Foxx votes to implement 9/11 Commission recommendations
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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 House Approves $1 Million in Federal Funding for Statesville Regional Airport
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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 Foxx applauds new protections for terror tipsters
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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 Strong economy, tax cuts reduce budget deficit by $40 billion
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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 Foxx bill honoring ASU National Championship passes House
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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 Foxx praises Senate vote to put brakes on immigration bill
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“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 Foxx amendment seeks to limit funding for UN
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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 Foxx votes to keep taxpayer money from promoting abortion
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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 Foxx praises veto of unethical embryonic stem cell bill
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today lauded the presidential veto of a bill which would have given new federal funding to stem cell research. The bill would have forced American taxpayers to fund unproven, ethically questionable em Slush funds replace transparency on earmarks in new Congress
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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today vowed to fight secrecy in the federal spending process after Democratic lawmakers decided to keep individual spending requests secret until August—months after the House votes on spending bills that will Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
