WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that strengthens whistleblower protections, reforms the disability benefits appeals process at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and provides additional authority to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reprimand employees for performance or misconduct.
“As I travel North Carolina’s 5th District, I hear… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised House passage of legislation to strengthen career and technical education.
“For far too long, there has been a discrepancy in what students are learning in the classroom and what employers say they need in the workplace,” said Foxx, chair of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and a former community college president. “This… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today issued the following statement on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:
"It’s been 15 years since the course of our country’s history changed, and in an unprovoked attack that sought to bring America to its knees, the world was reminded that ours is a nation of heroes. Today we honor the memory of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that prevents the executive branch from funding activist organizations with payments from mortgage settlement cases.
“Unelected bureaucrats have no business using these settlement funds to subsidize special interest groups with little accountability,” said Foxx. “Once again the Obama administration is… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following joint statement today after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a decision in Columbia University regarding unionization of graduate students:
"For years, the board has… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that protects rights of conscience for health care providers who choose not to participate in elective abortion.
“Given the controversial nature of elective abortion, Congress has long restricted taxpayer funding for these procedures. It is unacceptable for state governments and subsidiary agencies to use… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., that will help students gain access to the facts they need to make an informed decision about where to pursue higher education.
“Each year, families across the country face difficult decisions about where they can afford to send their children to college and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s unanimous passage of legislation that strengthens career and technical education.
“For far too long, there has been a discrepancy in what students are learning in the classroom and what employers say they need in the workplace,” said Foxx, chair of the House Subcommittee on… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today announced the selection of Kristen Crews of Clemmons and Douglas Smith of Kernersville as the recipients of her 10th annual “Teacher in Congress” internship.
Crews and Smith will arrive in Washington on July 8 for a week of intensive learning, curriculum development activities and hands-on experience in America’s federal government.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that improves access to health care through much-needed modifications to health savings accounts and provides targeted relief from Obamacare.
“Health savings accounts foster a real sense of ownership and control over health care decisions,” said Foxx. “This legislation makes common-sense improvements to… Read more »
