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A BUSY DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CONGRESSWOMAN

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U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-Watauga) still has the soul of an educator, with a row of sharpened pencils lined across the desk in her Boone field office. Foxx, who tries to maintain hours there at least once a week, spent Thursday morning catching up on the

FOXX HOSTS FIRST VETERANS MEETING

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Military veteran leaders from 12 counties in Northwest North Carolina came together Wednesday for the first set of Fifth District Veterans Advisory Council (VAC) meetings hosted by U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5).

TOWN LANDS $1 MILLION WATER GRANT

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The Virginia/North Carolina water authority will receive $1 million in engineering and construction funds from the federal government.

FOXX AMENDMENT PASSES

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5th district congresswoman Virginia Foxx offered and passed an amendment to the Higher Education Act this morning that would promote greater competition and accountability in TRIO grant programs.

FOXX VOTES TO PROTECT VETERANS' BENEFITS

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United States Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5th District) voted Thursday for H.R. 1220, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act. This bill remedies an accounting error at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that would have cau

FOXX INTRODUCES BIKING BILL

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This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) introduced a resolution to create “National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day,” in order to motivate young people to be physically active and fit.

CLEMMONS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT WORTH $78,000

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The next time the Clemmons Fire Department sends firefighters to respond to a call, they will be protected by state-of-the-art self-contained breathing apparatus, quite an upgrade from the 20 year-old models they had been relying on.

SUBCOMMITTEE ADOPTS PRIVACY AMENDMENT BACKED BY FOXX

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Scoring a major victory for student privacy rights, the 21st Century Competitiveness Subcommittee Wednesday adopted an amendment offered by Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5th District) to comprehensive higher education reform legislation proh

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