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"This is not the time to be cutting our military," she said. "This is the time to strengthen it." Read more

U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers of Dunn presented Dunn Police Sgts. Jeff Williams and John Parker with United States flags flown over the U.S Capitol in honor of their heroic actions during a recent house fire. Residents of the Dunn apartment building at 607 W. Broad St. were awakened by the officers in the early morning hours Feb. 3 as a fire began to sweep through the structure. Read more

Paratroopers worked at a fever pitch Monday to get soldiers and equipment from the country's Global Response Force onto airplanes and into combat. They would swoop down out of the skies in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, strike hard and fast at an enemy airfield and seize the weapons of mass destruction believed to be stored there. Taking hostile airfields is a specialty of the 82nd Airborne Division, one it rehearses regularly. For soldiers in the division's 1st Brigade, it was a key mission... Read more

North Carolina’s Congressional delegation is vowing to continue its two-year fight to save Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing. The Pentagon took a big step last week toward shutting down the unit that flies paratrooper training jumps. It certified that eliminating the unit won’t affect Army training. Military leaders plan to rely on C-130 aircraft from other bases to travel to Fort Bragg when they're needed for training. Republican Congresswoman Renee Ellmers of the state's Second Congressional Dis... Read more

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers wants the Air Force to prove it can cover Army airborne operations out of Fort Bragg without an airlift wing based there. Local media outlets report that Ellmers met Monday with military leaders and the chief of the Air Force Reserve. The meeting came days after the Army signed off on an Air Force plan to deactivate the 440th Airlift Wing based at Pope Field. Ellmers' district includes Fort Bragg and says Congress has 90 days to review the decision. S... Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers is calling for the Air Force to prove it can support the Home of the Airborne without a dedicated airlift wing. Ellmers, whose congressional district includes Fort Bragg, met Monday with local military leaders and the chief of the Air Force Reserve. She discussed the pending inactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing, which currently flies the only C-130s permanently based at Fort Bragg. The Air Force plans to inactivate the Reserve wing in September, the end of the fiscal year. ... Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — State and local leaders are not settling for the military’s decision to close Fort Bragg’s 440th Airlift Wing. WNCN spoke to 2nd District Rep. Renee Ellmers about what she’s doing to fight the deactivation. Ellmers met with military officials at Fort Bragg Monday to see if there is any way to avoid shutting down the 440th. She, along with local officials, says it is the wrong decision for Fayetteville, Ft. Bragg and the entire military. “When we have as significant a force... Read more

ICYMI: Ellmers Punches Back Regarding Deactivation of 440th AW On Monday, Feb. 8, Rep. Ellmers met with the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. James Jackson; Commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend; Commander of the 440th AW, Col. Karl Schmitkons. Following these meetings, Rep. Ellmers called for a 12-month period of demonstration for the Air Force to prove that they can fulfill all training needs and requirements of Fort Bragg paratroopers without organic airlift. ... Read more

Republican U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers urged a Fayetteville audience of largely women Monday night to reach out to their congressional senators to advocate for that legislative body's version of the 21st Century Cures Act. Ellmers, who is from Dunn and represents North Carolina's Second Congressional District, has called funding for research at the National Institutes of Health a priority to find solutions to move health care forward in the form of cures. She told the audience of more than 350 peop... Read more

The 440th Airlift Wing began a somber drill weekend Saturday, as the remaining members of the Air Force Reserve wing gathered on Fort Bragg. Airmen have until September to find new units, when the wing is expected to officially inactivate. About 550 service members remain in the unit, once home to 1,200 airmen and civilians. After a two-year battle to save the unit, airmen learned Friday that the fight was apparently over. While some in the community and Congress have pledged to continue the fi... Read more

Congressional and community leaders said they were surprised and disappointed to learn Army leaders had signed off on a plan that inactivates the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg. The news also hit airmen hard even though some said earlier this week they thought a decision on the unit would be made soon. "Many of us truly believed the Army would say 'No,'" said one airman. Army and Air Force leaders announced the decision in a letter to Congress on Thursday. The Reserve wing's airmen, numbering... Read more

