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A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
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Secure the Border Act of 2023
92/100
What they said
May 7, 2026
Congresswoman Foushee supports extending Optional Practical Training visas for international STEM and nursing students graduating from U.S. universities, allowing up to 48 months of post-graduation work authorization to retain skilled talent in the U.S. workforce.
Rep. Foushee's statement supports extending work visas for international STEM and nursing graduates to retain skilled talent in the U.S. workforce. The Secure the Border Act of 2023 focuses on border wall construction, asylum restrictions, and employment verification systems—provisions that restrict immigration pathways and labor access. Her NO vote on passage is consistent with her stated position favoring expanded visa opportunities for skilled international workers.
Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024
85/100
What they said
Mar 27, 2026
Rep. Foushee opposes continued ICE funding and supports the Senate's Homeland Security package that omits ICE appropriations. She criticizes House Republicans for prioritizing ICE funding over long-term TSA worker compensation.
Rep. Foushee's statement opposes ICE funding and supports a Senate Homeland Security package that omits ICE appropriations. The bill is a continuing resolution that funds federal agencies, including DHS, and the statement indicates it continues ICE funding. Her NO vote on passage is consistent with her stated opposition to ICE funding in the CR. The bill summary notes DHS funding provisions but does not explicitly detail ICE appropriations levels; however, the rep's statement and vote align directionally on the core question of whether to support a funding measure that includes ICE.
Rep. Foushee opposes continued ICE funding and supports the Senate's Homeland Security package that omits ICE appropriations. She criticizes House Republicans for prioritizing ICE funding over long-term TSA worker compensation.
Rep. Foushee's statement opposes ICE funding and supports a Senate package that omits ICE appropriations. The bill penalizes sanctuary jurisdictions that do not cooperate with ICE detainers and immigration enforcement. Her NO vote on the bill is consistent with her stated opposition to ICE funding and her criticism of Republican prioritization of ICE operations. The bill directly advances ICE enforcement capacity by conditioning federal funds on cooperation with immigration detainers, which aligns with the ICE funding she opposes.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024
85/100
What they said
Mar 27, 2026
Rep. Foushee opposes continued ICE funding and supports the Senate's Homeland Security package that omits ICE appropriations. She criticizes House Republicans for prioritizing ICE funding over long-term TSA worker compensation.
Rep. Foushee's statement explicitly opposes ICE funding and supports a Senate package that omits ICE appropriations. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement among other DHS agencies. Her NO vote on passage is consistent with her stated opposition to ICE funding. The bill bundles appropriations for multiple DHS agencies (TSA, CBP, ICE, FEMA, etc.), so her vote reflects opposition to the overall package that includes ICE funding rather than a direct choice between ICE and non-ICE options, which introduces some ambiguity about whether other provisions influenced her vote.
Rep. Foushee opposes continued ICE funding and supports the Senate's Homeland Security package that omits ICE appropriations. She criticizes House Republicans for prioritizing ICE funding over long-term TSA worker compensation.
Rep. Foushee's statement opposes ICE funding and criticizes Republican immigration enforcement priorities. The Laken Riley Act expands immigration enforcement authority and detention requirements, which aligns with the enforcement-focused immigration policies she criticized. Her no vote on the bill's passage is consistent with her stated opposition to prioritizing immigration enforcement over other policy goals. The score is not higher because the statement focuses primarily on ICE funding levels rather than the specific enforcement mechanisms in this bill.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025
85/100
What they said
Mar 27, 2026
Rep. Foushee opposes continued ICE funding and supports the Senate's Homeland Security package that omits ICE appropriations. She criticizes House Republicans for prioritizing ICE funding over long-term TSA worker compensation.
Rep. Foushee's statement explicitly opposes ICE funding and supports a Senate DHS package that omits ICE appropriations. The bill provides appropriations for DHS including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Her NO vote on passage is consistent with her stated opposition to ICE funding. The statement does not address other DHS components (TSA, CBP, FEMA, etc.), which the bill also funds; however, her primary stated objection—continued ICE appropriations—directly aligns with voting against a bill that includes ICE funding.
Rep. Foushee is demanding clarification on military detention policies and inter-agency coordination between the Department of Defense and ICE regarding civilian detentions at North Carolina military installations, particularly in cases where individuals entered restricted areas unintentionally and pose no security threat.
