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"Every year our country's top young artists have the chance to display their work in the United States Capitol where it will be seen by visitors from around the world," Congresswoman Foxx stated. "North Carolina's artists are among the nation' Read more »

"My heart goes out to the family and friends of Hickory Marine Mason Vanderwork. After multiple tours of duty defending liberty abroad, Mason, at twenty-one, gave his last full measure of devotion in service to this country. We can never adequately thank Read more »

America's growing debt is real and Congress has a responsibility to deal with it. The first step has to be controlling government spending through the passage of a balanced budget. House Republicans, with the leadership of Budget Committee Chairman Pa Read more »

Washington should think carefully before it decrees mandates that could siphon from the limited dollars governments and private sector job creators use to keep people employed and localities functioning. But as loopholes within the original UMRA legislati Read more »

On many high-profile issues, one would be hard-pressed to find us in agreement. But the spirit of this legislation and its underlying principle – that the American people would be better served by a government that only regulates with the best of in Read more »

The "suits" in Washington do not have all the answers when it comes to helping millions of jobless Americans compete for work. The best insight and the best services for job seekers are found at the local level – with local leaders, local workforce Read more »

At a time when twelve million Americans are searching for jobs, the SKILLS Act will cut through the current maze of federal workforce development programs and create one Workforce Investment Fund. It will additionally reduce administrative costs and requi Read more »

Giving the control to the local level is also extraordinarily important. The suits in Washington don't have all the answers… The SKILLS Act gives a great deal more autonomy at the local level…The status quo is not an option.– Rep. Read more »

"As every American family and small business knows, budgets are important and must balance to be sustainable. Washington hasn't been operating within that framework for years, though. House Republicans have had enough of this 'Washington exception Read more »

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx was in Statesville on Friday in part to show support and gather information for what is being called the SKILLS (Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills) Act. Prior to attending a private meeting with Statesville R Read more »