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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Don Beyer (D-VA)

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today introduced the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act to ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share through a tiered surtax on income above a million dollars. The revenue generated by this surtax will provide much-needed tax relief for millions of working Americans who are struggling to afford the cost of living as prices rise. Additionally, the bill eliminates federal income taxes for Americans who make under the $46,000 median cost of living and provides a significant tax break to individuals making between $46,000 to $80,500, with proportionally higher rates for heads of households and married couples. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). 

This legislation has been endorsed by a broad range of organizations including: AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Americans for Tax Fairness, Community Change Action, Demos, Get Out the Vote PAC, Indivisible, Institute for Policy Studies, MoveOn, National Education Association (NEA), NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, Oxfam US, Patriotic Millionaires, People’s Action, Public Citizen, Social Security Works, Strong Economy for All Coalition, SURJ, Take on Wall Street, and United for a Fair Economy.

“For decades, our tax code has been tilted to benefit the wealthiest Americans – especially those making millions of dollars each year from investments and capital gains. Our bill would restore balance and fairness to our tax code by asking the wealthiest Americans to contribute more through a tiered surtax on income above one million dollars. That revenue will deliver meaningful tax relief for working Americans trying to afford basic necessities like groceries, rent, child care, and gas,” said Representative Beyer.

“Far too many Americans are working hard for their paychecks but still having trouble making ends meet. These Americans who are earning just enough to get by – to meet their basic living expenses – should not have to pay a federal income tax. Our bill would ensure just that – and it would provide a significant tax break to millions of other working Americans, so folks can keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets,” said Senator Van Hollen.

The Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act implements a tiered surtax on millionaires. The bill applies an additional 5 percent tax to the first dollar an individual makes over $1 million and the first dollar a married couple earns over $1.5 million annually; an additional 10 percent tax to the first dollar an individual makes over $2 million and a married couple makes over $3 million annually; and an additional 12 percent tax to the first dollar an individual makes over $5 million and a married couple makes over $7.5 million annually. This surtax would apply equally to wages and salaries as well as to capital gains and other investment income. The Yale Budget Lab has estimated that this surtax would impact 615,000 tax filers and raise $1.46 trillion over ten years. 

The revenue generated through this surtax will fund needed tax relief for working Americans – whether they are a single adult, a head of household, or a married couple filing jointly – by reducing their federal income taxes based on their income to help ensure they can afford their cost of living expenses.

• The median cost of living for a single adult with no children in the United States is estimated to be $46,000 a year, based on county-level data aggregated by the Living Wage Institute. Individuals who earn less than that will not pay federal income taxes. 

• For individuals with income ranging from $46,000 to $80,500, the legislation provides a significant tax break to also combat cost of living expenses. It phases out this cost-of-living exemption at 175% of the median cost of living for a single adult with no children. As a result, a person making between $46,000 and $80,500 a year would have a lower tax rate using this exemption than they do under the current tax system. To illustrate, a single person who makes $50,000 would typically receive a tax cut of approximately $2,800.

• The bill includes a larger exemption for heads of households, 140% of the single exemption or $64,400; and for married couples filing jointly, 200% of the single exemption or $92,000.
  • These exemptions will also phase out at higher rates, with heads of households making between $64,400 and $112,700 a year and married couples making between $92,000 and $161,000 a year receiving a tax cut under this legislation. For example, a family of four who earns $95,000 would typically receive a tax cut of approximately $6,000  due to the cost-of-living exemption.

According to an analysis by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, nearly 130 million people, including over 25 million children, would receive a tax cut through this legislation.

“Working people are one medical bill, one car repair, one bad break from not making rent,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. “They are working longer hours than ever and still struggling to put food on the table, while paying more in taxes than the billionaires. As we continue to fight for universal affordable health care, universal child care, and livable wages, the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act is an important step toward getting working people some real relief.”

“The Working Americans’ Tax Act is one of the most important concrete actions Congress can take to ease the squeeze on working families. Right now, workers can’t pay the bills. Their wallets are being drained by a severe affordability crisis caused by the current administration and aggravated by the ‘Big, Ugly Bill’, which doubled down on tax cuts for billionaires, while stripping healthcare and nutrition assistance away from everyone else. This long-overdue legislation puts cash back in the pockets of millions of Americans who are being forced to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table. It is a meaningful down payment on a solution that actually works for workers and the AFT is proud to be leading on it,” said Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers.

“At this point in American life, both parties want to be the party of the working class. Over the summer, Republicans tried to prove themselves by putting forward a budget bill that only offers tax relief for the 3% of working people who rely on tips. But today, Senator Van Hollen and his Democratic colleagues made their pitch to wear the label by introducing a bill that provides help to ALL working people. To us, it’s abundantly clear who actually deserves it,” said Morris Pearl, Chair of Patriotic Millionaires. “This is a watershed moment that would offer economic stability to a vast majority of the country. Millionaires like me will be better off paying a little more in taxes so that all of the workers we depend on can afford to provide for their families. That’s why the Patriotic Millionaires are thrilled to see Senator Van Hollen, Senator Kelly, Representative Beyer, and their colleagues introduce the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act to get our country on a better and more sustainable path for the sake of our economy and democracy.”

Text of the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act is available here. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Zoe Lofgren, alongside Reps. Eric Swalwell, Lateefah Simon, Kevin Mullin, and Nanette Barragán and Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State demanding urgent answers following the deportation of a Hayward mother and her two young children, including her six-year-old son, Joseph, who was removed from the country without his assistive hearing devices. 

 The letter outlines serious humanitarian and due-process concerns surrounding the deportation of Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez and her children after they appeared for a routine immigration check-in in San Francisco. According to the family’s attorney, Rodriguez Gutierrez complied with the law and presented herself for the required check-in, where she and her children were detained and deported to Colombia Joseph had been learning American Sign Language and attending school in the United States before the deportation. According to the family, his removal from his community and support system has led to severe isolation and distress. The family has filed applications for humanitarian parole that would allow them to return to the United States while Joseph’s medical and educational needs are addressed and the circumstances of the deportation are investigated.

“It’s really unconscionable to deport a deaf six-year-old without his hearing devices. This administration claimed that they were targeting the worst of the worst with their immigration policies, and yet they’re going after disabled children. The Gutierrez family was trying to follow the law, and they need to be returned to their home in Hayward,” said Congresswoman Lofgren.

“What did this family do wrong?” said Rep. Swalwell. “The deportation of a young deaf child without the assistive hearing devices he needs is dangerous. Sadly, there appears to be no line this administration won’t cross. I’m past frustration. I’m outraged. We will not allow this treatment to continue. My colleagues and I are demanding answers, and we demand them now.”

 

“The Administration’s treatment of the Rodriguez Gutierrez family and their deaf 6-year-old son is cruel, unnecessary, and sickening. As the first congenitally blind Member to serve in Congress, I join my California colleagues in demanding answers and holding the Department of Homeland Security accountable for their disturbing treatment of minors with disabilities — so this never happens again,” said Congresswoman Simon. “No government that calls itself humane would treat people like this, and we will keep pushing until this deportation machine that is terrorizing families is stopped.” 

“Deporting a six-year-old deaf child while refusing to let him retrieve his hearing aids is a truly shameful example of the Trump Administration’s utterly inhumane and chaotic approach to immigration. I am hard of hearing and know firsthand how essential hearing aids are, yet I can still only imagine the terror and unnecessary trauma this poor child endured under DHS. I have also visited the California School for the Deaf where this young child attended, and my heart breaks for his family and the entire community. I join my colleagues in demanding DHS immediately answer why they failed to follow disability protections and explain the legal basis for ICE’s ridiculously cruel actions in this case,” said Congressman Mullin. 

“There is no excuse for ICE to have taken away 6-year-old Joseph’s hearing aids. None. To take away a young child’s tools that help him to hear is a cruelty that is both disgusting and pointless. Shame on DHS and ICE. They must work to bring the family back to the US and get Joseph the care he needs and deserves,” said Congresswoman Barragán.  

“The deportation of six-year-old Joseph Londono Rodriguez and his family is inhumane and inexcusable. Donald Trump’s out-of-control ICE and CBP continue terrorizing California communities through indiscriminate immigration enforcement, going as far as disappearing a deaf first-grader without his hearing aids during a routine immigration check in,” said Senator Padilla. “The cruelty and lawlessness have to end. We’re demanding the Trump Administration bring Ms. Rodriguez Gutierrez and her sons back immediately to a safe community away from isolation where Joseph can receive the specialized accommodations and continuity of care he needs.”

“The deportation of a deaf child seeking asylum and his family from the Bay Area is yet another tragic example of how Donald Trump’s indiscriminate immigration raids are targeting the most vulnerable among us,” said Senator Schiff. “Joseph Londono Rodriguez should be at home in California, and we will do all we can to reverse this.” 

The letter calls on DHS and the State Department to work immediately with the family’s legal representatives to facilitate the family’s return to the United States through humanitarian parole, allowing Joseph to regain access to the specialized care, services, and stability he needs while the circumstances of the deportation are reviewed.

