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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) and David Price (D-NC), and U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that they secured a $47.5 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant from the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement on the passing of life-long Wilson County resident, long-time statesman of Wilson, North Carolina and friend, Bucky Robbins. Robbins passed away at age 73, at his home surrounded by family members Tuesday, September 15, 2020 following a prolonged illness.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Butterfield’s bills, H.R. 3957—Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act, and H.R. 4439—Creating Hope Reauthorization Act passed out of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce. Committee passage places each of these critical bills one step closer to becoming law.
Wilson, N.C. – Today, G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congressmen Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) sent a joint bipartisan letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on the awarding of over $1.5 million in funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to healthcare facilities in North Carolina’s First Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, August 18, 2020, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) met with the Postmaster, Post Office Operations Manager, and Processing & Distribution Facility (P&DF) Manager of the USPS P&DF Facility center located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) introduced the Ensuring Network Security Act. This bipartisan bill aims to fully rid U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement after President Trump signed shortsighted and dangerous executive actions:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) announced the awarding of $1,860,711 in grants to help low-income and first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities in North Carolina succeed.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) voted to pass H.R. 7617, a legislative package with critical appropriations totaling $1.3 trillion in discretionary funding.
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COFIELD – A railroad renovation project worth in excess of $11 million is being praised for not only for helping Hertford County’s largest industry become more competitive in the marketplace, but for improving the local economy as a whole.
By Lindell John Kay
Staff Writer
Friday, November 25, 2016
The U.S. Transportation Department has provided final approval of designating U.S. 264 as an interstate between Zebulon and Greenville through southern Nash County.
U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield and Walter Jones sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx last week asking that the federal government approve the N.C. Department of Transportation’s request to designate portions of U.S. 264 as a future interstate highway.
WASHINGTON — Two congressmen from North Carolina are praising the bipartisan passage of a bill that would allow patients access to certain medications in an emergency situations.
Hurricane Matthew might have been the death knell for many Eastern North Carolina farmers, according to federal officials touring devastated farms Thursday in Edgecombe County.
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-1st District, said many farmers were already operating at a margin when the storm blew into town in early October.
WASHINGTON — Congress averted a government shutdown Wednesday as the Senate and then the House approved a short-term spending bill, allowing lawmakers to avoid a crisis and return home to campaign.
Shannon Keith
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Local officials are “delighted” that talks of designating U.S. 264 as a future interstate have shifted into the fast lane.
The opening of the Smithsonian's new African American History and Culture Museum brought out some big celebrities.
Actors Robert Di Nero, Angela Bassett, and Oprah Winfrey were all there. Winfrey, 'The Queen of Television,' was one of the museum's largest donors.