Etheridge Votes for Health Care for N.C. Children
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today voted to provide health insurance to 11 million children. Etheridge voted with a majority of his colleagues to pass H.R. 2, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. The bill is very similar to legislation President Bush vetoed twice in 2007. [Read More]

Etheridge Announces Subcommittee Assignments
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has appointed U.S. Rep Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) to serve on the Subcommittee on Trade and the Subcommittee on Oversight for the 111th Congress. [Read More]

Etheridge Reaction to Obama Economic Address
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only North Carolina member of the Ways and Means Committee, today issued the following reaction to President-elect Barack Obama’s address on the proposed economic recovery package: [Read More]

Etheridge Asks Obama to Include His School Construction Plan in Economic Recovery Package
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) today asked President-elect Barack Obama to include his proposal to provide tax credits to fund local school construction in the economic recovery plan the President-elect is crafting to create and save U.S. jobs. Americans could be put to work on school construction projects as early as 30 days after the legislation becomes law, creating an immediate economic benefit. [Read More]