The Air Force will no longer have C-130s permanently based at Fort Bragg by the end of the year. Army leaders have thrown their support behind a plan that includes the inactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing. Army and Air Force leaders announced the decision in a letter to Congress dated Thursday. The letter was sent to members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee and was signed by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, acting Secretary of the Army Patrick J. Murphy, Air Force... Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers is through playing nice, Sen. Thom Tillis is surprised and deeply disappointed, and local leaders are at a loss for words. Meanwhile, many members of the 440th Airlift Wing are in a state of shock after learning Army leaders have signed off on an Air Force plan that includes the inactivation of the unit. "Many of us truly believed the Army would say 'No,'" said one airman. The Reserve wing's airmen, numbering roughly 550, were traveling to Fort Bragg for a regularly scheduled ... Read more

The Dunn Daily Record By Oonagh McQuarrie Monday, January 11, 2016 “Not only do we want to see the Affordable Care Act changed, but we want to show the American people what our plan for an alternative is. For the first time, we’ll have a hard copy to show the American people,” she said. “We’ve talked about alternatives, and we know theoretically that there are better ways of funding health care and paying for insurance, and now we’ll actually be able give them a product they can read and see ...... Read more

The Asheboro Courier-Tribune By Congresswoman Renee Ellmers Wednesday, December 16, 2015 This year has been busy on all fronts. I have worked alongside my colleagues to restore fiscal sanity, place checks on the president’s imperialistic tendencies and uphold our number one responsibility: to defend this nation against all enemies foreign and domestic. As a representative and a registered nurse, I have a responsibility to care for the vulnerable. As a conservative, I have an obligation to strea... Read more

“There are 38 countries that participate with this program,” Ellmers said Wednesday. “As you can imagine, that leaves us very vulnerable. There are individuals who could be coming from one of the countries that we know has terrorist ties, and they could simply go through one of those 38 countries and come to us without the need for a visa for 90 days.” Read more

Sitting down recently with The Herald, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers had a pressing matter on her mind. The second-term congresswoman is waging dozens of battles on many fronts – ranging from Medicare to human trafficking. But lately, she's directed a fair amount of grit to preserving the 440th Airlift Wing based at Fort Bragg. Read more

The Dunn Daily Record - "We believe that over time if we can come up with a cure for these diseases, we will save money," Ellmers said. Read more

After the Air Force Reserve Command pushed back the deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing by one year, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers was one of the first to say the fight wasn't over. "We will remain in this effort and on this fight, and we will be watching really closely and [will be] ready to act at anytime," Ellmers, who represents North Carolina's 2nd district, said Thursday. Read more

The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) has once again delayed plans to deactivate the 440th Airlift Wing, a reserve unit that operates 12 C-130 H2 aircraft at Pope Army Airfield on Ft. Bragg. Col. Karl Schmitkons, who recently took over command of the 440th, announced the latest delay in a July edition of the unit's newsletter, Combat Airlifter. Read more

"I am encouraged that the Air Force has finally seen the light," Republican 2nd District Congresswoman Renee Ellmers said in a statement. "While I'm glad to see the Air Force has delayed deactivation, it is pivotal that we maintain pressure so they stop pursuing this destructive proposal." Ellmers said she wants the U.S. Secretary of Defense to personally certify that deactivation of the unit would not impact military readiness. Read more

Without the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Army Airfield, can we expect a loss in training and increased wait times for airborne exercises? Read more

An amendment introduced by Rep. Renee Ellmers to help combat human trafficking was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 29. The Awareness Training for Health Care Act, which is an amendment to the Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Act, focuses on adding sex trafficking training to medical and nursing schools. The goal of the training is to help healthcare professionals spot victims of human sex trafficking. Ellmers said the signing of her amendment was a "significant and proud... Read more

This week, we Take 5 with Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, who represents the 2nd Congressional District of North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, about a number of legislative issues. Read more