The letter requests detailed information from the administration, including:

• The legal basis for detaining and deporting Rodriguez Gutierrez and her children after appearing for a scheduled immigration check-in.
• Evidence supporting claims that she “agreed” to deportation and whether she had access to legal counsel before any such agreement.
• What assessment, if any, was conducted regarding Joseph’s disability and his need for assistive hearing devices.
• Why immigration officials withheld the child’s hearing devices during the deportation process.
• Whether DHS complied with federal disability protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, which require reasonable accommodations and continuity of care.

The full text of the letter can be found here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

Washington, D.C. — Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens spoke on the House floor, condemning last week’s attempted antisemitic attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and calling on Congress to take urgent action to combat rising antisemitism and protect houses of worship across the country.

Last Thursday, Temple Israel narrowly avoided a deadly act of antisemitic terrorism. Thanks to the swift action of private security guards and the rapid response from law enforcement, all 140 students and staff inside the building were safely evacuated.

Stevens thanked Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, the West Bloomfield Police Department, the Bloomfield Township Police Department, and the many first responders who responded immediately to the scene.

Michigan’s 11th Congressional District is home to one of the most vibrant Jewish communities in the United States, including Temple Israel. Stevens said the attack has deeply shaken families and community members throughout the region.

Watch the full speech here.

Highlights include:

• We all saw the images on our television screens: Dozens and dozens of police vehicles showing up immediately. To the Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, the West Bloomfield and Bloomfield Township Police Departments, and all the first responders who answered the call—thank you.
• No one should have to fear gathering at a synagogue, sending their kids to religious school, or simply practicing their faith. Tragically, this appears to be our new normal.
• Antisemitism is at its highest level in decades. Driven by hate and vitriol and stirred up by social media, it has become widespread and all too common.
• Congress must act. We have to fund Holocaust education programs. We must invest in efforts to combat antisemitism. And we must urgently fund the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to ensure that houses of worship—regardless of faith—can keep their congregations safe from acts of terror.
• Congress has fallen short. The security guards who saved Temple Israel were only there thanks to private grant funding from the Jewish Federations of North America.
• To our Jewish community: be proud of who you are. Know that we see you and we stand with you from the neighborhoods of West Bloomfield to the halls of Congress.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) selected Louisiana’s proposal for the new Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

Louisiana’s project, taking place at the Houma-Terrebonne Airport, will test transportation capabilities for cargo and personnel for flights over the Gulf of America, and to crucial locations for the energy industry in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. 

Congressman Higgins was a vocal advocate for this selection, delivering two letters to DOT and FAA leadership in support of the project. Read Congressman Higgins’ letter here and a letter from the Louisiana Delegation here.

“The Houma-Terrebonne Airport is uniquely equipped for this important pilot program,” said Rep. Higgins. “I’m proud to have been a consistent voice of support for Louisiana’s bid, and I’d like to thank Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford for choosing our state to be a partner for this endeavor.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Frank Pallone (6th District of New Jersey)

“These staff should never have been moved in the first place and should be restored to the World Trade Center Health Program. This is a monstrous betrayal, but Trump’s abandonment of 9/11 survivors and first responders is nothing new,” Pallone said. “I helped to create the World Trade Center Health Program because these survivors and first responders are some of our best examples of bravery, selflessness, and American excellence. Now their health care program is being torn apart to staff a rogue agency that tramples on American values and shoots our citizens in the street. The hardworking staff of the 9/11 health program shouldn’t be ripped away from the heroes they serve and forced to advance ICE’s inhumane and authoritarian immigration policies terrorizing our communities.”

The WTCHP provides monitoring and treatment to more than 145,000 responders and survivors across all 50 states. Pallone has repeatedly condemned the Trump Administration’s actions affecting the WTCHP’s ability to care for patients, including the firing of twenty percent of its employees.

“I fought to keep the World Trade Center Health Program intact and funded, and the Trump Administration should use that money to hire up to its full capacity and bring back those who were reassigned to ICE. These survivors deserve nothing less,” Pallone said.

Pallone has been a tireless advocate for 9/11 survivors and first responders, being instrumental in passing the bipartisan James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 establishing the WTCHP.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), both members of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Ethylene Oxide Task Force, today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposal to roll back a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that protected Americans from harmful exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a known carcinogen: 

“We have known for decades that ethylene oxide poses a serious threat to human health, increasing the risk of leukemia and cancer to those exposed.  Despite this, the Trump Administration’s EPA has proposed weakening protections on EtO emissions, unquestionably threatening the health of those working at or living near sterilization facilities.

