Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) and Representative Deborah Ross (NC-02) urged the House Appropriations Committee to include $77.8 million in federal funding for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit Southern Corridor Project in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. The letter follows President Biden’s… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Federal regulators’ response to recent bank failures.  The hearing included panel testimony from Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Michael S. Barr, Vice Chairman of Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and… Read more »

Last week, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) held a domestic violence awareness and prevention briefing with actress and activist Thora Birch and advocates on Capitol Hill.  Nickel and Birch were joined by U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and advocates from the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), National Resource Center on Domestic… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) is pleased to announce his membership into the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus for the 118th Congress.  The Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan working group equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is committed to finding common ground on many of the key issues facing the nation. “I’m excited to join the Problem… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Wiley Nickel (NC-13) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget Request which recommends $77.8 million in FTA funding for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit Southern Corridor Project in Raleigh: “We’re pleased to see that the FTA’s FY 2024 Annual Report on Funding Recommendations proposes $77.8… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced a Congressional resolution opposing a proposed national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class.   The resolution, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Jon Tester (MT) and Jacky Rosen (NV), comes in response… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) issued the following statement in response to North Carolina House and Senate leaders reaching a bipartisan agreement on Medicaid expansion: “I'm very encouraged to see that the North Carolina Legislature has come to a bipartisan agreement on Medicaid expansion, a move that will lower health care costs for working families across our… Read more »

This evening, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the free and independent nation of Ukraine. “It fills my heart with pride to know that Kyiv still stands strong. Ukraine is still free. Democracy still prevails. Our support for Ukraine will not waver,” said Representative Nickel. “We must continue… Read more »

Tonight, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) held his first town hall as a member of the 118th Congress at the Apex Town Hall Council Chambers. Representative Nickel answered an array of questions from the audience ranging from economic opportunity and entrepreneurship to affordable housing and lowering costs for working families. “The most important part of my job is… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) joined the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. The Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Chaired by Representative Mike Thompson (CA-04), is a group of lawmakers working to find common sense solutions to reduce gun violence in the United States. “Last Congress, the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force was instrumental in passing some… Read more »