Rep. Foushee's statement focuses on protecting individuals detained at military installations who pose no security threat and ensuring equitable application of federal policy with appropriate safeguards. The Secure the Border Act emphasizes border wall construction and asylum restrictions without addressing the specific concern in her statement—inter-agency coordination between DoD and ICE regarding civilian detentions at military bases. Her NO vote is consistent with a position skeptical of broad enforcement measures that lack adequate protections for low-threat individuals, though the bill does not directly address the military detention coordination issue she raised.
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
78/100
What they said
Mar 25, 2026
Rep. Foushee is demanding clarification on military detention policies and inter-agency coordination between the Department of Defense and ICE regarding civilian detentions at North Carolina military installations, particularly in cases where individuals entered restricted areas unintentionally and pose no security threat.
Rep. Foushee's statement emphasizes protecting individuals who pose no security threat and ensuring equitable application of federal policies, particularly regarding unintentional entry into restricted areas. Her no vote on a bill that criminalizes interference with border control and enhances penalties for immigration-related violations aligns with her stated concern about overly broad enforcement affecting innocent people. However, the bill's focus on transnational criminal organizations and intentional obstruction differs somewhat from her statement's focus on accidental detentions and inter-agency coordination, creating some directional alignment rather than perfect overlap.
Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
75/100
What they said
Mar 25, 2026
Rep. Foushee is demanding clarification on military detention policies and inter-agency coordination between the Department of Defense and ICE regarding civilian detentions at North Carolina military installations, particularly in cases where individuals entered restricted areas unintentionally and pose no security threat.
Rep. Foushee's statement focuses on ensuring appropriate safeguards and inter-agency coordination in civilian detentions at military installations, emphasizing that individuals with no security threat or criminal history should not be detained. The bill mandates detention and deportation of non-U.S. nationals arrested for assaulting law enforcement. These address different specific questions—one concerns procedural fairness and threat assessment in military-area detentions; the other concerns mandatory detention for assault on first responders. Her NO vote is consistent with a position favoring discretionary, case-by-case evaluation over mandatory detention policies, though the bill does not directly address the military-installation coordination issues she raised.
Rep. Foushee is demanding clarification on military detention policies and inter-agency coordination between the Department of Defense and ICE regarding civilian detentions at North Carolina military installations, particularly in cases where individuals entered restricted areas unintentionally and pose no security threat.
Rep. Foushee's statement focuses on protecting individuals detained at military installations who pose no security threat and ensuring equitable application of federal policy with appropriate safeguards. The bill penalizes jurisdictions that restrict cooperation with immigration detainers and information-sharing with DHS. Her NO vote aligns with her stated concern about protecting vulnerable individuals from detention in cases lacking clear security justification, as the bill would incentivize aggressive immigration enforcement cooperation. However, the statement addresses military detention protocols and inter-agency DOD-ICE coordination specifically, while the bill addresses sanctuary city funding restrictions more broadly, creating some granularity mismatch.
Rep. Foushee is demanding clarification on military detention policies and inter-agency coordination between the Department of Defense and ICE regarding civilian detentions at North Carolina military installations, particularly in cases where individuals entered restricted areas unintentionally and pose no security threat.
Rep. Foushee's statement focuses on protecting individuals detained at military installations who pose no security threat and may have valid work authorizations or pending immigration proceedings—emphasizing equitable application of federal policy and appropriate safeguards. The bill criminalizes fleeing from Border Patrol agents and imposes mandatory minimums and deportation consequences. While both touch immigration enforcement, they address different specific questions: the statement concerns detention protocols and inter-agency coordination for low-threat individuals, while the bill targets criminal conduct (fleeing law enforcement) near the border. The NO vote is consistent with a position favoring restraint in immigration enforcement and protection of vulnerable individuals, though the bill's focus on criminal flight rather than detention of inadvertent trespassers creates some granularity mismatch.
Rep. Foushee is demanding clarification on military detention policies and inter-agency coordination between the Department of Defense and ICE regarding civilian detentions at North Carolina military installations, particularly in cases where individuals entered restricted areas unintentionally and pose no security threat.