Fighting to save Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing hasn't always looked good, but Rep. Renee Ellmers is confident it will end in victory. She shared that optimism to a group of Fort Bragg leaders and retired military officers on Wednesday, speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Cape Fear Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Ellmers called saving the 440th the "most important issue" for her office. "I just have to believe the Air Force is going to make the right decision," she said. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers has introduced four amendments to this year's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at fighting the inactivation of Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing. In a release, the Republican representative of Fort Bragg said the amendments would prohibit money from being used to shutter the post's only air wing, require an Army study of how the closure could affect the readiness of local soldiers and require Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno to certify the decision will not affect that readiness. Read more

Ellmers Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee to Prevent Deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg Click here or on the image above to watch the video clip. Yesterday, Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC-02) testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the proposed deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing. Her full testimony can be found here, and an excerpt from her testimony is included below: “Mr. Chairman, I am the proud representative of the Second District of No... Read more

The House Armed Services Committee opened its floor to the entire legislative body Tuesday, and Rep. Renee Ellmers used the opportunity to once again lobby for Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing. Read more

For far too long, our country's energy policies have been based on the idea of energy scarcity and foreign dependence. Now, we seem to be on the verge of energy independence. In order to unleash our true energy potential, we must explore all options – including exploration on federal lands. Read more

U.S. Reps. Renee Ellmers and G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina introduced a bill on Friday that would streamline the approval process for vaccines. Read more

A bill introduced by Rep. Renee Ellmers to help health care workers recognize the signs of human trafficking got quick approval in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Read more

If completing a bill that keeps federal agencies afloat means giving up Christmas at home, that's fine, said Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina on Newsmax TV Thursday, because it's a better outcome than another government shutdown. "I have no problem staying here," Rep. Ellmers told "MidPoint" host Ed Berliner as Thursday's deadline for completing a budget approached with the House still wrangling over a $1.1 billion catchall bill to fund the government through next September. Read more

The U.S. electric grid is in need of an upgrade, and North Carolina Congresswoman Renee Ellmers on Thursday launched a new effort to do just that. Read more

Last week, Congresswoman Renee Ellmers met with the stars of TLC's "The Little Couple" to discuss Medicaid reform for children with rare diseases. Read more

Inclusion of women in society indicates stability, and a stable Afghanistan will lead to greater international security. Read more

We awoke one morning in Kabul to the sound of not-too-distant explosions, marking the start to the fighting season. But bombs were not the foremost takeaway from our Mother's Day trip to Afghanistan -- the women fighting to stop the bombs left a more lasting impression. Read more

With more than a quarter of a million people living on or supported by Fort Bragg, I take it personally when outside agencies tread on Fort Bragg's ability to carry out its operation or affect the livelihood of those living on post. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers introduced the legislation Monday morning. Rep. David Price, who represents Fayetteville, and Reps. Richard Hudson and Mike McIntyre, who also represent the area around Fort Bragg, were co-sponsors, officials said. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., today introduced an amendment to the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act to protect the reserve C-130H unit. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers traveled to Afghanistan hoping to learn more about the war many of her constituents have sacrificed for. Read more

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers discusses the politics behind the Obama administration's announcement to delay decision on Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2014 midterm elections. Read more

"That last issue was articulated forcefully Wednesday when Rep. Renee Ellmers testified before the House Armed Services Committee. The Dunn Republican warned that the 440th Wing provides a third of air support and training for Fort Bragg."' Read more

PPAI announced today that Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) has been named the Association's 2014 Legislator of the Year. The award will be presented Thursday during the PPAI Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.) in Washington, D.C. Read more

Amy Newbold, a 57-year-old saleswoman from Randolph County, North Carolina, lost her employer insurance last year… 'I feel left out in the cold, and I don't know why it has to be that way,' she said in an interview arranged through the office of Republican U.S. Representative Renee Ellmers, an Obamacare opponent from North Carolina. Read more

"Not only do these cuts exceed what the law requires, they present unnecessary burdens on Fort Bragg and Pope Airfield troops, their families and our national security," said Ellmers, a Republican from Dunn. "It is also imperative that commanders and soldiers continue to have access to the flexible and quality training that this joint mission has provided over the past seven years." Read more

