U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, who represents most of Iredell except for Statesville and the most northern and northeastern parts of the county, invited Sgt. Matt Cooke as his personal guest to the Jan. 28 State of the Union address. Cooke was wounded five times using his body to shield others from the 2009 attack at Fort Hood in Texas. The wounds left Cooke disabled, and he now lives with family in Charlotte. “Sgt. Cooke is a true American hero, willingly risking his life to save others. Our child...
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Rep. Foxx Tries to Balance Needy Students, Tax Dollars in Education Debate By: Renee Schoof WASHINGTON — Rep. Virginia Foxx says she can empathize with struggling low-income students. She used to be one. Foxx describes herself as “somebody who was extraordinarily poor and had a tough time, really tough time, getting my degree.” As an undergraduate, she got married, worked full-time, had a baby, and went to school part-time. She typed other students’ papers at night for 35 cents a page. It took ...
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In the Worst Congress Ever, These Few Lawmakers Actually Did Something By: Samantha Lachman The 113th Congress is on track to pass just 55 bills in 2013 -- a record low level of productivity. But despite the historic levels of inter-party polarization, some legislators managed to work through the gridlock. We took a look -- with data from Find the Best -- at a handful of members of Congress who succeeded in shepherding bills past the purgatory of “referred to committee.” Each member's efficiency...
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Brushing aside a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted by a healthy bipartisan majority Friday to weaken a core component of “Obamacare” and permit the sale of individual health coverage that falls short of requirements in the law. Virginia Foxx (R-5)and Howard Coble (R-6) were among the North Carolina representatives who voted for the legislation.
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Military Service Academies meet with Triad students By: Chad Mira 11/02/2013 05:24 PM CLEMMONS, N.C.—Taylor Rodenhuis has applied to every military academy in the country. "I really am interested in just proving to myself what it means to be an American and I want to give back to my country," Rodenhuis said. But getting accepted is not easy. The academies require a nomination. "There's different applications for each congressman. There's different applications for each senator and there's differ...
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If you want a lesson in bipartisanship, check out the transportation committees in both the House and the Senate over the last several years.
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Six members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors for the Local Radio Freedom Act. The bill, which opposes performance royalties or other new fees for broadcast radio, now has 177 co-sponsors in the House and 12 in the Senate.
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There a new "health website czar" in Washington. He’s been brought in to deal with healthcare.gov, the government's health insurance website that keeps crashing.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Tuesday called on President Obama to waive fines associated with the failure to sign up for ObamaCare, since most are unable to sign up for insurance using the government's broken website.
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Shortly after midnight early Thursday, President Barack Obama signed H.R. 2775 into law, which keeps the government open through Jan. 15, 2014 and extends the nation’s $16.7 trillion debt limit through Feb. 7, 2014.
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