WASHINGTON - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress:
"Tonight the president outlined a positive vision for our country, one that reflects the renewed hope and optimism many Americans now share about the future. For too long,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of a resolution of disapproval that blocks an Obama administration regulation forcing states to include abortion providers as recipients of Title X grant distributions.
“States have always had the freedom to direct funds away from abortion providers,” said Foxx during remarks on the House floor. “Not only does this… Read more »
In recent years, citizens from North Carolina — including working families, small business owners, and education leaders — have expressed their frustrations and concerns with the 2010 health care law. Working with the new Trump administration, Congress is taking the steps necessary to repeal the failed law and provide a pathway to better, more affordable care.
Former President Barack… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx declared a few government programs broken during two appearances in Mount Airy on Tuesday.
Foxx, a Republican from Banner Elk, was first elected to a congressional seat in 2004, after a decade in the North Carolina Senate. Surry County has been a part of the district she represents for the majority of her tenure in office.
At a Mount Airy Rotary Club lunch,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement after the Senate passed the FY 2017 budget resolution, including legislative tools aimed at providing relief from the president’s failed health care law:
"This vote marks the next step in an important process to repeal Obamacare and provide a… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that improves access to health care through much-needed modifications to health savings accounts and provides targeted relief from Obamacare.
“Health savings accounts foster a real sense of ownership and control over health care decisions,” said Foxx. “This legislation makes common-sense improvements to… Read more »
Currently in America there are more than five million people living with Alzheimer’s. In North Carolina, that number is well over 160,000.
Alzheimer’s is not only devastating but fatal. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the only cause of death among the top 10 without a way to prevent, stop or even slow its progression.
Alzheimer’s is also one of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding a federal judge’s decision that the Obama administration has been unlawfully funding an Obamacare subsidy program:
“Our Constitution was drafted deliberately to ensure that the greatest power in our government resided closest to the people. In Article I, the framers placed the ultimate power of… Read more »
Members of the United States Congress have voiced their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor before their case is argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
“We talk a lot about public service up here. Well, these are the people who live it,” House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said of the sisters on the House Floor on Tuesday, noting that they serve the poor in 31 countries.… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC Fifth District) visited High County Community Health on March 8 to tour its facilities and meet with staff.
The Boone-based health care provider, which also serves Avery County, makes its services available to any patient regardless of insurance coverage. The offices accept private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and for the uninsured, a sliding fee… Read more »
