On July 26, 2023, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind (NOW) Act with Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14).
On July 20, 2023, U.S. Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), and Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the Genome to Phenome Reauthorization Act of 2023, which would support continued research at NC State and other institutions across the country to increase crop yields while keeping costs low for North Carolina farmers and producers.
There were 16 companies in cities associated with Durham County that received 16 FDA inspections in the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
On July 11, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Joyce Beatty (OH-03) led a group of 14 Members in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra to provide financial literacy resources to address high rates of intestacy—the lack of a will or trust—in Black, Indigenous, and Persons-of-Color (BIPOC) communities. I
In June 2023, the median sale price of a home in Wake County rose by $21,250 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 57.6%.
On June 29, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College:
Property owners in Wake County paid 0.7% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2023, which is less than 0.6 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by South Raleigh News.
On June 29, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College:
On June 27, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper: