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“These regulations are stifling pioneering institutions at a time when forward-thinking solutions are desperately needed,” Foxx said in a written statement. Read more »

At issue is the Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act (HR 2637), a bill introduced this month by Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina and Rep. John P. Kline Jr. of Minnesota, both Republicans, and Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, a Florida Democrat. Mr. Kline is chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Ms. Foxx is chair of its subcommittee on higher education. ... The bill takes aim at three controversial rules: the gainful-employment regulation, the state-authorization rule, and the regulations that define credit hours in connection with the awarding of federal student aid. Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Monday criticized President Obama's plan to focus on jobs and the economy over the next few weeks as a plan to give more speeches about jobs, but not to deregulate or take other steps that would help boost job creation. Read more »

The House Oversight Committee will soon begin markup of H.R. 899, the “Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013.” Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) originally introduced the bill in 2011 (then as H.R. 373). The American Action Forum (AAF) originally reviewed the bill here. The current iteration is substantively similar to the version from the 112th Congress. In addition, it maintains a bipartisan set of cosponsors. Read more »

“We have sought to recalibrate the federal role, undoing the excesses of the past,” said Kline, whose bill is supported by the National School Boards Association. Several Republicans said they would have liked to delete the federal government’s involvement altogether. “Many of my Republican colleagues and I feel the federal government should be out of education,” said Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), adding that the bill was “a step in the right direction.” Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5), who co-sponsored the legislation, said “North Carolina teachers, parents and administrators – not Washington bureaucrats – should be in charge of making education decisions in our state. The Student Success Act I cosponsored centers around the theme of empowering the people closest to students with the authority to make education choices in their respective states and communities. By scaling back Washington’s one-size-fits-all micromanagement of classrooms, this legislation takes positive steps toward ensuring local educators have the flexibility required to meet the diverse needs of their students." Read more »

“I have the attitude that there is no role for the federal government in education. If I had my way about it, we would have gone a lot further with this legislation,” said North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx. Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said many would like to eliminate the federal government's role in education, but the bill was "a reasonable first step in empowering the people closest to the students to make decisions for those students." Control from Washington has not brought educational improvements, she said. Read more »

"These waivers are a short-term fix to a long-term problem and leave states and districts with uncertainty about whether they will again be subject to the failing law, and if the administration will change the requirements necessary to receive a waiver," Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said. Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina explains in this video why both mandates must go. Read more »