Press Releases
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) offered an amendment to H.R. 1, the For the People Act. The amendment would ensure early voting locations are available in rural areas and are strategically located in communities to provide greatest access to rural voters seeking to cast their ballots. H.R. 1 is expected to pass the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for North Carolina’s First Congressional District. The United States House of Representatives sponsors this competition annually to recognize and honor the work of talented young people from across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Alma Adams (NC-12), and David E.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement after Duke University refused to sign a cooperative agreement with GoTriangle, killing the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today issued the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Frank W. Ballance, Jr., who served in the North Carolina General Assembly for many years before representing North Carolina’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004:
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today issued the following statement on the passing of Fannie Corbett, community activist and one of the principal organizers of the Wilson Community Improvement Association (WCIA):
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement on Governor Roy Cooper’s appointment of Associate Justice Cheri L. Beasley to serve as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court:
“I applaud Governor Cooper’s appointment of Justice Cheri Beasley to serve as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement today on the passing of Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. (NC-03). Congressman Jones passed away today, February 10, 2019, on his 76th birthday.