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The United States' credit rating should not hang in the balance every time Washington has a debt limit debate. It is the President's responsibility always to make good on our country's debt payments, and today the House of Representatives esta Read more »

Employers from across the country – including many in this room – are experiencing the frustration of having open jobs, but not enough skilled workers to fill them. The federal government is spending too much money - $18 billion each year &nda Read more »

It's hard to raise a family and earn a living at the same time. Every hour you spend working to provide for your family is an hour you can't spend with your family. And when life happens – in the form of school plays, little league games, or Read more »

President Obama caused turbulence in airports across the country this week when commercial air traffic was slowed by unnecessary FAA traffic controller furloughs. Make no mistake, furloughs and delays, much like White House closures, were the administrati Read more »

"The United States government and American businesses are targeted by malicious cyber attacks every day. The people and foreign governments behind these attacks attempt to steal personal information, poach intellectual property, damage critical infrastruc Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-Banner Elk) is extending the deadline for submissions for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition to Wednesday, May 1. High school students from throughout North Carolina's Fifth Congressional District are encouraged to s Read more »

"State governments and local citizens have invaluable perspective to offer when it comes to designating National Monuments in their backyards. Their voice needs to be included in the decision-making process," Congresswoman Foxx said. "The Preserve Land Fr Read more »

"As the saying goes, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Regretfully, we learned minutes before the call was scheduled to begin that the telephone town hall vendor contracted for this event provided the incorrect phone number for participan Read more »

"In the lead up to tax day, many hard-working North Carolinians have been confronting the complexity of the federal tax code firsthand," Congresswoman Foxx stated. "Tonight I look forward to hearing 5th District residents' concerns and speaking with t Read more »

If Congress refuses to approve [Foxx's] modest reform it might as well take a roll-call vote on a resolution stating: "The public has no business knowing the costs of the regulations that we impose on them." Read more »