Press Releases
August 2, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Show Me the Science Act to require federal agencies to publish the data that they use to inform decisions behind new rules.
August 1, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made two awards to Asheville Regional Airport for AVL Forward, the airport’s landmark infrastructure project to build a new airport terminal for Western North Carolina.
July 31, 2024
On Saturday, Aug. 17, U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) will host a Military Service Academy Day for high school students in North Carolina’s 11th District.
July 30, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Economic Opportunity for Distressed Communities Act to designate all Superfund and brownfield areas as Opportunity Zones to encourage the redevelopment and revitalization of these environmentally challenged properties.
July 23, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed two bills that he introduced, the National Dam Safety Program Amendment Act and the Low-Head Dam Inventory Act, as part of H.R.8812, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024:
July 8, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards, a member of the House Appropriations State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee (NC-11), issued the following statement after his visit to the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - and Poland:
June 26, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Do Our Job Act to make sure that Congress does not leave for the district work period in August unless all 12 annual appropriations bills are passed.
June 25, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today spoke on the House floor regarding a proposed rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would add significant administrative and regulatory burdens on fire departments in North Carolina's 11th District and across the country.
June 21, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced that the Department of the Army will fund a $32 million project in Asheville, N.C.
June 14, 2024
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today voted for H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, which passed with three of his amendments included.