Rep. Foushee's statement focuses on protecting individuals detained at military installations who pose no security threat and may have valid work authorizations or pending immigration proceedings. The bill creates deportation grounds for Social Security and identity document fraud. While both touch immigration enforcement, they address different specific questions: the statement concerns detention protocols and inter-agency coordination for low-threat individuals, while the bill concerns consequences for document fraud. A NO vote on fraud-related deportation grounds is generally consistent with concern for vulnerable immigrants and due process, though the statement does not explicitly address fraud penalties.
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Position: The release describes a congressional resolution designating the third week of October as National Hunter Syndrome Awareness Week and calls for increased awareness and funding for research and treatments for Hunter syndrome.
DURHAM, NC (October 19, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced a resolution designating the third week of October as National Hunter Syndrome Awareness Week, to reaffirm the commitment to increasing awareness and funding for research and treatments for Hunter syndrome.
“As Hunter syndrome continues to affect thousands of people across the globe, it is critical that Congress reaffirms our commitment to researching treatments for this disease which still has no cure,” said Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04). “As modern medicine continues to develop, Congress has an opportunity to take steps towards advancing lifesaving treatment options for those suffering from this disease. I am proud to introduce this resolution recognizing National Hunter Syndrome Awareness Week to reaffirm our commitment to supporting those living with Hunter syndrome across the globe.”
Hunter syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which prevents the body from properly breaking down sugar molecules, causing progressive, irreversible damage to organs and muscle tissue. This disease affects approximately 500 boys in the United States alone, and nearly 2,000 worldwide.
The full text of the resolution can be found here.
Rep. Foushee Introduces Legislation to Promote Use of Low-Emission Anesthetic Gases | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: Supports legislation establishing escalating tax credits for health care facilities that phase out high-emission anesthetic gases in favor of lower-emission alternatives.
DURHAM, NC (October 9, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Low Emission Anesthetics Act to incentive the use of certain low-emission anesthetic gases by health care facilities.
Certain traditional anesthetic gases including desflurane or nitrous oxide used by healthcare providers have been found to have an outsized impact on greenhouse gas emissions, despite the existence of proven low-emission anesthetic gases like isoflurane or sevoflurane.
“While it is clear that the climate crisis is being driven by large corporations and fossil fuels, Congress has a duty to explore all routes to make meaningful reductions to greenhouse gas emissions—and anesthetic gasses are one way we can make a difference. Moving away from anesthetic gases that have an outsized impact on greenhouse gas emission while viable alternatives already exist in the market is one small step we can take to be better environmental stewards,” said Congresswoman Valerie Fosuhee (NC-04). “I am proud to introduce the Low Emission Anesthetics Act to encourage the use of anesthetic gases that are less harmful to the environment, and I will continue to fight to keep the environment safe for generations to come.”
Specifically, the Low Emission Anesthetics Act would establish a low-emission anesthetic gas credit for any health care facility making strides to phase out high-emissions anesthetic gases, with escalating tax credits for facilities making significant strides in this area.
The full text of the Low Emission Anesthetics Act can be found here.
Rep. Foushee Demands Answers From Secretary Kennedy Regarding Cancellation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: The release calls on HHS to reinstate canceled Teen Pregnancy Prevention grant funding and share a plan to allocate the congressionally obligated funds to grantees, including those in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, DC (October 6, 2026) — Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy Jr. regarding the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) grants that were canceled by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“I am concerned that HHS is still holding funding for these important grants that support locally delivered, evidence-based programs that reach young people where they live, often in communities with limited access to health education and services, including rural areas,” the Congresswoman wrote.
“HHS must have a plan to ensure that this vital program continues (...) HHS must immediately reinstate funding for TPP Program grantees that your department cut off earlier this year,” Congresswoman Foushee continued.
“I request that you immediately share HHS's plan to allocate funding for the TPP program with funds obligated by Congress and ensure that grantees, including North Carolina, will continue to offer important evidence-based education and not see their funding and program implementation further interrupted,” the Congresswoman concluded.
Duke University, located in North Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District, was a recipient of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention grant in 2023.
In July, 79 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and the Democratic Caucus, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, demanding the reversal of the Trump Administration’s cancellation of 53 active Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP) grants that the Department claimed were no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities.
