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By Jessica Isaacs Just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) was featured as a guest on the C-SPAN network’s call-in interview show, “Washington Journal.” In an interview with host Greta Brawner and a number of call-in guests, Meadows discussed his stance on potential U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict regarding civil war in Syria and the use of chemical warfare. Meadows represents North Carolina’s 11th congressional district, which encompasses Marion, Morgan... Read more

By Susan Davis A divide within the Republican Party over whether to use upcoming budget votes to defund and delay President Obama's health care law forced House Republicans to push off until next week a vote on a stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government running through mid-December. "I think it's going to be difficult if we can't come to a consensus in the Republican Conference," said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., who is part of the House GOP leadership team that counts votes to pass legi... Read more

By Corey Boles House Republicans on Monday prepared a plan to avoid a government shutdown this fall, while giving conservatives a fresh chance to attack President Barack Obama's signature health-care law. The proposal, to be presented to rank-and-file lawmakers as early as Tuesday, is an attempt by GOP leaders to fund government operations until mid-December and meet a key demand of conservative House Republicans, who have wanted to use a must-pass spending bill to take aim at the health-care l... Read more

By Allison Prang Hundreds of tea party activists gathered on the Capitol grounds on a hot Tuesday afternoon to call on Congress to defund the Affordable Care Act. The rally, dubbed “Exempt America from Obamacare,” coincided with an effort by House Republicans to avoid a government shutdown this fall, while giving conservatives a chance to attack President Barack Obama‘s signature health-care law. Some of the tea partiers held “Exempt America” signs and a few waved the yellow Gadsden flag with i... Read more

By Stephen F. Hayes One question, more than any other, will determine the shape of the national political discussion over the next several months: Will Republican leaders make Obamacare a central part of the coming negotiations over funding the government and raising the debt ceiling? At the beginning of the summer, that prospect seemed unlikely. House speaker John Boehner worried that linking Obamacare to either a continuing resolution or the debt ceiling was a risky strategy that could backfi... Read more

By Mary Elizabeth Robertson Affordable HealthCare and Immigration reform were hot button issues at a town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-11) Thursday. Meadows arrived at Western Piedmont Community College’s Leviton Auditorium flanked by security and members of Burke County Sheriff’s Department and Morganton Public Safety. Questions were written down by town hall attendees prior to the event beginning. Mediator Doug Crosby asked the questions of the Congressman and Meadows responded, a... Read more

By Derek Lacey and Meghan Frick The congressman who represents Caldwell County used stops in Lenoir to fill most of the last day of a tour that featured stops in all 17 counties he represents, before ending the tour last night with a town hall meeting in Morganton. U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th, stopped by a number of downtown businesses and spoke with the owners. He also tried his hand at tossing pizza dough with Octavio Piccolo, owner of Piccolo's Pizza. Meadows noted how much more activity ... Read more

By Caitlin Bowling U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, sporting an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians button, hosted a town hall meeting last Thursday in Cherokee that he said was the “most vocal” he has held in the district. Meadows, R-Cashiers, has made the rounds during the last two weeks, hosting meetings with constituents to answer their questions and field their opinions on various matters. “You want to allow for differences of opinions,” Meadows said. The most popular topics at the town halls have bee... Read more

By Nathaniel Axtell Amid the winches and ball hitches of a local trailer business Tuesday, a tea party group celebrated Congressman Mark Meadows for his efforts to decouple federal funding from the Affordable Care Act. Tea Party Express, a California-based political action committee, held a news conference at Jim Campen Trailer Sales on U.S. Highway 25 to thank Meadows for his leadership and to chastise other North Carolina lawmakers for their timidity. Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer sai... Read more

By Caitlin Byrd Park Ridge Health welcomed U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows Friday during a visit to discuss health care issues in Western North Carolina. "Health care is an extremely important issue for the people in my district, and my visit to Park Ridge Health allowed me the opportunity to dialogue with hospital staff and physicians to learn more about the specific health care needs in Western North Carolina,” Congressman Meadows said. "I commend Park Ridge Health as a community hospital for its comm... Read more