“Illinoisans—especially those near medical equipment sterilization facilities in Waukegan and Gurnee—deserve robust protections and an EPA that prioritizes their health.  We urge the Trump Administration to follow the science and uphold strong safeguards that protect public health, ensure transparency for impacted communities, and guarantee that no family has to live with unnecessary cancer risks simply because of where they reside.”

In 2024, the Biden Administration’s EPA implemented a new rule to tighten emission limits, monitoring, and controls for commercial sterilization facilities that use EtO.  The rule, which covered plants like Medline in Waukegan, Illinois and Vantage in Gurnee, Illinois, aimed to reduce EtO emissions by 90 percent by installing effective, achievable air pollution controls and preventing toxic emissions from reaching the communities in which these facilities operate.  Today, the Trump Administration’s EPA moved to loosen the limits implemented through the Biden-era rule.

In November 2023, Durbin, Duckworth, and Schneider released a statement regarding a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) evaluating the public health impacts of the EtO, a cancer-causing agent, emitted from the now-closed Sterigenics medical sterilization facility in Willowbrook, Illinois.  In the report, ATSDR concluded that, prior to February 15, 2019, long-term breathing of air within one mile of the Sterigenics facility is a concern for increased lifetime risk of cancer associated with EtO exposure, due to the gas’ concentration in the air during the sterilization operations at the facility.  The report also found that the air within a mile of the facility no longer poses significant risk to residents as the Sterigenics facility is no longer operational.

Durbin, Duckworth, and Schneider have been strong advocates for addressing the unacceptable level of EtO emissions.  In July 2023, the lawmakers led a letter signed by 40 Members of Congress to EPA supporting the Biden Adminsitration’s proposed EtO sterilizer rule.  Durbin, Duckworth, and Schneider have also previously introduced legislation that would require EPA to update EtO emissions standards to reflect the stricter criteria outlined in EPA’s 2016 IRIS study.  Under the bill, any updates to the emissions standards would have to incorporate the maximum achievable control technology requirements to exhaust vents and apply to both area and major sources, which covers plants like Sterigenics.  It would also require EPA to undergo a residual risk assessment following implementation of the new rule, which is a stringent and public-health focused review of the rule’s impacts.

The lawmakers have also met with the CEO of Sotera Health, the parent company of Sterigenics; convened meetings with then-EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on the issue; and sat down with Willowbrook residents. 

EtO serves a variety of industrial purposes, including as a sterilizer for 50 percent of sterile medical devices.  In 2016, EPA identified EtO as a human carcinogen and included the chemical in the National Air Toxics Assessment.  Subsequently, EPA identified communities that faced potentially dangerous levels of EtO emissions from 86 EtO commercial sterilizers in the U.S.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) joined Democratic Women’s Caucus Vice Chair U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and 23 fellow members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) in a letter demanding Trump’s Department of Education revise a proposed rule that would disproportionately harm funding for women graduate students and worsen workforce shortages in critical professions.

In a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, the Members warned that by narrowing the definition of ‘professional students’ to exclude registered nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, educators, and social workers, RIN 1840-AD98 (proposed rule) would prevent students in these professions from qualifying for greater loan assistance. 

The Members explained that the proposed rule worsens Trump and Republicans’ attacks on women graduate students’ ability to pay for school, which Trump and Republicans’ launched in their so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

“Following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, proposed rule RIN 1840-AD98 would separate ‘professional’ and ‘graduate’ students under the law’s new degree definitions to enforce the new loan caps. Notably, the rule would define students in women dominated fields, like nursing, education, and social work as ‘graduate students’ rather than ‘professional students.’ As a result, these ‘graduate students’ would have a cap of $20,500 per year with a lifetime maximum of $100,000 in student loans. In comparison, ‘professional students’ can borrow up to $50,000 a year with a $200,000 lifetime maximum.”

The Members warned that these loan caps will result in increased financial hardship for women pursuing these degrees.

“Women pursuing these degrees dedicate two or three years of their lives and thousands of dollars to achieving them, while managing significant time commitments outside the classroom. Unlike undergraduate programs, these degrees include intense field work by placing nursing students in clinicals and prospective educators in classrooms. The intensive demand for these programs leaves little time for alternative financial options. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s graduate student loan limit of $20,500 per year will prevent women from affording their multi-year programs that cost more than the new student loan limit. For example, the average cost of graduate nursing school each year is $30,000.”

The Members also warned that this rule would hurt women’s financial stability and would make it harder for people across the country to access essential services like health care, counseling, and crisis intervention.