Recent decisions by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia blocked HHS from establishing new grants with new funding conditions. 92 members of Congress, including Rep. Foushee, recently stated in a letter to HHS, that this funding must be reinstated for TPP grantees that were cut off earlier this year.
The full text of the letter can be found here.
Foushee, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan SAFE Platforms Act to Protect Consumers from Online Scams | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: The release supports the bipartisan SAFE Platforms Act (H.R. 10433), which would require online platforms to implement safety-by-design features, verify advertisers, set privacy-protective defaults, and face liability for knowingly enabling or spreading fraudulent content.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 21, 2026) — This week, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman James Moylan (GU-AL) introduced H.R. 10433, the Stopping Abuse and Fraud Enabled by Platforms Act, or the SAFE Platforms Act, groundbreaking bipartisan legislation that would require online platforms to implement safety-by-design features and hold companies accountable for preventing fraudulent content targeting consumers, helping protect seniors and other vulnerable populations from scams, deception, and financial loss.
“Online and AI-enabled scams are becoming more sophisticated and more devastating, costing North Carolina families $3 billion in financial losses last year,” said Congresswoman Foushee. “Scammers often exploit platform features to target users – especially seniors, veterans, and other communities – with few consequences for the platforms that enable and profit from this abuse. The SAFE Platforms Act sets clear guardrails and safety-by-design requirements so digital platforms verify advertisers, protect users’ privacy by default, and take steps to prevent fraud. I thank Congressman Moylan for his partnership on this critical legislation to protect consumers online.”
“Online scams are becoming more sophisticated, and families should not be left to bear the consequences while the platforms being used to facilitate these schemes face little accountability,” said Congressman Moylan. “For Guam, where so much of our daily lives, commerce, and communication depend on online platforms, these protections matter. The SAFE Platforms Act puts commonsense safeguards in place to help prevent fraud before it happens, protect consumers’ personal and financial information, and give victims meaningful recourse when they are harmed. I’m proud to work across the aisle with Congresswoman Foushee to better protect consumers in Guam and across the country.”
Americans are losing a staggering $119 billion every year to online scams. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s Internet Crime Complaint Center report also shows that older Americans lost $4.8 billion to internet scams in 2024, a 43 percent increase from the previous year. Social media has emerged as a primary vehicle for these scams, with criminals exploiting direct messaging, fake profiles, recommendation algorithms, and ad-targeting tools to gain victims’ trust and spread deceptive content. The Better Business Bureau’s 2025 Scam Tracker Risk Report found that users primarily engaged with scammers on social media via advertisements, and that social media was the contact method with the highest percentage of reports with a dollar loss. The SAFE Platforms Act will hold platforms accountable when users are knowingly left vulnerable to these costly and emotionally distressing scams.
Specifically, the SAFE Platforms Act would:
Establish liability for platforms that knowingly help create or spread fraudulent content.
Require platforms to configure default privacy-protective settings and prohibits a single “master setting” that would weaken all default privacy protections at once.
Require platforms to detect and prevent the creation of fraudulent accounts and profiles and implement design features to prevent deceptive or misleading advertising practices.
Standardize reporting and require online platforms to establish a fraud reporting system for users to report suspected fraud, including an accessible and clearly visible “Report Scam” button on all content that could contain advertisements, commercial, or promotional material.
Require platforms to provide users with basic “know your customer” (KYC) information about advertisers, including their legal name, location, and length of time on the platform, and require additional verification for accounts that will be used for commercial purposes or high-risk categories like financial services, health products, housing, gambling, cryptocurrency, and age-restricted goods.
Require platforms to implement accessibility and design requirements for advertising content, including minimum font size, clear labeling, and standards for making advertising content accessible to users with disabilities.
Limits the application of section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 so that it does not impair enforcement of the Act.
Provide a safe harbor from liability for platforms that implement reasonable policies and procedures for addressing fraudulent content.
Direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce these requirements as violations of its unfair or deceptive acts or practices jurisdiction and empower state attorneys general and victims of platform-enabled scams with a private right of action when harms occur.
The SAFE Platforms Act is endorsed by Consumer Federation of America, Hispanic Federation, Oregon Consumer Justice, and Public Citizen.
