-passed spending bill that would fund federal government operations through December 11th, 2015 at an annualized rate of $1.017 trillion.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his long-standing fight against taxpayer-funded abortion by voting for H.R. 3495, the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined his colleague Congressman Don Young of Alaska in cosponsoring H.R. 330, the Marine Access and State Transparency (MAST) Act.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 7:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) are again urging Speaker John Boehner to bring up an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for debate and vote.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 6:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) became an original cosponsor of a resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy for committing perjury.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 @ 2:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones and several congressional colleagues joined forces to call on the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers to meet its statutory mandate to perform an assessment of the maintenance dredging needs along the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways.
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2015 @ 2:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted in favor of legislation that would require congressional approval of federal rules that impose significant burdens on the American economy. H.R. 427.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2015 @ 6:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) became an original cosponsor on H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, which would immediately prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) became a cosponsor of H.R. 3011, Kate’s Law, introduced by Congressman Matt Salmon (AZ-5).
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones released this statement on the resignation of Katherine Archuleta as director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Published: Sunday, July 12th, 2015 @ 5:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 91, the Veterans ID Card Act, which passed the House 411-0 and now awaits President Obama's signature.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2015 @ 4:00 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, which extends No Child Left Behind (NCLB) programs and big-government education.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2015 @ 5:32 am
By: Christopher Maye
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A celebrity member of the NCGOP establishment sent along to us this article from The Weekly Standard — edited by Bill Kristol, who invested heavily in the 2014 primary challenge against Walter Jones — expressing frustration with “missing an opportunity” to finally GET Walter Jones.
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On Tuesday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a 15-member panel created through Obamacare to cut Medicare payments.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2015 @ 2:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It now goes back to the Senate for further action, which is expected next week.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2015 @ 6:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against legislation (H.R. 2393) that would repeal country of origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, chicken, and ground meat and poultry products.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 11:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1335 – the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 2:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan and several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders, Congressman Jones pointed out that after the presidents' budget requests included an average of $663,000 a year for New River Inlet.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner urging him to take action on President Obama's Authorization for the Use of Military Force request released on February 11, 2015 to authorize military operations
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) gave this statement on passage of H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of Fiscal Year 2016
Published: Saturday, May 16th, 2015 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 1191, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which passed the House 400 to 25. The bill passed the Senate last week 98-1, and allows for congressional review of any deal President Barack Obama reaches with Iran over Iran’s nuclear prog
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 12:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which prevents abortions from being performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 10:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, which would block the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from putting into effect its proposed Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS).
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 10:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against legislation that would, among other things, borrow millions of dollars from Russia and China in order to build a missile defense system in Poland to protect Europe from the Russians.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2015 @ 8:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-2) started a Constitutional War Study Group to focus on the history, philosophy, legal authority and political need behind Congress' constitutional war powers.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H.R. 1560, The Protecting Cyber Networks Act, which provides private companies that turn over sensitive data to the federal government with immunity from lawsuits. H.R. 1560 passed the House 307 to 116 and awaits consideration in the Senate.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 5:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for two bills to prevent tax evaders from working for the federal government and drawing a salary from taxpayer dollars.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) was honored with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 @ 6:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) called on Veterans Administration (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald to come to Capitol Hill and explain how the VA will address the excessive wait times at VA clinics in Eastern North Carolina that were reported last week by the Associated Press (AP).
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 @ 7:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against HR. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which passed the House 392-37.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 10:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H. Con. Res. 27, the Fiscal Year 2016 federal budget proposal which passed the House by a vote of 228 to 199.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 6:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for two bills – H.R.1029, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015, and H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 – that would help reign in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Published: Friday, March 20th, 2015 @ 1:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) cosponsored H.R. 1332, the Deny Amnesty Credit Act of 2015, which would prevent the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) from being given to the four million illegal aliens granted amnesty under President Obama's executive actio
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2015 @ 3:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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