“Women constitute 89% of registered nurses, 73% of teachers, and 83% of social workers. Yet, each field faces significant shortages. The women in these jobs keep our families healthy, our communities safe, and teach our kids valuable lessons and skills. We must bolster the number of women entering these professions. Instead, the Department is going to worsen the workforce shortages in these women dominated fields and limit access to quality health care and education for our communities.”

The Members concluded the letter by urging the Department to withdraw or revise the proposed rule and ensure women-dominated professions aren’t unfairly excluded from adequate loan access.

“The Democratic Women’s Caucus is dedicated to building a future where all women and families can thrive. Women must have access to affordable education and have the freedom to pursue their chosen career. Similarly, essential workforces, like health care and education, must be bolstered to effectively serve our communities. We call on the Department of Education to modify proposed rule RIN 1840-AD98 and maintain women’s access to student loans.” 

Read the full letter here.

In addition to Rep. Julia Brownley and letter lead Rep. Emilia Sykes, the letter was signed by Reps. Yassamin Ansari, Joyce Beatty, Sarah Elfreth, Teresa Leger Fernández, Sarah McBride, Kelly Morrison, Brittany Pettersen, Chellie Pingree, Delia Ramirez, Emily Randall, Deborah Ross,  Andrea Salinas, Janice Schakowsky, Hillary Scholten, Lateefah Simon, Melanie Stansbury, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Jill Tokuda, Lori Trahan, Nydia Velázquez, Nikema Williams, and Frederica Wilson.

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Issues: 119th Congress, Education

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026, which would allow people called for jury duty who are breastfeeding to be excused from jury service in federal court and in the federally controlled D.C. Superior Court upon their request. Norton says a constituent raised this issue in a letter to her office. The health benefits of breastfeeding are so well-documented that Norton wanted to bring jury service in line with existing federal policy that encourages breastfeeding.

“Breastfeeding has well-documented health benefits for infants and families,” Norton said. “Requiring nursing parents to serve on jury duty can create an unnecessary barrier to breastfeeding and place added strain on families during a critical time for a child’s development. My bill would allow people who are breastfeeding to be excused from jury service so they’re not forced to choose between fulfilling a civic duty and caring for their child. This legislation builds on my efforts to support breastfeeding nationwide, including my bill requiring federal facilities to provide lactation spaces, which was signed into law in 2019.”

Norton’s introductory statement follows.

Statement of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Introduction of the Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026

March 16, 2026

Today, I introduce the Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026, which would allow breastfeeding individuals summoned for jury service in the federal courts or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to be excused from service upon the individual’s request.  The benefits of breastfeeding are well-documented, and individuals should not be deterred from breastfeeding by jury service. 

This bill would apply to the D.C. Superior Court because Congress is the only legislative body that can mandate this exemption for the D.C. Superior Court.  The D.C. Home Rule Act prohibits the D.C. Council from enacting any law relating to Title 11 of the D.C. Code, which governs jury service in the D.C. Superior Court.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)

“Hurt, frustrated and confused people become radicalized. And all too often, it’s religious minorities who bear the cost,” said Wasserman Schultz. “Protecting houses of worship is necessary but not sufficient. We need to attack the root cause – anti-Jewish hatred – by educating ourselves and holding our leaders accountable.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced today that Alex (Stepahin) Rosemond will serve as his new Chief of Staff. Rosemond will replace current Chief of Staff Luke Blanchat, who will join the Government Affairs team at Checkmate Government Relations after more than two years leading the team.

“Alex has been an integral part of our team, playing a key role in advancing our legislative priorities and serving the people of North Carolina,” said Rep. Hudson. “She understands our district, our mission, and the work required to deliver results for North Carolina families. I’m confident she will do an outstanding job leading our team as Chief of Staff.”

Rosemond currently serves as Hudson’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, a role she has held since January 2025. She previously served as Legislative Director, beginning in January 2023, and has helped guide the office’s policy work on issues such as health care, telecommunications, defense, and appropriations.

Prior to joining Hudson’s office, Rosemond served as a Senior Legislative Assistant for Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Dan Bishop (NC-08), and as a Legislative Assistant for Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19). She also previously served in the office of U.S. Senator Richard Burr and on the House Ways and Means Committee’s Social Security Subcommittee.

Rosemond is a native of Holly Springs, North Carolina, and a graduate of Virginia Tech.

“Luke has been an exceptional leader for our team and a trusted advisor to me,” Hudson added. “I’m grateful for his service to the people of North Carolina and wish him and his family the very best in the future.”

Blanchat has served as Hudson’s Chief of Staff since 2023 and previously held senior roles in North Carolina public service, including positions in Senator Thom Tillis’s office and in the private sector.