“As concerns grow regarding the future dangers of unregulated AI, it is also important to highlight the harms it is enabling right now, said Emily Peterson-Cassin, Director of Competition and Market Fairness at the Consumer Federation of America. "Fraudulent content and scams, supercharged by AI, are taking over social media platforms and costing us billions. We applaud Rep. Foushee for this critical first step towards making our online spaces safer.”
“Scammers are leveraging online platforms to find and target consumers, and it is only getting worse with AI super powering this issue. The SAFE Platforms Act recognizes that platforms have a role to play in preventing fraud, especially when their advertising systems, recommendation tools, and other design features help facilitate it. By giving victims meaningful recourse, requiring basic safeguards against scams, and holding Big Tech accountable, this legislation would provide consumers with protections that are badly needed in an era of sophisticated online and AI-enabled scams,” said J.B. Branch, Director of Federal AI Governance and Technology Policy at Public Citizen.
"Older Americans lost a staggering $7.7 billion to internet scams in 2025, a 59% increase in a single year. The FBI also reported they lost over $352 million to AI-enabled fraud last year, using fake profiles, voice clones, and fabricated video. Losses at this scale are a systemic failure — the predictable result of platforms allowed to offer fraudulent content and held responsible for none of it. The SAFE Platforms Act would require platforms to verify who is advertising to their users, build fraud prevention into their default settings, and answer for the harm when they materially contribute to it. We applaud Rep. Valerie Foushee's leadership and look forward to working with Congress to fix the system rather than ask older adults to outrun it," said Ramsey Alwin, the CEO of the National Council on Aging.
The full text of the bill can be found here.
Rep. Foushee Introduces Legislation to Deliver Direct Relief to Families Facing Higher Costs | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: Introduces legislation to provide refundable tax credits of $2,000 for individual filers, $4,000 for joint filers, and $600 per qualifying dependent for 2026, with income phase-outs, to offset costs associated with tariffs and rising living expenses.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2026) — Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the American Tariff Rebate Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code and provide direct financial relief to working American households through refundable tax credits.
“Working families across North Carolina and the country continue to face rising living costs,” said Congresswoman Foushee. “The American Tariff Rebate Act puts money directly back into the pockets of middle-class families by providing swift, direct tax rebates to offset the costs associated with the President’s tariffs and the rising cost of everyday expenses.”
Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump has imposed broad tariffs on U.S. imports using multiple legal authorities. Several trading partners have responded with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, putting American workers and farmers in the crossfire, and driving up the cost of everyday goods.
While the courts ruled that businesses must receive tariff refunds, there has been no such ruling for American families who have also felt the heavy weight of this administration's reckless tariffs. According to the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, Minority, American families paid more than $231 billion in tariff costsbetween February 2025 and January 2026, an average of roughly $1,745 per family. The Committee projects that number could climb past $2,500 per family in 2026 if current tariff levels hold.
Under the proposed legislation, eligible taxpayers will receive a refundable tax credit for 2026 of $2,000 for individual filers, $4,000 for married couples filing jointly, plus $600 for each qualifying dependent, providing direct financial relief to American families hit hardest by the Administration’s tariffs.
To target relief toward middle- and lower-income households, the credit phases out for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes above $75,000 for single filers, $112,500 for heads of household, and $150,000 for joint filers. Nonresident aliens, estates, trusts, and individuals claimed as dependents on another taxpayer’s return would not be eligible.
This legislation would also authorize advance payments during 2026, allowing eligible Americans to receive the benefit without waiting until they file their 2026 tax returns.
The full bill text of the American Tariff Rebate Act is available here.
Rep. Foushee Calls for Proactive Student Safety Measures at UNC-Chapel Hill Following Two Racial Incidents | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: Rep. Foushee urged UNC-Chapel Hill's administration to proactively engage students and strengthen measures to ensure students of color feel safe on campus following two racially motivated incidents in August 2026. The letter asks the administration about police response times, staffing during large events, campus alert systems, and student safety education.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 18, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts urging the University to proactively engage with students and strengthen efforts to ensure students of color feel safe on campus following two instances of racially motivated harassment on campus between August 29 and August 31, 2026.
