Eva M. Clayton: “I want to join in support of this and say this is an opportunity to see how we can use tobacco for something other than…”

I come before this body again to seek additional resources for our struggling and rural communities, along with a safety net for our farmers. Both I think can happen. Clearly, agriculture has long played and continues to play an important…

I rise to note with sadness the passing today of one of the Tar Heel State's true elder statesmen, the Honorable Lawrence H. Fountain, who represented what was then North Carolina's Second Congressional District between the years of 1953…

I spoke earlier and just want to expound again on the procedure that was engaged in, or the procedure that should have been engaged in, as we brought forth a major piece of legislation that involves several committees. To my surprise, in…

like all Americans, I am concerned about the state of affairs in the world today, and how the United States government responds to the changing nature of threats to our national security--especially as we near the one-year anniversary of…