A GOP plan to replace Obamacare may be a collection of different bills rather than a single omnibus package, a Republican congresswoman said Wednesday. Read more

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC-2) discusses the possible impact of the FCC media study that would send researchers into newsrooms. Read more

Republican 2nd District Congresswoman says she is "dismayed" by President Barack Obama's remarks while announcing an economic initiative at N.C. State University, saying the president is wrongly claiming credit for North Carolina's improving economy. Read more

Rep. Ellmers (NC-02) referred to the Affordable Health Care Act as a prime example of a "war on women" in the Republican Weekly Address. Read more

"Ellmers, a frequent critic of the law, said Hagan shares blame for the problems, while Hagan again pointed the finger at insurance companies for selling policies but not telling their customers that the policies could be canceled when the new law took effect. Republicans have claimed Hagan was dishonest with North Carolinians about whether they could keep existing plans under the new law." Read more

The Raleigh News & Observer wrote an article today on Congresswoman Ellmers' introduction of an alternative bill that will repeal and replace Obamacare. Read more

U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers proposes the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights. The bill would require the Veterans Administration to "post a written list of ïrights' that apply to every veteran in need of prosthetic limb and orthotic (O&P;) care," Ellmers said in a news release. "While veterans currently have these rights, many veterans and even VA employees are unaware of the healthcare options offered to them - leaving the system with wide variations and inconsistencies across the country." Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers, (R-NC), on the impact of ObamaCare on consumers and yesterday's testimony of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in front of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Read more

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers talks with Tim Boyum about her bill to protect Americans from Obamacare and this week's hearing of the Energy and Commerce Committee with HHS Secretary Sebelius. Read more

Upon her return to Washington, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) plans to work toward a better healthcare plan and more jobs for the people she represents. Read more

"Rep. Renee Ellmers of Dunn is asking the same question. 'This was signed into law by President Obama and has been in effect since Monday, yet the president is refusing to enforce it,' the Republican from the 2nd Congressional District said. ' Read more

Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC) joined Fox Business Channel on Wednesday to discuss ObamaCare and what Republicans are doing to get rid of it. Read more

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers was on CNBC's "Power Lunch" this afternoon where she will debate with Congressman Bill Pascrell over the latest on the government shutdown. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and NBC's Chuck Todd discuss the shutdown. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) appear on "New Day" to discuss the potential of a government shutdown if Democrats and Republicans do not come up with an agreement by the end of the day. Read more

Last night on CNBC's "The Kudlow Report," host Larry Kudlow highlighted Congresswoman Renee Ellmers' effort to stop Obmacare's implementation and how the law will end up creating insurance monopolies in North Carolina. Read more

Chris Hayes talks with Republican Congresswoman Renee Ellmers of North Carolina about why the GOP is fighting Obamacare, and then talks with Sam Seder, Host of The Majority Report. Read more

Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) has just introduced legislation that would reverse the sequester cuts that have led some cancer clinics to turn away Medicare patients. Medicare has already said it doesn’t have the authority on its own to reverse the automatic reductions, which federal law specifies must hit all programs equally. That essentially leaves it in Congress’s hands—legislators passed the sequester, and they’re the ones with the power to pass laws to tweak it. Ellmers’s bill would exempt t... Read more

USA TODAY's editorial "Medicare bidding competition in danger: Our view" argued that the current Medicare competitive bidding program is producing "big savings and has the potential to cut costs even more." It went on to charge both of us, as co-sponsors of a bill that would fix many of the dangerous and costly practices in this program, as having sinister motives. These charges are unfounded and serve as a distraction from the dangerous practices being undertaken by the so-called competitive b... Read more

Republican U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers’ congressional district includes Fort Bragg and many civilian defense workers and defense businesses that will be hard hit by across-the-board spending cuts. But Ellmers says that she’s getting support for her position that the cuts are necessary. “The calls that we’re really getting are more people saying ‘Thank you for not giving in on this issue. We know it’s going to be painful, and we know we have communities that are going to be affected by this, but we ... Read more