On August 29, 2026, members of the UNC Taiwanese Student Association and other Taiwanese students were reportedly racially harassed by a group of white men knuckle-walking and making monkey gestures during a campus tour led by the student organization.
On August 31, 2026, a man reportedly entered a watch party hosted by several Black student organizations in Greenlaw Hall and made racially charged threats while brandishing an aerosol can and a lighter.
“Meetings in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event such as this are a good start, but just that. With that in mind, I sincerely ask that you and the University be as proactive as possible with student engagement to ensure that students of color feel safe on campus moving forward,” the Congresswoman wrote.
“Additionally, as my office has received significant outreach from UNC students about this incident, it would be very helpful for my office as we respond to this outreach to have some additional insight into the incident and the steps your Administration is taking to respond appropriately,” Foushee continued.
“We all share the same beliefs and responsibility that UNC should be a place of learning without fear of violence and where respect for others is a core value,” the Congresswoman concluded. “I look forward to hearing from you on this and appreciate your continued attention to this matter.”
The letter includes the following questions for Charcellor Lee Roberts’ Administration:
Why did it take 17 minutes for UNC campus police to arrive at the scene on August 31st, and what might be done to ensure faster response times moving forward?
When large events take place on campus, particularly ones that are unaffiliated with the University, are there protocols in place to ensure campus police maintain their usual staffing levels elsewhere on campus?
What are the concrete steps your administration is taking to ensure that a better and more robust alert system will be in place to notify students of dangers on campus?
How is your administration working to make sure students, particularly students of color, feel safe on campus?
Are there any plans in place to empower and/or educate students so they know how to best maintain their own safety in the event of a threat of violence when UNC campus police are not yet present?
The full text of the letter can be found here.
Reps. Foushee, Thompson Lead Opposition to Removal of Bike Safety Resources and Bike Safety Project Funding | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: The release opposes the Department of Transportation's removal of road safety resources and bike safety project funding, and urges restoration of the FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasure pages and funding eligibility for bike projects under BUILD and other grant programs.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 10, 2026) — Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Sean McMaster opposing the removal of programs for road safety, specifically those mentioning bike safety.
In the letter, the Congressmembers wrote, “The U.S. is experiencing a roadway safety crisis, with more than 36,000 people killed on our streets in 2025. One in five traffic deaths is a person walking or biking. Since 2010, bicyclist fatalities in the U.S. have risen by 87 percent.”
“The removal of several PSCM related to protecting vulnerable road users coincides with the USDOT’s recent cancellation of grants that include bicycling facilities and stated intention to limit funding for bike lanes within the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program. Ignoring multimodal transportation networks, rejecting projects that prioritize the safety of people biking and walking, and eliminating funding for bike lanes goes against the express congressional intent for these funding sources. Furthermore, DOT’s actions only make our roads less safe for American families,” continued the lawmakers. “We therefore strongly urge you to restore all PSCM pages recently removed from the FHWA website, as well as funding eligibility for bike projects within BUILD and any other grant program for which they are eligible. Please provide us with a written response to explain the Administration’s rationale, your process for these actions, and how these actions support the Department’s mission to “Advance safety.””
The letter was signed by 28 Democratic lawmakers, including: Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Andre Carson (IN-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), Ed Case (HI-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Dave Min (CA-47), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jim Himes (CT-04), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51).
“My granddaughter Allie was just five years old when she was killed riding her bike through a crosswalk near her home,” said Philip Hart, a Durham resident and constituent of Rep. Foushee. “Every proven safety countermeasure removed from FHWA's website risks costing lives that could otherwise have been saved. Families for Safe Streets was founded by people who buried loved ones killed by dangerous road design — we know firsthand that these aren't abstract policy debates, they're the difference between a child making it home from school on a bike lane and a family getting a knock on the door. We're grateful to Representatives Thompson and Foushee for standing up for the data-backed tools that save lives, and we urge the Department of Transportation to restore this guidance and the funding that puts it into practice.”
“Bike lanes, road diets, and speed management are called Proven Safety Countermeasures because the evidence is clear: they work to improve safety for everyone. Whether you are walking, biking, taking transit, or in a car, these are safety interventions that save lives. Removing these Proven Safety Countermeasures from engineers' and planners' toolbox signals that this administration is putting political whims over the safety of Americans,” said Bill Nesper, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists.
