North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
Recent News About North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
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Edwards introduces bipartisan bill to reduce unnecessary red tape for WNC homebuilders, municipalities
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on September 15, 2023 introduced H.R. 5473, the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act, which will permanently codify the current definition of building codes to prevent burdens on homebuilders and local municipalities.
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Edwards accepting U.S. service academy nomination applications
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) is accepting United States service academy nomination applications from current high school seniors in North Carolina’s 11th district.
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Edwards introduces legislation to uphold federal marijuana laws
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on September 1, 2023 introduced the Stop Pot Act to withhold certain federal funding from states and tribes that permit the use of recreational marijuana.
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Edwards helps write legislation to protect WNC firefighters’ retirement plans
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) helped write H.R. 5241 as a solution to protect access to government pension plans for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Western North Carolina and across the country.
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Edwards, Panetta introduce MOTOR Act to help state and local first responders and agencies save lives
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on August 16, 2023 introduced H.R. 5210, the Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response (MOTOR) Act, to help state and local first responders maintain their ability to save lives through effective water rescues.
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Edwards seeks updates on Charles George VA Medical Center data breach
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on August 11, 2023 called for an update from Asheville’s Charles George VA Medical Center regarding the May data breach at the facility.
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Edwards introduces legislation to improve WNC’s dam safety
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) on August 1, 2023, introduced the National Dam Safety Program Reauthorization Act of 2023, to support dam safety in North Carolina’s 11th district and nationwide. Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH-02), Congressman Brandon Williams (R-NY-22) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA-08) are co-leads of the bipartisan bill.
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Edwards applauds passage of defense bill, highlights successful amendments
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) applauded the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024 (FY24), which included two of his amendments.
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Edwards announces 2023 Congressional Award applications are open
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced his office is accepting submissions for the 2023 Congressional Award for young Americans in North Carolina’s 11th district.
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Edwards introduces bill to offer specialized training at Civilian Conservation Centers
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) introduced the Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act to direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer specialized wildland firefighter training to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) students.
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Edwards announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition winner
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced the 2023 Congressional Art Competition winner for North Carolina’s 11th district, Briana Sosa-Trejo, a recent graduate of Henderson County Early College.
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Edwards introduces bill to protect Americans’ online privacy and data
Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) on June 22 introduced the Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange (DELETE) Act to protect Americans’ private online data.
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Edwards, Tillis and Budd announce Department of Labor grant of up to $7.5 million awarded to support Canton
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) and Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) announced on June 15 that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will be awarding the first segment of a grant totaling up to $7.5 million for Canton and surrounding areas.
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Edwards announces applications for service academy nominations are open
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on June 12 announced that his office is accepting federal service academy applications for the class of 2028.
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Edwards to host Asheville-Buncombe anti-crime summit
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) June 8 announced that he will be using his ability to convene to host an anti-crime summit to discuss the rates of rising crime and violence in Asheville, Buncombe County and Western North Carolina at large.
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Edwards on House passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on May 31 voted for and the House passed H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
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UPDATED: Edwards announces upcoming Carolina Cruiser visits
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on may 31 announced that his staff will be holding mobile office hours at Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Cherokee and Clay counties with the Carolina Cruiser.
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Edwards to host RESCHEDULED “Canton Strong – Looking Forward” forum
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced that the "Canton Strong - Looking" Forward forum has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 1 from 6-8 p.m. Congressman Edwards will host this public forum in Haywood County to discuss the future of the Town of Canton with local leaders after the closing of the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill.
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Edwards announces upcoming Carolina Cruiser visits
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) on may 26 announced his upcoming mobile office visits with the Carolina Cruiser.
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Edwards announces additional USDA funds for crop and livestock producers
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced that additional funds from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Program (ELRP) will be available to assist crop and livestock producers who have sustained losses from a qualifying natural disaster event in calendar year 2022.