Press Releases

Congressman Holding's Statement Regarding Sale of F-16 Aircraft to Pakistan Read more

Congressman Holding sits down with Don Curtis to discuss ISIS, the economy and the unfortunate state of politics in Washington. Listen to the broadcast of Carolina Newsmakers here. Read more

Raleigh, NC – Today, Congressman Holding released the following statement: Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2015 CONTACT: Alex Miehls, 202-226-8159 Today, Congressman George Holding (NC-13) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Ways and Means approved legislation he introduced, the IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act, H.R. 1295: "The IRS has a troubled track record when it comes to approving organizations to operate as a 501(c)4, often forcing groups to wait months or even years to gain tax-exempt status. These indefinite delays, par... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2015 Congressman George Holding (NC-13) released the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress earlier today: "Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with blunt common sense – he said, ‘Iran and ISIS are competing for the crown of militant Islam. ... The greatest danger facing our world is the marriage of militant Islam with nuclear weapons.’ "Who can doubt a nuclear Iran would be a threat to our nation and Israel? An agreem... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2015 Today, Congressman George Holding (NC-13) issued the following statement after voting against the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 240): "There has been a lot of heated political rhetoric about President Obama’s executive actions. I won’t add to it. The issue here is straightforward: Does the president have the power – the legal power – to change our immigration laws? A federal judge, Andrew Hanen, has ruled he does not – that no... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2015 Tonight, Congressman George Holding (NC-13) released the following statement after the House passed a seven-day funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security: “I will not vote to fund the president's executive orders on immigration. Because those orders have been stopped by a federal court in Texas, at least for now, I voted to continue funding for the Department of Homeland Security for one week in the hope Congress will do, at last, what it shoul... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2015 Congressman George Holding (NC-13) issued the following statement in response to the President's State of the Union Address tonight: "Tonight we heard a lot of familiar promises; the president is going to help struggling families by creating more government programs and collecting more taxes. To put it bluntly, the president tries a solution, it fails, and then he tries the same solution again. "Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress understand that pr... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2014 Congressman George Holding (NC-13) released the following statement tonight after passage of the bipartisan Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015: “Due to the standoff between the Democratic Senate and the Republican House, two bad choices landed on Congress’ doorstep today. “Bad choice number one was to vote against the appropriations resolution – which would lead straight to a government shutdown. We’ve already seen this doesn’t s... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2014 CONTACT: Alex Miehls, 202-226-8159 Today, Congressman George Holding (NC-13) and Congressman Ami Bera (CA-07) were named co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans for the 114th Congress. They take the helm from current co-chairs Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) and Congressman Joseph Crowley (NY-14). See below for statements from Congressmen Holding, Roskam, Crowley, and Bera: “As I have said before, the United States-India bilat... Read more