“Rails To Trails Conservancy thanks Representatives Foushee and Thompson for their leadership organizing this letter and standing up for the vast majority of Americans who support trails, walking, and biking infrastructure. Removing the proven safety countermeasures endangers bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers, and denies decades of research and experience in all types of American communities. By limiting funding for bicycle projects through the BUILD program, USDOT is undercutting bipartisan Congressional intent and denying Americans the infrastructure they need to safely and affordably get where they need to go,” said Scott Goldstein, Senior Director of Government Relations of Rails To Trails Conservancy.
“One of The 6 E’s of Safe Routes to School is evaluation: using evidence-based strategies to improve safety and get kids and families where they need to go. Proven Safety Countermeasures have been rigorously evaluated to show they keep kids and families safe on our roadways,” said Marisa Jones, Executive Director of Safe Routes Partnership. “We encourage FHWA to follow the evidence on what keeps kids and communities safe, and reinstate all Proven Safety Countermeasures. No family should mourn the death of a child on our roadways over the politics of transportation modes. Communities need every tool available to them to make American streets safer for kids and families.”
The full text of the letter can be found here.
Rep. Foushee Statement on the Racially Motivated Harassment of Black Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: The statement condemns a reported racially motivated harassment incident against Black students at UNC Chapel Hill and calls for accountability and university action to protect students from discrimination.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 2, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after an incident at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where students say a man harassed several Black students during a watch party at Greenlaw Hall.
“I am deeply disturbed by the reports that a man entered a campus building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and yelled racial slurs at Black students during a watch party. No one in our society should ever face harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in school or anywhere else. Yet, all too often, Black students and students of color are made to feel that they do not belong in spaces where they should feel safe and welcome.
“We must stand firmly with the students who were subjected to this hateful conduct, and we must be clear that racial harassment has no place at the University of North Carolina or anywhere in our state. The UNC community expects accountability, and we must take steps to ensure that incidents like this are addressed appropriately and that students know their university will stand up for them.
“The University of North Carolina has a responsibility to protect its students and foster an environment where every person feels safe and respected on campus. The University must confront discrimination in all forms head-on, hold those responsible accountable, and take meaningful action to ensure the safety, dignity, and equal treatment of every student.”
ICYMI: Foushee, Jayapal, Johnson, Williams, Ross Statement on ICE's Lies About Member Oversight | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: The Members criticize ICE for providing what they describe as false accounts of a congressional oversight visit to a detention facility, and state they will continue conducting oversight of ICE despite obstruction.
LUMPKIN, G.A. — Congressmembers Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Deborah Ross (NC-02), released the following statement regarding falsehoods put out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the Members oversight.
“Once again ICE is telling absolute lies. Although ICE is required under the law and court order to admit Members of Congress without any notice, we gave them two business days’ notice, plus two weekend days. ICE’s claim that we arrived an hour early is laughable. We started recording a two-minute video at a gas station 27 minutes away at 10:29 am. We arrived at the facility shortly after 11:00 am and entered at 11:10 am. Once we completed the inspection and met with detained people, we left the detention facility around 2:18 pm on our own accord to go to the immigration court, which has a separate entrance. We had previously made arrangements with an attorney to observe an Immigration Court hearing. As a reminder, the immigration courts are not controlled by ICE, but by a completely separate department. ICE tried to block us even though they have no jurisdiction over the courts. After about 20 minutes of waiting, they allowed us to enter the court and we observed the proceedings for approximately 20 minutes. We left at 3:09 pm and began a press conference outside the facility grounds at 3:20 pm.
“This is not the first time ICE has attempted to interfere with a congressional inspection and refused to answer basic questions about the number and demographics of the people in their custody — basic information we would expect ICE to have at their fingertips to ensure appropriate care and safety. Despite these challenges, we will not be deterred from doing our jobs to conduct oversight and hold ICE accountable.
“Under the Trump Administration, ICE has forced us to go to court to make them follow the law and facilitate congressional inspections. If they lie about these small things, imagine what they lie about for the big things.”
