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A Deadhead At Heart? Fed Chair Powell Confirms Visit To Virginia Dead & Co. Show ... Powell was on Capitol Hill to answer questions about what the Fed is doing to battle inflation Wednesday when Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) seized the opportunity to clear up confusion that first sparked when Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman shared a photo of a man who looked a lot… Read more »

House lawmakers float bypassing GOP hardliners … Some centrist Democrats told Axios they would be open to working with Republicans to pass rule votes – similar to how 52 of them voted to save the debt ceiling deal last month after 29 Republicans voted against advancing the bill to a final vote. Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) said nobody has reached out to him about the idea, but "I'd… Read more »

Trump indictment ‘an unprecedented abuse of power,’ NC congressional Republicans say … Rep. Wiley Nickel, who lives in Cary, said in a written statement the indictment demonstrates Trump’s total disregard for national security. “Former President Trump’s actions compromised the lives and safety of U.S. military personnel around the world,” Nickel said. “No one is above the law, and… Read more »

Congressman Wiley Nickel Joins The Blue Dog Coalition WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) joined the Blue Dog Coalition. The Blue Dog Coalition, co-chaired by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Congresswoman Mary Peltola (AK-AL), is an official caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives composed of… Read more »

Mayorkas, Wray to testify at Judiciary … NEW BLUE DOG IN TOWN — First in Huddle: The Blue Dogs are adding a new member to their crew – Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) is now the third freshman to join the group in recent weeks, increasing membership to 10. Nickel beat Republican candidate Bo Hines last November by a little less than 3 percentage points for a seat that was previously held… Read more »

House vote advances bill to set SEC test to become accredited investor … The lead Democratic co-sponsor of the bill said an SEC test would open the door to private markets for investors of color. “Underrepresented entrepreneurs often struggle to access capital, and they greatly benefit from a larger pool of diverse investors that look like them,” said Rep. Wiley Nickel,… Read more »

‘It’s a good compromise’ NC Rep Wiley Nickel on debt ceiling deal With just days to go before the deadline and with some Republicans, including North Carolina’s Dan Bishop saying no to the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden will need a fair number of Democrats to get on board. Representative Wiley Nickel said he is an early yes. “I’m 100% supporting this… Read more »

House Committee Approves Bill Allowing CITs in 403(b) Plans … Representative Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, a co-sponsor of the bill, said there is “no reason that people teaching our children and caring for our sick should be paying millions more in investment costs than private sector employees.” …   Read more »

NC Democrats help Republican Sen. Tillis in push to send migrants away from border Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is getting help from two of North Carolina’s House Democrats in pushing for extension of a policy that allowed the government to send migrants away from the U.S. border. On Friday morning, Reps. Don Davis and Wiley Nickel, Democrats from North Carolina, announced they have… Read more »

US Legislators officially acknowledge Tamil Genocide Wiley Nickel, called on the members of the House of Representatives to "observe Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day" and acknowledge the "pain and suffering endured by the Tamil people on the Island" of Sri Lanka.  The representative for North Carolina speaking in the House on 17 May called on the speaker, as the "first U.S… Read more »