For sheer political farce, not much can compete with ObamaCare's passage, which included slipping the bill through the Senate before dawn three Christmas eves ago. But the madcap dash to get ready for the entitlement's October 2013 start-up date is a pretty close second. The size and complexity of the Affordable Care Act meant that its implementation was never going to easy. But behind the scenes, even states that support or might support the Affordable Care Act are frustrated about the Health ... Read more

Our poultry producers owe a debt of gratitude to U.S. Reps. Renee Ellmers, Mike McIntyre and Larry Kissell. Poultry is important to North Carolina, and our economy has been suffering because of recent droughts out West and from decreased demand and the increases in feed prices. This has had a damaging effect on our producers and their families. But instead of addressing the real causes of these problems, some continue to push for an increase in burdensome regulations by the federal government. ... Read more

Editorial, Dunn Daily Record It’s good that Rep. Renee Ellmers is taking an active role in the debate over making I-95 in North Carolina a toll road. As reported in Friday’s Daily Record, the first term congresswoman sent a letter to the Federal Highway Administration in which she opposed the conditional preliminary approval the FHA recently granted the North Carolina Department of Transportation to implement tolling along I-95 through North Carolina. Under the toll plan, those who live along I... Read more

Ellmers ranks 15th most conservative in U.S. House By Franco Ordoñez Raleigh News & Observer Tuesday February 28, 2012 U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers has taken over as North Carolina's most conservative House member, according to the National Journal's annual analysis of congressional votes. The freshman Republican from Dunn, who ran as a favorite of tea-party backers, was ranked 15th most conservative in the House. She beat out U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Cherryville Republican, and Rep. Virginia Fo... Read more

By Florence Gilkeson Moore County won’t become part of the new congressional District 2 until next year, but U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers already has “beautiful landscapes and golf courses” in her sights. Moore’s switch from the familiar District 6 is still not a certainty, but redistricting maps adopted earlier this year by the North Carolina General Assembly do indeed place Moore County in the district now served by the Harnett County Republican. Before the new districts are officially in place, t... Read more

by Luca Di Leo and Jeff Bater, The Wall Street Journal The U.S. economy barely added jobs for the second month in a row in June and the unemployment rate rose to the highest level this year, adding to concerns the labor market will take years to recover. Nonfarm payrolls rose 18,000 last month, far less than expected, as small gains in the private sector were just enough to outweigh continued government-job losses, the Labor Department said Friday in its survey of employers. Payrolls data for t... Read more

Victims of the April 16 tornadoes that tore through North Carolina have until midnight tonight to apply for federal disaster aid. To receive grants and assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration, storm victims must apply by calling 800-621-3362 or visiting fema.gov. Since the storms, 9,128 North Carolina victims have registered with FEMA, and the agency has doled out $15 million. In Wake County, 2,195 people have registered, and they've receive... Read more

CLINTON, N.C. (AP) -- Less than a week remains to register for disaster assistance because of losses from the tornados that struck North Carolina April 16. The Sampson Independent reported Thursday that June 20 is the deadline for eligible homeowners, renters and businesses in 19 disaster-declared counties to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. About $15 million in federal and state grants and loans have been distributed in North Carolina so far. FEMA officials say 9,000 peop... Read more

With Mother's Day this Sunday, The Hill continues to feature the women in Congress who find time in their busy schedules to make dinner for their children and tuck them into bed at night while filling their role as public officials. Read more

By Pam Rigaux, Frederick News-Post Republican Congresswoman Renee Ellmers said health care was the reason she ran against a seven-term Democratic incumbent...Ellmers and Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler were the keynote speakers at the Republic Read more

By David Nather and Kate Nocera The House just approved Rep. Mike Pence’s amendment to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, checking off a hot-button social issue even as it set up a bigger showdown over defunding the health care law. The vote was 240-185 with 11 Democrats voting for the amendment, and seven Republicans voting against. One member voted present. A group of Republicans on the floor applauded when the vote hit 218. That amendment managed to suck up three hours of often emotional... Read more