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This week brought news that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office predicts Obamacare will cause the loss of  2.3 million jobs over the next decade. While the President’s ill-conceived healthcare law continues to have disastrous consequences for our economy, it’s important to highlight what The Congress has been doing  to help stabilize our economy and put people back to… Read more »

REP. FOXX VOTES AGAINST DEBT LIMIT INCREASE   Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today voted against an increase in the nation’s debt limit. “President Obama and Congressional Democrats have shown no willingness to work with House Republicans on addressing the growing debt that will be handed to our children and grandchildren,” Congresswoman Foxx… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, who represents most of Iredell except for Statesville and the most northern and northeastern parts of the county, invited Sgt. Matt Cooke as his personal guest to the Jan. 28 State of the Union address. Cooke was wounded five times using his body to shield others from the 2009 attack at Fort Hood in Texas. The wounds left Cooke disabled, and he now lives… Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Obama’s speech in Raleigh. “In today’s speech, President Obama talked about ways to reach the goal of an economy that produces good jobs for all Americans who want to work. I share this goal, and hope the President will follow through on his rhetoric with action. Unemployed Americans want to get back to… Read more »

On Dec. 17 Congresswoman Virginia Foxx visited the Food Lion headquarters facility in Salisbury for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certified distribution center. On a tour led by Distribution Center Manager Tim Overcash, Congresswoman Foxx learned more about the complex path groceries… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) and 22 cosponsors introduced the Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA), a bipartisan bill to save U.S. textile jobs by providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with more tools to enforce trade laws and better target fraudulent textile and apparel goods coming into the United States. “When trade… Read more »

Yesterday, the House passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA) by a vote of 417 – 3. This bipartisan legislation will reform the way our country builds and maintains crucial ports and waterways while cutting federal red tape, increasing fiscal responsibility, and reducing the need for bureaucratic involvement. WRRDA will improve important transportation… Read more »

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“House Republicans would still prefer to re-open our government all at once – and certainly as soon as possible, but it is impossible for us to shape a fair, bipartisan solution to do so when we are the only ones willing to sit down, talk to the other side, and negotiate. The fact that refusal to have a conversation has become the hallmark of Senate and Presidential leadership these days concerns me greatly, particularly as our country’s debt crisis demands swift action and actual leadership from the White House.” Read more »

A few days ago we passed legislation that specifically directed members of the military to continue being paid in the event of a shutdown. The President signed that legislation. Today we took similar steps to remove the symptoms of shutdown for Americans who rely on medical studies and innovative treatment options, and visitors to our national parks. Commonsense legislation should create common ground..." Read more »