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Current federal workforce laws, written in 1998, have been overdue for reauthorization for more than ten years Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) voted to hold former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for her refusal to fully cooperate with an ongoing House investigation into improper IRS scrutiny of conservative non-profit groups. “Americans need to be certain that the machinery of government will… Read more »

 Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that the House of Representatives will empanel a select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.  “Recently released emails suggest that the White House was intimately involved in… Read more »

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Washington, D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) voted in favor of House Concurrent Resolution 96, the Republican “Path to Prosperity” budget sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan.  Rep. Foxx delivered the following remarks as part of a floor speech in support of the legislation:  “The CBO has warned that if we fail to address our lackluster economic growth and rising… Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Affordable Care Act birth control coverage mandates.  “I hope the Supreme Court sees fit to stand up for religious liberty and stop this assault on business owners who believe their faith does not begin and end at the church door.”   “Americans should be… Read more »

The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act bypasses the usual partisan debates about the size and role of government and simply requires federal agencies to consider the costs of their actions. Democrats and Republicans worked together to pass the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act in 1995 because they believed Americans are better served when regulators are required to measure and consider the costs of rules they create. UMITA builds on and strengthens Read more »

This week, the House of Representatives will consider bipartisan regulatory transparency legislation sponsored by Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), and Collin Peterson (D-MN). H.R. 899, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (UMITA) will strengthen the bipartisan Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995… Read more »

REP. FOXX VOTES AGAINST DEBT LIMIT INCREASE   Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today voted against an increase in the nation’s debt limit. “President Obama and Congressional Democrats have shown no willingness to work with House Republicans on addressing the growing debt that will be handed to our children and grandchildren,” Congresswoman Foxx… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded passage of HR 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Congresswoman Foxx delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House as the bill was being considered: “Before liberty, equality, free speech, freedom of conscience, the pursuit of happiness and justice for all, there has to be life. And yet, for millions of aborted… Read more »