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Pictured at top: U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge speaks to students about the importance of education.
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  • Etheridge Presses Education Secretary to Review Johnston County Schools Decision
    Nov 3, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, the only N.C. member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Monday requesting that he review and postpone a recent Department decision which will adversely affect North Carolina students.    &nbs... More
  • Etheridge Encourages Local Schools to Increase Outreach on School Nutrition Programs
    Sep 22, 2009  - (Washington, DC) – U.S. Representatives Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, encouraged greater outreach today from local schools to families with children who qualify for school lunch programs. “My wife was a child nutritionist super... More
  • House Passes Largest Student Aid Investment in History
    Sep 17, 2009  - (Washington, D.C.) - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the largest investment in federal student aid programs in history.  Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC-02) voted for the legislation which passed the House 253-171 and also sponsored an amendmen... More
  • Congress Commits to Educate America’s Finest and Improve Economy (Op Ed)
    Jul 31, 2009  - The soldiers of the United States military are the finest and bravest in the world.  As a veteran of the United States Army, I know firsthand the rewards and commitment to Country that come from being a part of America’s armed forces.  We owe our safety and security to the members of the A... More
  • Etheridge Presses Defense Secretary
    Jun 4, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, the only N.C. member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently to press for reversal of a decision by the Department’s Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).  The decision will negatively a... More
  • Etheridge Votes to Invest in Economic Growth
    Apr 2, 2009  - WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), a member of the House Budget Committee, today voted for a budget resolution that serves as a long-term economic plan to create jobs and provide for long-term economic growth. “This budget will turn the economy around put us on a path to long-term ... More
  • Etheridge School Construction Bill Signed Into Law
    Feb 17, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge’s (D-Lillington) legislation to provide for $25 billion in zero-interest school construction bonds was signed into law by President Obama today. The America’s Better Classrooms (ABCs) Act, which Etheridge first introduced in his first term in Congress in 1998, is included in ... More
  • Stimulus Money for NC Schools
    Feb 17, 2009  -  by Dave DeWitt A school construction boom may be right around the corner. An item in the pending federal stimulus package will provide more than 550 million dollars for renovations and new school construction. Dave DeWitt reports. North Carolina Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-NC) beamed like a... More
  • News 14: N.C. schools to benefit from stimulus funding
    Feb 16, 2009  - By: Loretta Boniti RALEIGH – Schools across the country say they need about $200 billion for construction and renovation, but one part of the economic stimulus package may be able to help. The America's Better Classrooms Act is expected to take care of about 10 percent of those needs. Nort... More
  • Sanford Herald: Rep. Etheridge applauds school bonds in stimulus
    Feb 15, 2009  - From staff reports  U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) applauded the inclusion of legislation to provide for $25 billion in zero-interest school construction bonds in the stimulus plan. The America's Better Classrooms Act, which Etheridge first introduced in his first term in Congress in ... More