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A message from Virginia: "Our country is facing an historic economic challenge that requires action on the part of Congress. Our main objective in confronting this challenge should be putting taxpayers first. But I am very concerned about the directi Read more »

Foxx opposes proposed $700 billion bailout “Our country is facing an historic economic challenge that requires action on the part of Congress.  Our main objective in confronting this challenge should be putting our country first—which ultimately means taxpayers and future generations.  The people of Northwest North Carolina have clearly expressed their outrage over… Read more »

  Late last week, Treasury Secretary Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke recommended that the federal government allocate $700 billion to provide liquidity in the financial market by purchasing unspecified items from various Wall Street firms.  They justified their recommendation by saying that the financial markets are in a crisis because banks no longer have faith in… Read more »

U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx today introduced bipartisan legislation that will shed light on how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and businesses. The legislation fixes loopholes in a 1995 law t Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today voiced strong opposition to legislation drafted behind closed doors that will prohibit North Carolina from receiving revenue from new offshore oil drilling. Instead all revenue from new offshore dril Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has voiced strong opposition to legislation drafted behind closed doors that will prohibit North Carolina from receiving revenue from new offshore oil drilling. Instead, all revenue from new offshore drilling leases will go straight into federal government coffers. The bill, HR 6889, does not allow for any amendments and was written and introduced… Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has co-sponsored legislation (H.R. 6468) to stop executives at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae from receiving extravagant "golden parachute" severance packages. Executives ousted in the wake of the federal gove Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting an investigation of massive gas price increases in North Carolina that began on Friday, September 13. Reports of prices upwards of $5.00 prompted Re Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today released the following statement marking the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow a vote on the American Energy Act after Speaker Pelosi unveiled an energy bill that will reportedly lock down 80 percent of America's offshore energy resour Read more »