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  • Coble statement on the death of Governor Holshouser
    Jun 17, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) commented today on the death of his friend and political mentor, North Carolina Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr.: “I was honored to have been asked by Governor Holshouser to serve in his cabinet when he was elected in 1972. Governor Holshouser appoi... More
  • Coble seeks to reform congressional pensions again
    Jun 13, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----In what has become a biennial exercise, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) announced today that he has introduced new legislation again to reform the congressional pension program. Congressman Coble, who has refused to participate in the congressional pension program, said his bill w... More
  • Coble names four new members of academy committee
    Jun 4, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----Thanks to redistricting, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) now serves eight new counties in the Sixth District of North Carolina. Because of that, he has decided to add new members to his Sixth District Academy Selection Committee. Three of the appointees are from counties new to th... More
  • Greensboro student wins congressional arts contest
    May 31, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----A rising high school senior from Greensboro has been selected by her congressman to have her artwork hang in the nation’s capital for the next 12 months. U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) has nominated Rachel Hayes of Greensboro as the 6th District winner of the 2013-2014 Congressio... More
  • Vandalia Christian recognized three times on Capitol Hill
    Apr 19, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----The boys’ basketball team at Vandalia Christian School (VCS) of Greensboro recently won a state championship. Because U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) has a tradition of recognizing high schools in his district that win state titles, he decided to place a congratulatory statement i... More
  • Coble’s Greensboro office closed due to flooding
    Apr 11, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----Because of a broken hot water heater in the building, the Greensboro office of U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) has sustained some water damage and will be closed through the weekend. Congressman Coble said he hoped that his main district office will be re-opened on Monday, April 15... More
  • Coble announces staff to cover all 6th District counties
    Apr 3, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) announced plans today to provide congressional service to those counties in the 6th District where he does not maintain a full-time office. Congressman Coble said his goal – as always – is to make it easy and convenient for constituents to access the... More
  • Coble returns office funds for 28th straight year
    Mar 21, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----For the 28th consecutive year, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) announced today that he is returning unspent funds from his congressional office budget. Congressman Coble said that unspent funds for 2012 pushed his total savings of more than $1.7 million during his congressional car... More
  • Coble/Chu open first meeting of new IP caucus
    Mar 20, 2013  - (Washington, DC)----The chairman of the House subcommittee that deals with intellectual property rights and a Democratic representative from Southern California today kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Creative Rights Caucus (CRC). U.S. Reps. Howard Coble (R-NC) and Judy Chu (D-CA) will co-chai... More
  • Coble to chair first hearing of the 113th Congress/Thursday hearing on abusive patent litigation
    Mar 13, 2013  - (Washington, DC)---Delayed by an illness and a snowstorm that never happened, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) will preside over his first subcommittee hearing of the 113th Congress on Thursday. Congressman Coble will chair the first hearing of the year on the topic of abusive patent litigation. Rep. C... More