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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today issued the following statement following President Obama’s announcement that he will take executive action to grant amnesty to millions of immigrants illegally in the United States: “President Obama does not have the legal authority to legislate, and his unilateral actions on immigration are a blatant overreach of his… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. H.R. 5682 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 252 to 161. “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 advantage of vital oil production in Canada and the northern… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today issued the following statement following her reelection as Secretary of the House Republican Conference for the 114th Congress: “I am grateful for the support of my colleagues and look forward to continuing to work with them as Conference Secretary so we may advance our shared vision of an America with expanded opportunity, protected… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., will host a U.S. Service Academy Day on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wilkes County Public Library, 215 10th St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. The event will help familiarize students with the application and nomination process for applying to the nation's five military service academies. “North Carolina’s 5th Congressional… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today presented brothers Ben and William Casstevens of Winston-Salem with Congressional Award Medals for their commitment to bettering themselves and giving back to the communities in which they live. The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ award for young Americans who set personally challenging goals and achieve them. It is… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., made the following statement after a recent press report indicated President Obama is considering unilateral executive action to transfer prisoners housed at Guantanamo Bay to the United States mainland: “Closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is a fanciful idea but importing vicious terrorists onto the United States mainland and… Read more »

  Washington D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx introduced H.R. 5672, no-cost, bipartisan legislation to correct a technical limitation preventing the rollover of tax-deferred retirement funds into existing SIMPLE IRA accounts.  Representative Foxx released the following statement after introducing the legislation: “This legislation will simplify Americans’… Read more »

    Washington D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) voted in favor of H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act, which passed on a 253 to 163 bipartisan vote.  Rep Foxx spoke on the House floor in support of the measure:  “Each year Washington imposes thousands of pages of rules and regulations on America’s private sector employers as well as state and local… Read more »

  Washington D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following remarks after President Obama’s speech about ISIL: “ISIL is a vicious terrorist group that controls significant land and resources, has repeatedly called for the destruction of the United States and has publicly killed two U.S. citizens in the most brutal way imaginable.   I am glad that the… Read more »

  Washington, D.C.  – This week, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following remarks on the floor of the House during debate about House Resolution 676, which authorizes a lawsuit by House of Representatives against President Obama.  “I rise in support of this effort to restore every branch of this government to its proper constitutional bounds.  This is… Read more »