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"The country's catastrophic national debt stands as a barrier to the economic growth Americans in the job market so desperately need. It is time for the President to get serious about reforming the spending addiction that has landed the country $16.4 Read more »

"We are fortunate to have assembled a team of remarkable men and women whose knowledge and expertise will be paramount as we address the challenges facing America's schools and workplaces. I look forward to working with my committee colleagues in the Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will serve as the Vice Chair of the full Committee. Foxx also sits on the House Education and the Workforce Committee where she is the Chairwoman of the Higher Education & Workforce Training Subcommittee. Foxx is the Secretary Read more »

The east coast was shaken by hurricane Sandy this fall. My heart goes out to the families that have been displaced and lost property in its wake. The flood insurance program the government runs is in dire need of reform to make it financially solvent a Read more »

Confronting America's debt crisis head-on is the responsibility of this Congress. This is an historic moment for our country. It is my hope that together the members of this Congress will seize the opportunity to accomplish bold, comprehensive tax and Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) will be sworn in to the 113th Congress on Thursday afternoon, January 3, 2013, by House Speaker John Boehner. After the oath of office is administered on the floor of the House of Representatives, Boehner will conduct a Read more »

"Regardless of the complexity of any manufactured Washington crisis, I will continue to be guided by principle. As a defender of taxpayers, I hold the United States government to a standard of spending your hard-earned money minimally and wisely. That mea Read more »

It is an honor to represent the people of North Carolina's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives. But due to redistricting, the 5th District I serve will no longer include the counties of Surry, Stokes, and Rockingham. Beginnin Read more »

"Rather than fixating on a sliver of the Clinton-era tax rates, the President would better serve the country working to shrink the federal government to a Clinton-era size. America's catastrophic national debt demands it. It's time for the Preside Read more »

Debt problems of a 16.2 trillion dollar proportion don't get solved without real savings. And while the President's offers have plenty of Washington budget gimmicks, real savings are disappointingly absent. That concerns me. My grandkids are ju Read more »