WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation that includes language by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., to correct a technical limitation preventing the rollover of tax-deferred retirement funds into existing SIMPLE IRA accounts. The language is part of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, which provides permanent tax relief for American families, college students, charities, small businesses and enterprises on the forefront of innovation. “Individuals should ...
Read more
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, spent the afternoon with community members and employees of Davidson Water on Monday discussing the importance of water conservation in the country. Foxx joined community business leaders and elected officials in the discussion of raising awareness of the ongoing water shortages that plague parts of the country. During her visit, Foxx spoke with Davidson Water employees privately, thanking the group for their service in an unappreciated industry. “I want to thank ...
Read more
While many of us were shopping for Christmas bargains on the weekend after Thanksgiving or feasting on turkey sandwiches at home, U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx spent that Saturday afternoon presenting medals to a Navy sailor’s family. Willis Tom Bradshaw, who grew up in Gastonia, was killed in action Nov. 13, 1942 while aboard the light cruiser USS Juneau that was sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Bradshaw’s family now lives in Clemmons and had asked for Foxx’s help in getting his medals. Foxx do...
Read more
Legislation that supporters say will significantly reduce federal control of local classrooms and has drawn support from congressional lawmakers on opposite sides of the political spectrum — U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., for example — is heading to President Barack Obama’s desk. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, by a vote of 85-12, a week after the U.S. House passed it 359-64. North Carolina schools stand to re...
Read more
Republican U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis and the majority of North Carolina’s congressional delegation supported bipartisan education legislation set to replace some federal laws introduced in the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. Burr, North Carolina’s senior senator, called the Every Student Succeeds Act “one of the most important education policy changes of our time.” The bill, passed by the Senate in a 85-12 vote Wednesday, would reduce the federal government’s say over classroom stan...
Read more
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of bipartisan legislation that would help the Department of Homeland Security identify and stop terrorists with Western passports from entering the United States. “National security is the number one job of the federal government, and this bipartisan legislation is one step toward reducing the risk that terrorists pose to our nation,” said Foxx. “We need a comprehensive review of how foreigners gain admittance to the United States – ...
Read more
Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation said Monday that the strategy proposed by President Barack Obama to deal with terrorism in the United States and abroad covered no substantive new ground. “Radical Islamic extremists have a plan and the entire world is aware of it,” U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, whose 6th Congressional District includes Surry and Stokes counties, said Monday. “The unwillingness to adopt a comprehensive strategy by President Obama is another prime example o...
Read more
Between 40 and 60 House Democrats would support a policy rider to the omnibus spending bill that would block the National Labor Relations Board's recent joint employer ruling, Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) told reporters Dec. 7. The rider, which seeks to undo an Aug. 7 NLRB decision that a company can be the joint employer of workers provided by another organization, ranks among Republicans' top priorities, said Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas) on the same conference call. “This NLRB blocking provision i...
Read more
When will Americans realize gun violence is a problem, and enough people die every year to warrant significant action? It hasn’t happened recently. Too many mass shootings to recount have occurred in the past two years, but wide-ranging policy discussions among lawmakers haven’t occurred. Most recently, 14 people were killed and 21 injured while attending a holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif. Again, we’re left waiting for leaders to enact changes that prevent more Americans from being brutal...
Read more
Rowan’s state legislators will have authority over a range of topics — from energy policy to unemployment insurance — following a number of committee assignments this week by leaders in the N.C. General Assembly. Leaders in the N.C. General Assembly announced interim committee assignments this week. The interim committees are mostly only used while the state legislature isn’t in session, according to Sen. Andrew Brock, R-34. Brock said topics of interim committees often mirror standing committee...
Read more