ICYMI: Foushee, Jayapal, Johnson, Williams, Ross Conduct Oversight at Stewart Detention Center | U.S. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee
Position: The representatives state that the Stewart Detention Center is failing to provide adequate medical care, food, and clean water to detainees, and that the facility and private for-profit detention centers should be shut down.
LUMPKIN, G.A. — Congressmembers Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Deborah Ross (NC-02), conducted oversight at the Stewart Detention Center.
“It was heart-wrenching to hear detained people talk about their stories and the family members that they have left. We heard from a gentleman whose wife has end stage renal disease, and she's not getting the proper care. For people not to be able to have contact and have to constantly be worried about the conditions of their family members back home is another level of cruelty that has been added to the conditions under which they live. We didn’t get a whole lot of answers, but we saw a lot of things,” said Foushee.
“We are horrified by the situation here at Stewart,” said Jayapal. “We believe this detention center should be shut down. What we heard from detained people today was that they are not getting the care, the proper food, or the clean water that ICE says they are — to the point that we heard from several people who are simply not drinking water that they haven’t bought bottled from the commissary. Stewart is a failure of the promise of America, and I will continue working to get this facility, and all private, for-profit detention centers, shut down.”
“Stewart Detention Center has a long history of denying basic human dignity and rights to detainees. Since he took office, the Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon, bandwagon that has been rolling throughout the country collecting immigrants and then depositing them into facilities like Stewart Detention Facility, where they languish for months and even years at a time,” said Johnson.
“We conducted an oversight visit to Stewart Detention Center because accountability requires seeing firsthand how people in our nation’s immigration detention system are being treated. Some of the people detained in facilities like this came to this country with their parents at two or three years old—this is the only country they have ever called home. Yet they are being held as if they are hardened criminals. I will continue to do this work because everyone in this country, regardless of where they were born or their documentation status, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect,” said Williams.
“You cannot make money off the backs of immigrants and poor people. It is inhumane. It is unjust. And it is your taxpayer dollars, at least $150 a day to hold people who shouldn't even be in detention in the first place. This has got to stop now,” said Ross.
Immigration advocates have criticized Stewart as one of the worst detention facilities in the country and many of its problems have persisted throughout Stewart’s history. Federal agencies, independent watchdogs, facility staff, detained people, and advocates have documented abuses including unsanitary conditions, inadequate and inedible food, medical neglect, poor mental health care, inappropriate and overuse of solitary confinement, and use of force.
Stewart has also been consistently overcrowded since Trump came into office. As of the week of July 27, the facility was over capacity by a few hundred. There have also been two suicides at the facility since Trump returned to office.
Members toured the facility and met with detained persons to hear about conditions directly from them. Their full takeaways can be found here.
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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEAgriculture2 contributionsAgricultural processing PAC for American Crystal Sugar — backs candidates supporting farm subsidies, sugar price supports, and agricultural trade policies.AI$10,000
2.ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2 contributions$10,000
3.AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E4 contributions$10,000
4.AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)3 contributions$7,500
5.LOWE'S PAC3 contributions$7,500
6.INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEELabor3 contributionsTrade-union PAC for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades — backs prevailing-wage protections, apprenticeship funding, project labor agreements, and pro-union labor policies.AI$7,500
7.ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENIdeological5 contributionsIdeological PAC focused on electing women to federal office. Backs Democratic female candidates across districts and states.AI$7,000
8.3M COMPANY PAC4 contributions$7,000
9.MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSLabor3 contributionsTrade-union PAC of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers — backs candidates supporting union organizing, prevailing wages, and aerospace manufacturing jobs.AI$5,500
10.INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUELabor3 contributionsTrade-union PAC for sheet metal, air, rail, and transportation workers — backs candidates supporting union organizing, prevailing wages, and infrastructure investment.AI$5,500
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.ANTHROPIC$14,000
2.XYZ VENTURE CAPITAL$7,000
3.UNC CHAPEL HILL$5,300
4.DUKE UNIVERSITY$5,050
5.MARKETING ASSOCIATES$3,500
6.MANNING & ASSOCIATES PLLC$3,500
7.FCR INC.$3,500
8.STACEY MINDICH PRODUCTIONS LLC$3,500
9.JACOBS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC$3,500
10.PEREGRINE 9 LLC$3,000
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
