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September 21, 2023
Congressman Edwards (NC-11) today announced that Blue Ridge Southern Railroad in Haywood County will be awarded $12.6 million in funding through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program.
September 15, 2023
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today 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. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) is a co-lead of this bipartisan legislation.
September 12, 2023
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today revealed that he traveled nearly 1,300 miles across Western North Carolina during the House’s August district work period.
September 7, 2023
Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) is accepting United States service academy nomination applications from current high school seniors in North Carolina’s 11th district.
September 1, 2023
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Stop Pot Act to withhold certain federal funding from states and tribes that permit the use of recreational marijuana.
August 21, 2023
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.
August 17, 2023
Since 1996, Congress has shirked its responsibility to uphold the very laws it has passed regarding marijuana.
More and more states are thumbing their proverbial noses at federal laws that declare pot as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. And Congress has sat idly by and watched it happen.
August 17, 2023
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today sent a letter to Asheville City Council members regarding the City of Asheville’s water outage that affected tens of thousands of residents in December 2022.
August 16, 2023
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today 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.
August 15, 2023
U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) will convene a public input session to hear from constituents and the Tennessee Valley Authority about the proposed route for a new transmission line through Cherokee County.