WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. S. 1 passed the House by a vote of 270 to 152 and now goes to President Obama who has threatened to veto the bill.
“For more than six years, supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline have been fighting to secure the necessary approval that would allow the U.S. to take… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement following an announcement by the Army that victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting will receive the Purple Heart:
“The Army’s decision today to award the Purple Heart to victims of the massacre at Fort Hood is long overdue. By classifying the attack as workplace violence instead of terrorism, the Army has… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., that would shed light on how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and private sector employers.
The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H.R. 50, passed the House by a vote of 250 to 173. Foxx has introduced this legislation… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation to repeal Obamacare in its entirety. H.R. 596, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 239 to 186, also calls on the relevant House committees to submit legislation within each committee’s jurisdiction to find alternative health care reforms.
“The simple truth is that the president’s government… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2016:
“One of the concerns I often hear from folks in North Carolina is that the federal government spends too much. Many worry that our ballooning national debt threatens economic stability and jeopardizes the American dream for their… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today announced that her office in Boone has moved to a new location in order to better serve residents of North Carolina’s 5th District.
The office is now located at 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 205, Boone, NC 28607, and can be reached by phone at (828) 265-0240.
“It is an honor to represent and serve the people of North Carolina,” said Foxx.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised the passage of 12 bills designed to fight the growing problem of human trafficking in the United States.
“Human trafficking is modern day slavery that preys on vulnerable individuals, and this epidemic is not isolated to far-off places on the other side of the world. It is happening every day in the places we call home,” said Foxx.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan regulatory transparency legislation sponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., today advanced from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H.R. 50, would shed light on how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and private sector… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today spoke out in opposition to President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on popular college savings accounts.
“Paying for college is hard work, and it’s getting more difficult as tuition and fees continue to increase at rapid rates,” said Foxx on the House floor. “Luckily American families have an investment tool known as a 529 plan to help them… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would permanently prohibit the use of federal funds to pay for abortion or abortion coverage.
H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, passed the House by a vote of 242 to 179. It would codify the Hyde amendment, which has been regularly attached to… Read more »
