Winston-Salem JournalEarline "Heath" King has been a fixture in Winston-Salem artistic life for more than 50 years. Last night, Congress learned how important she is.Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, spoke on the floor of the House, honoring King and the work she has done."Mrs. King's artistic career is one of tremendous inspiration and talent," Foxx said.Foxx detailed King's… Read more »
Yesterday, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) voted in favor of H. Res. 1000, providing for earmark reform in the House of Representatives. This resolution passed by 245-171 and will ensure greater accountability and transparency in the expe Read more »
A few minutes into Monday’s 9/11 ceremony, sirens blared in the background as emergency crews rushed to an accident less than a mile from where volunteers and veterans, the elderly and schoolchildren, politicians and civil servants remembere Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) cosponsored and voted in strong support of H.R. 6061, The Secure Fence Act of 2006, which passed in the House of Representatives 340 to 79. Border fences have a proven success rate in drastically redu Read more »
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a resolution remembering the terrorist attacks of 9/11, while also reaffirming America’s resolve in the global war on terror: Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) joined Congressmen Jones, Tancredo, Goode, Poe, and Gohmert, as well as TJ Bonner, President of the National Border Patrol Council and Andy Ramirez, Chairman of The Friends of Border Patrol in a pres Read more »
Today, the National Forest Service announced its intent to develop an additional alternative to the Globe Project. Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) commented, “I am pleased the National Forest Service officials have listened to my concern Read more »
American values under attack by terrorists were proudly and colorfully displayed last week during Ashe County Military Appreciation Day at the National Guard armory. Freedom of speech and religion, individual accomplishment, patriotism, and the right to c Read more »
On January 11, 1989, in his “Farewell Address to the Nation,” President Ronald Reagan proclaimed, “Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it. So, we cut the people’s tax rates, and the people produce Read more »
