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Daric Beiter, the first annual recipient of the “Teacher in Congress” internship completed two weeks of focused, hands-on learning about the legislative process in Washington, D.C. Beiter, a history, civics and economics teacher at Davie Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-5) today voted for a bill (S.1) that makes changes to the rules governing lobbying and ethics in Congress, while also noting her disappointment that the bill does too little to reform congressional openness Read more »

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx today voted for the final version of a bill (H.R. 1) that will enact several recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The bill contains provisions that allow for the screening of seaborne cargo as well as strong pr Read more »

Representatives Virginia Foxx and Patrick McHenry yesterday secured $1 million in federal funding for the Statesville Regional Airport, which is included in the Fiscal Year 2008 U.S. Department of Transportation Appropriations bill. The fund Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today praised an agreement reached last night that will protect Americans who report suspicious activity to authorities. The agreement, which will be included in a bill that implements recommendations of the 9 Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today praised the government’s announcement that the 2007 federal budget shortfall will be $40 billion lower than anticipated. The deficit has been cut in half in just the last three years, and is at its low Read more »

Congress today passed a bill sponsored by Congresswoman Virginia Foxx that honors the Appalachian State University football team’s second consecutive national championship win. Foxx introduced the bill in January shortly after the ASU Mo Read more »

“This defeat for the immigration bill signals that the American people have made it clear that under no circumstances do they support legislation offering amnesty to illegal aliens. The Senate finally heard the American people’s voices and voted to put t Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today moved to save taxpayers at least $200 million by offering an amendment to the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Program Appropriations Act of 2008 that holds the line on funding sent to the United Na Read more »

In a move to keep the United States’ taxpayer dollars out of the hands of groups that promote abortion, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today voted in support of an amendment to restore the Mexico City Policy. The Mexico City Policy, first e Read more »