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WASHINGTON — George Holding promised voters he’d go to Washington to cut spending, and four months into the job, he hears pitches for what sound like good programs.
But his answer is often the same:
“Sorry. But no.”
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, will lead a House delegation to London for the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, according to House Speaker John A. Boehner.
Second Amendment advocates and proponents of stricter gun regulations are keeping a close eye on what will happen as the U.S. Senate prepares to begin what many expect will be a lengthy, politically and emotionally charged debate over gun control.
What, if anything, will come of it remains to be seen.
There are plenty of issues for Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss with the new Chinese leadership during his trip to Beijing. The dangerous situation on the Korean peninsula demands top attention. But China’s theft of U.S. intellectual property is also reaching crisis levels.
By Darla Slipke
Congress has to find ways to cut spending and practice fiscal responsibility, U.S. Rep. George Holding said this week during a visit to Rocky Mount.
Not balancing the budget and running deficits is the cruelest thing Congress can do to people with low incomes, middle incomes and high incomes, Holding, R-13th District, said Wednesday.
By Allie Rae Mauser
After a visit to Vance County on Thursday, U.S. Rep. George Holding was well versed with perspective on priorities and images of struggle.
By Sue Book, Sun Journal Staff
The state and local luster of the 2012 Election may be dulled a bit with the get-it-done grind of office holding work, but party leaders reminded Craven County Republicans Thursday it was work that got them the wins.
A confluence of big-name players will converge in Raleigh on Friday and Saturday for the Civitas Institute’s Conservative Leadership Conference.
Among the speakers: Jim DeMint, former U.S. Senator from South Carolina and now head of the Heritage Foundation; Michelle Malkin, author and Fox News contributor; and James O’Keefe, self-described “video muckracker.”
When lawmakers grilled Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the September terror attack that killed four Americans in Libya, Wilson County’s new congressman had a front-row seat.
RALEIGH – North Carolina Republicans are celebrating the inauguration.
Reps. George Holding and Mark Meadows supported Mitt Romney in the election but both say it is time to put partisan politics aside and celebrate the nation's history.