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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx spoke at a recent meeting of the Banner Elk Kiwanis Club on May 3. A number of Rotarians attended the meeting as well. Avery County’s newly redistricted Congresswoman Virginia Foxx made a special appearance on May 3 at a meeting of the Banner Elk Kiwanis to share her vision for representing the High Country in Congress. After an introduction from Banner… Read more »

North Carolina’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have given the Department of Education until Friday to say whether officials will punish the state for its controversial HB2 law by withholding federal funds from public schools and universities. All 10 GOP representatives from the Tar Heel state signed a letter Monday to U.S. Secretary of Education John King,… Read more »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set up a potential showdown with tobacco manufacturers and Republicans in U.S. House on the potential fate of tobacco and nicotine product innovations, particularly electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. The FDA on Thursday released its long-awaited second and final phase of heightened regulations. The first phase was disclosed in April 2014.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of a disapproval resolution to stop the Obama administration from implementing its flawed fiduciary rule, which affects financial advisors and retirement investments. “We have a retirement savings crisis in this nation, and it is vital that every American has access to high-quality advice and an array of financial products… Read more »

Aside from some hearings and the confirmation of Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., Congress has not been particularly busy on the K-12 front since it passed the Every Student Succeeds Act late last year. But there are congressional elections this year, and some of them could have a notable impact on the two committees that deal with K-12 policy.   Let's look at the Senate… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of bipartisan legislation that will strengthen the U.S. economy by eliminating unnecessary taxes that drive up the cost of American-made goods and services. “Manufacturing is vital to North Carolina’s 5th District and I am committed to ensuring that the industry can compete fairly at home and abroad,” said Foxx. “A number of… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised the passage of several pieces of legislation in the House that will make the IRS more accountable to hardworking American taxpayers. “Another Tax Day has come and gone, and millions of Americans have been reminded of how confusing, complex and unfair the U.S. tax code is for hardworking families and small businesses. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the retail rates charged by Internet service providers for broadband Internet service access. “When net neutrality rules were adopted in 2015, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and President Obama assured the public that the FCC would refrain… Read more »

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) told Bloomberg BNA today that he will support Rep. Virginia Foxx's play for the Education and the Workforce Committee's top spot next year. The move makes Foxx the front-runner to replace Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) as the committee's chair. Shortly after Kline announced that he would retire at the end of this year, a spokeswoman for Foxx told Bloomberg BNA that… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement on the Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule, which affects financial advisors and retirement investment: “The federal government should not implement regulations that make it more difficult for hardworking Americans to save money for the future. The simple truth is that the Department of Labor’s rule… Read more »