Five-term U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx understands people have a negative view of Congress. But she thinks part of the problem is that very word: Congress.
“Congress is short-hand,” Foxx said. “Congress is both the House (of Representatives) and the Senate. They really need to segment them. The Senate is totally dysfunctional. The House is not.”
Foxx said the House – where she has… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., will host a U.S. Service Academy Day on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wilkes County Public Library, 215 10th St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. The event will help familiarize students with the application and nomination process for applying to the nation's five military service academies.
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., made the following statement after a recent press report indicated President Obama is considering unilateral executive action to transfer prisoners housed at Guantanamo Bay to the United States mainland:
“Closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is a fanciful idea but importing vicious terrorists onto the United States mainland and… Read more »
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following remarks after President Obama’s speech about ISIL:
“ISIL is a vicious terrorist group that controls significant land and resources, has repeatedly called for the destruction of the United States and has publicly killed two U.S. citizens in the most brutal way imaginable. I am glad that the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the House of Representatives agreed to final passage of H.R. 3230, the Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014:
“It is critically important that we provide high-quality, timely care for those who have sacrificed so much in service to our… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support on a 340 to 73 vote.
“Defending our country is the first responsibility of the federal government. This legislation complies with the House budget, provides a raise… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014:
“We need to continue to pursue reforms to ensure that every veteran has access to quality care. This bill will give veterans whose needs are not being met in a timely manner the option of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) voted in favor of HR 4435 the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House of Representatives on a 325-98 vote.
“Providing for the common defense is one of our most important Constitutional duties,” Congresswoman Foxx stated. “I support the NDAA because it supports the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that the House of Representatives will empanel a select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
“Recently released emails suggest that the White House was intimately involved in… Read more »
After more than four decades, and the efforts of Rep. Virginia Foxx and local veteran’s organizations, Jim Judson was re-awarded military decorations he earned during his service in Vietnam in a ceremony on March 21.
“It really meant the world to me, that Rep. Foxx and (Ashe County Veterans Service Officer) Darryl Vaughn would take this on for me,” Judson said. “Foxx has done a lot for… Read more »
