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Rep. Virginia Foxx , R-N.C., was recently presented with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence. The award recognizes her support of policies critical to the success of manufacturing in North Carolina and across the United States. Read more »

Eyewitness News showed Rep. Virginia Foxx people found with multiple phones. Foxx is one of 42 sponsors of a bill introduced in January to end Lifeline. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and chairwoman of the subcommittee criticized recent efforts by the Obama administration to improve transparency. For instance, she said, the administration’s new College Scorecard, which highlights key information about colleges and universities, has come under fire for using different methodologies to calculate data, “creating more confusion for students.” Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said $2.7 billion in the FAA's budget could be chopped without affecting flights. She said the agency spends $500 million on consultants, $143 million on costs related to the its own fleet of aircraft, and $200 million on "supplies and travel." Read more »

"Stop punishing the American people," Republican Representative Virginia Foxx of North Carolina said in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives that was directed largely at Obama. Read more »

U.S. House Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-5) talked education, Medicaid and the national budget during a brief meeting with the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce on Friday morning. Read more »

On March 14, Congressman Eric Cantor visited the Automotive Department at Alexandria for a press conference to showcase the benefits of the Skills Act. Accompanying Cantor were fellow congressional leaders John Kline, Virginia Foxx and Susan Brooks. Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) Tuesday spoke in defense of states’ rights and local interests as she testified on her legislation, the Preserve Land Freedom for Americans Act (H.R. 382) before the House Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 382 will protect against unilateral presidential land grabs by requiring state input and approval as part of the process whereby federal lands become re-designated as National Monuments. Read more »

The letter to Secretary Duncan was signed by Rep. John Kline of Minnesota, the Republican chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; Rep. Virginia E. Foxx of North Carolina, the Republican chair of the higher-education subcommittee; and Rep. Robert E. Andrews of New Jersey, Rep. Alcee L. Hastings of Florida, and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York, all Democrats. Read more »

Republicans in particular say they like Obama's idea. At a hearing Tuesday on broader higher education issues, Representative Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican who usually has few kind words for the Obama administration, praised his proposal. Three Republican senators -- Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Richard Burr of North Carolina -- have also introduced a bill to return to market-based rates. Read more »