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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation to change Obamacare’s 30-hour definition of “full-time employment” and restore the traditional 40-hour workweek.  “From adjunct professors to hourly workers, I have heard from constituents across North Carolina’s 5th District who have one thing in common - their hours are being reduced,” said Foxx.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of bipartisan legislation that would allow families of a severely disabled child to save for their child's long-term disability expenses in the same way that many families currently save for college through popular 529 investment plans. H.R. 647, also known as the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act or ABLE Act,… 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 »

"Fifth District residents contact me mail every day to share how the President’s Affordable Care Act is impacting them. Insurance policies are being cancelled – policies families liked and thought they could keep; Premiums are increasing beyond what family budgets can handle; People’s personal health coverage choices are being belittled by central government planners. Washington can’t ignore their stories." Read more »

"None of the damage control changes the President’s foundational promises about Obamacare. Time and again, he said unambiguously, ‘if you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it.’ He said Obamacare would save families $2,500 each year. He said Obamacare wouldn’t raise taxes." Read more »

Brushing aside a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted by a healthy bipartisan majority Friday to weaken a core component of “Obamacare” and permit the sale of individual health coverage that falls short of requirements in the law. Virginia Foxx (R-5)and Howard Coble (R-6) were among the North Carolina representatives who voted for the legislation. Read more »

There a new "health website czar" in Washington. He’s been brought in to deal with healthcare.gov, the government's health insurance website that keeps crashing. Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Tuesday called on President Obama to waive fines associated with the failure to sign up for ObamaCare, since most are unable to sign up for insurance using the government's broken website. Read more »

We should not require Americans to sign up for a failed system which they do not want or cannot physically acquire. If this was a private company, it would have already failed beyond repair. We must keep fighting for a better way to keep our country healthy. Read more »

The failure to launch Healthcare.gov effectively, and to fix the problems more than two weeks into the rollout, is a prime example of why we must continue to work towards changing the healthcare law into something that is better for the American people. Read more »