Congressman Bob Etheridge

Presidential Inauguration Information

My office is currently accepting requests for tickets to the swearing-in ceremony from constituents of North Carolina’s Second District only. (If you live elsewhere, please contact your member of Congress). To request tickets, please send an email to NC02Inauguration@mail.house.gov and include your name, address, phone number, email address and the number of tickets you would like. Because of the limited number of tickets, I cannot guarantee we will be able to accommodate all requests.

Some Inaugural events, such as the parade, will not require a ticket and that information will be disbursed when it is available. A ticket is not required to view the swearing-in ceremony from the National Mall.

For more information about the swearing-in ceremony, please visit the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. For information about other Inauguration events, please visit the Presidential Inauguration Committee.

Etheridge Appointed to Exclusive Committee on Ways and Means
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) announced today that he has been appointed to serve on the exclusive House Committee on Ways and Means for the upcoming 111th Congress. Etheridge will be the only North Carolina member to serve on the committee, and the first Democrat from North Carolina since Rep. Robert Doughton in 1953, who chaired the committee from 1933 to 1947 and 1949 to 1953. [Read More]

Etheridge Travels to Europe to Examine Financial Markets
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) is in Europe this week to examine ways to regulate credit default swaps, an unregulated industry that may have contributed to the international financial crisis. Etheridge will visit London, Brussels and Frankfurt and will meet with European officials to examine how they regulate the credit default swap industry. Etheridge chairs the Congressional subcommittee with jurisdiction over credit default swaps. [Read More]

Etheridge Asks SBA for Disaster Assistance for Johnston County
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today asked the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue a disaster declaration for Johnston County, which would allow individuals and businesses to seek aid in recovering property destroyed in the tornado that hit the county on Saturday. [Read More]

Etheridge Asks For More Inaugural Viewing Options
WASHINGTON – After receiving almost 1,000 requests since Election Day for tickets to the Presidential Inauguration Swearing-In Ceremony, U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today asked the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies to provide additional opportunities for North Carolinians to participate in the ceremonies in Washington, D.C. [Read More]