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The "suits" in Washington do not have all the answers when it comes to helping millions of jobless Americans compete for work. The best insight and the best services for job seekers are found at the local level – with local leaders, local workforce Read more »

At a time when twelve million Americans are searching for jobs, the SKILLS Act will cut through the current maze of federal workforce development programs and create one Workforce Investment Fund. It will additionally reduce administrative costs and requi Read more »

Giving the control to the local level is also extraordinarily important. The suits in Washington don't have all the answers… The SKILLS Act gives a great deal more autonomy at the local level…The status quo is not an option.– Rep. Read more »

"As every American family and small business knows, budgets are important and must balance to be sustainable. Washington hasn't been operating within that framework for years, though. House Republicans have had enough of this 'Washington exception Read more »

"North Carolinians don't have much patience for Washington's repetitive flirtation with government ‘shutdowns.' Today, Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to remove the shutdown distraction so the President and his Senate have no Read more »

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), approved legislation to reform the nation's workforce development system and help ensure workers and employers have the resources they need to be successful in toda Read more »

Rather than inflicting unnecessary pain on the American people, President Obama and his FAA should be cutting waste. Within the FAA's budget, there are $2.7 billion in non-personnel costs that should be scrutinized and seriously trimmed before the Pre Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) visited America's News Headquarters Sunday to discuss the Unfunded Mandates Information & Transparency Act (H.R. 899), bipartisan legislation to require an honest accounting from government of the true cost federal r Read more »

"As the President's sequestration policy begins to take effect, I will continue to advocate for North Carolina common sense: replacing the arbitrary cuts by reforming the programs that drive our debt and eliminating Washington's wasteful spending. Read more »

Every year Washington imposes thousands of rules on local governments and small businesses. Hidden in those rules are costly mandates that stretch city budgets and make it harder for North Carolina businesses to hire. At the very least policymakers and un Read more »