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Indiana higher education official Ken Sauer testified before a House subcommittee Wednesday about the importance of college transfer credits for servicemen and women and the need for more information on credit recommendations. Read more »

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Supporting Higher Education Opportunities for America’s Servicemembers and Veterans.” Read more »

President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 (H.R. 1911) into law, officially lowering annual interest rates on Federal Direct Student Loans for undergraduate students from 6.8 percent to 3.86 percent, according to the White House website Read more »

Federal student loans are a resource that has enabled millions of college students to pursue higher education; however, such loans may become burdensome due to a potential increase in interest rates. Read more »

During Strayer University's regional commencement ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., Congresswoman Virginia Foxx was on hand to address the graduating Class of 2013 and their guests Read more »

Nonpartisan researchers say that President Obama’s proposal to pay for preschool programs with higher tobacco taxes is deeply flawed. Read more »

North Davidson High School teacher, Hannah Savey, spent a week touring the United States Capital with U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, through the ˜Teacher in Congress' program. Every year Foxx selects a teacher in hopes they will encourage their students to become active in the government. Read more »

Office of Speaker Boehner - Long-Term, Market-Based Student Loan Reform Is Now Law Posted by Speaker Boehner's Press Office August 9, 2013 Press Release   WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today hailed the signing of H.R. 1911 – long-term, market-based student loan reform that first passed the House in May as part of Republicans’ Plan for Economic Growth and… Read more »

“Through a combination of talent and tenacity, Josiah Gourley has accomplished the rare achievement of earning the Civil Air Patrol’s Spaatz Award,” Congresswoman Foxx stated. “I congratulate Josiah on this accomplishment and what it reveals about his character, and trust that he will continue to lead, serve and inspire others in his ranks.” Read more »

On Tuesday, August 6, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will present the highest cadet award in the United States Air Force Auxiliary’s Civil Air Patrol to Mr. Josiah Gourley, a rising high school senior from Walnut Cove. Gourley’s achievement marks only the 1899th time in the history of the Civil Air Patrol that the Spaatz Award has been earned. Read more »