"Kileigh Browning certainly has a year of adventure and excitement ahead of her,” Congresswoman Foxx said. “I congratulate her on her selection to the competitive Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. Clemmons and the entire 5th Congressional District should be proud to have Kileigh serving as our local ambassador in Germany." Read more »
A Davidson County American history, civics and economics teacher has completed Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s week-long Teacher in Congress program. Miss Hannah Savey, a recent Appalachian State University graduate who teaches at North Davidson High School, made the most of her week in Washington with Congresswoman Foxx and hopes the experience will help her encourage each of her students to become active in their government. Read more »
"McKenzie Chasteen represented Watauga well today," Foxx said. "I'm so happy that the Congressional Art Competition gives talented students like McKenzie the opportunity to come to their Capitol for recognition and a front row seat to the work that goes on in the People's House. Hundreds of thousands of visitors pass through the Capitol each year, and I'm glad McKenzie's artwork will be enjoyed by so many." Read more »
“It’s unfortunate, is all I can say,” said Foxx. “They tout themselves as the place where you can get bi-partisan agreement on things. So what do you think about the prospects moving forward? I’m always optimistic. And again, the differences between us and the President are very minor, very technical in nature.” Read more »
Times are tough. Millions of Americans are unemployed, millions more have stopped looking for work, and even families with jobs are struggling to make ends meet. As a parent and grandparent myself, I am sensitive to this and am looking for solutions to remove that stress and make it easier for North Carolinians to find good work and thrive. Read more »
"The 2013 Farm Bill is certainly imperfect, but with the inclusion of three taxpayer-centric amendments I authored, overall cost savings and long-overdue reforms to 'Soviet-style' milk subsidy programs, it is a definite improvement from the untenable status quo. This legislation finally lays the groundwork to repeal the 1949 law that has been the problematic backstop of American agriculture policy for more than sixty years. And farmers as well as taxpayers will benefit from a modernized bill that cuts spending roughly $20 billion dollars. This legislation is just one step in the right direction, not the end of conservative reform efforts to eliminate wasteful crop subsidies and restore integrity to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program." Read more »
“It’s obvious the White House’s apparent choice to lead from behind on this issue isn’t working. Though House Republicans voted more than a month ago to approve a long-term solution to protect student borrowers from an arbitrary doubling of interest rates, Senate Democrats haven’t been able to agree on a solution of their own." Read more »
The MBA program is proud to recognize Jianfen Xu (Nancy) for her recent honor placed upon her by Representative Tom Cole (Oklahoma). In a recent trip to Washington D.C., Baltimore, and New York, Nancy’s traveling companion and friend, Joe Bryan, who is an adjunct professor in the English department here at Appalachian, introduced Nancy to Representative Virginia Foxx. Ms. Foxx was already aware of how Nancy and Joe met, a story that deserves an award itself. Read more »
Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the court’s opinion on Shelby v. Holder, wrote that ‘Our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions.’ I agree, and that is one reason I did not support the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in 2006. Read more »
