North Carolina members of the U.S. House of Representatives will give an overview and share their priorities for upcoming Congress as well as answer questions at the Triangle Chambers’ Federal Issues Forum at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Bide Auditorium at GlaxoSmithKline.

U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge was recently appointed to the Ways and Means Committee for the 111th Congress and is the only North Carolina member to serve on this committee.

U.S. Representative David Price serves as the House Appropriations Committee Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee and is also a member of the Appropriations Subcommittees of Interior and Environment and on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development.

U.S. Representative Brad Miller is the first person elected to North Carolina’s new 13th Congressional District. He serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Science and Technology Committee along with serving on the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is the Triangle’s largest non-profit business membership organization made up of over 2,700 member firms representing 70 percent of the private sector employment in Wake County. The Chamber has represented the interests of the local business community since 1888.

RALEIGH, N.C.  – North Carolina Rep. David Price is leading a delegation of House members to Southeast Asia to see the Department of Homeland Security’s work in the region.

The Democratic lawmaker is chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. Price’s trip will help lawmakers understand Homeland Security’s work with foreign governments. Homeland Security works to enhance the safety of cargo bound to the United States, cooperates on anti-terrorism efforts and works on issues related to international adoptions.

Price and five other lawmakers will make stops in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. They left Saturday and will return Sunday.

U.S. Reps. Bob Etheridge, David Price and Brad Miller will host their annual briefing honoring Veterans, on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Gov. Kerr Scott Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Representatives from local VA offices will speak, and Reps. Price and Etheridge will give an update on recent actions Congress has taken.

In May Congress passed, and the President signed, a new G.I. Bill of Rights restoring full funding of higher education benefits for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. N.C. Senator-elect Kay Hagan is also expected to attend.

The event will take place at the Kerr Scott Building at the state fairgrounds.

Hagan’s schedule also includes the North Carolina A&T’s 3rd Annual Veterans Celebration at noon at the Memorial Student Union, Stallings Ballroom, 1601 E. Market St. in Greensboro.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Democratic Rep. David Price has defeated Republican B.J. Lawson to hold onto his seat in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District.

The Associated Press called the race for Price based on an analysis of voter interviews, conducted for the AP by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.

Price has spent 20 years representing the district, which includes Chapel Hill and Durham.

A former Duke University professor and Morehead Scholar, Price has been a strong critic of the Bush Administration’s foreign policy. He also helped pass a bill giving tax breaks on student loans.

Lawson moved to North Carolina in 1992 to attend college and medical school at Duke. After medical school, he stared a technology company.

CARY, N.C. – With time running out to convince voters, a lot of candidates are hitting last-minute campaign stops.

Cary’s Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum Wednesday morning for candidates vying for two different congressional seats.

The breakfast event spent a lot of time focused on one of the biggest issues facing any candidate right now: the economy and how it affects folks here.

“I think Cary in many ways shows us the way forward for North Carolina, where we’re not dependant on just a few businesses or a few commodities,” said Rep. David Price, who’s running to keep his District 4 seat.

Price’s challenger, Dr. BJ Lawson was also on hand.

“We have benefited because we have a diverse economy here in the Triangle, and we’re still attracting businesses that are relocating here,” said Lawson.  “However, I’m also interested in ensuring the opportunities we have in the best part of the Triangle are also available in places like inner city Durham.” 

The forum also featured District 13 candidates Brad Miller and Hugh Webster.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Gov. Jim Hunt, N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, U.S. Reps. David Price, Bob Etheridge, Brad Miller, G.K. Butterfield and N.C. Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand will join forces Monday to support Senator Obama and his healthcare plan.

The event will focus on how an Obama Administration will address the challenges facing North Carolina families. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the State Farmers Market Restaurant, 1240 Farmer’s Drive, Raleigh.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Former Gov. Jim Hunt, N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, U.S. Reps. Bob Etheridge, David Price, Brad Miller, G.K. Butterfield and N.C. Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand will gather Monday in Raleigh to support Senator Barack Obama’s economic plan.

The group will appear at 9:30 a.m. at the Raleigh Farmer’s Market, 1201 Agriculture St.

RecisionALEIGH, N.C. — The Wake County Board of Education will welcome Wake County’s Congressional delegation for a breakfast chat about local educational issues on Wednesday morning.

The school board will discuss its legislative agenda and participate in a question-and-answer period with Representatives Bob Etheridge (2nd District), David Price (4th District), and Brad Miller (13th District).

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 3, at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Board Conference Room, WCPSS Central Services Building, 3600 Wake Forest Rd.