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Rep. G. K. Butterfield Sworn In for 7th Term: Progressives See Hope in His Leadership
Rep. G. K. Butterfield sworn into 115th Congress; Butterfield represents NC first congressional district; Progressives eyeball him as a House leader who can champion their issues. I am honored by the trust the citizens of the First District have placed in me to represent them in Congress for a seventh term. “As the…
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Butterfield Statement on Republican-Passed FY’16 Budget
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement after voting against the Republican Fiscal Year 2106 Budget, which passed in the House today: “I’m dismayed that we find ourselves here yet again. The Republican majority, moments ago, passed their FY’16 budget which does little to address the concerns and needs of…
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Butterfield to Join Dept. of Health & Human Services for Panel
WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, March 23rd, Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) will join Dr. Pamela Roshell, Department of Health and Human Services Director for Region IV, for a roundtable discussion and celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the Patients’ Protections and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Joining in the celebration, which also marks Women’s History…
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Butterfield Disappointed in Senator Tillis for his Vote against North Carolina’s Own Loretta Lynch for United States Attorney General
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement regarding North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis’ vote against the nomination of Loretta Lynch for Attorney General of the United States: “I am deeply disappointed, as I’m sure many North Carolinians are, in Senator Thom Tillis’ vote this morning in the Senate Judiciary…
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Rep. G.K.Butterfield NC 01 Wants To Know Why Durham VA Mental Health has The Worst Wait Time in The Nation
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs Joan Mooney expressing serious concerns over reports of exceptionally long wait times for patients at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). On Monday, the U. S. Department of…
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Tonight–Congressman GK Butterfield is on Comedy Central at 11:30 PM–Colbert Nation
Just to give everyone a heads up, for those who follow Rep. GK Butterfield, from the NC 01–Congressman Butterfield will be on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report tonight March 24, at 11:30 PM.
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Butterfield Statement on Dan River Coal Ash Spill
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today released the following statement concerning the February 2, 2014 coal ash spill from a Duke Energy coal ash pond in Rockingham County, North Carolina: On Sunday, February 23rd, Congressman Butterfield addressed the issue on The Social Spitball Hour radio show. “I am deeply concerned about the…
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Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) Statement on SOTU
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement regarding tonight’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Obama unveiled a bold agenda to create and expand opportunity for all Americans. In his speech, he touched on the pervasiveness of income inequality caused by stagnant minimum wages, shrinking access to education, and…
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Butterfield Applauds Obama Administration Expansion of Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative to Include Rocky Mount, NC
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the Obama Administration’s expansion of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Initiative to include Rocky Mount, NC and six additional cities. President Obama established SC2 in 2011 as an innovative and flexible program designed to strengthen local capacity, coordinate federal investments, and spark growth in…
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Butterfield, Price to McCrory: 300 day delay of NC-12 Special Election ‘Unacceptable and Unprecedented’
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and David Price (NC-04) have written North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory urging him to reconsider his decision to delay the special election for the 12th Congressional District for more than 300 days and to adopt an alternative timeline to cut the period of vacancy by several months. …
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