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Washington – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after introducing the bipartisan Chance to Compete Act of 2023 alongside Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA): “Every hardworking taxpayer in this country deserves a federal government that’s built upon a… Read more »

Washington – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after her bill. H.R. 4250, the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act, was signed into law: “For far too long, United States’ policy has elevated international tribunals over the work of national governments when prosecuting the world’s worst culprits: those engaging in genocide and war crimes. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the $1.7 trillion omnibus federal spending bill that’s being rammed through Congress: “Christmas is just a few short days away, and the Democrat-led House and Senate decided to go shopping for as many stocking stuffers as they could get their hands on – and they’re using the hard-earned money of… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after her bill, H.R. 5481, which names the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the "Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic", was signed into law: “Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump’s legacy is one that will forever be enshrined in Forest… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: “The federal government’s primary role is to ensure the continued safety and security of the American people. Today, the People’s House fulfilled that solemn role by reauthorizing and bolstering our… Read more »

As evidenced by this summer’s excessive flooding across Appalachia, Western North Carolina’s vulnerability to the devastating effects of extreme weather is undoubtedly heightened. With a strong influx of frequent and extreme weather events descending upon the region, communities deserve to be better prepared for a future steeped in precipitation.  One of the best deterrent… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mayra Flores (R-TX), and Greg Steube (R-FL) announced the introduction of the Justice for Victims of Open Borders Act, a bill that would reform grant disbursements through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) so that states must give priority to victims of violent crimes committed by people who are in the United States… Read more »

BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA – In partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx invites all Vietnam-era veterans residing in North Carolina's 5th Congressional District to be honored in a Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Pinning Ceremony and receive a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin this Veterans Day. The ceremony will be held from 2PM – 4PM at the… Read more »

In communities across the United States, especially within Watauga County, businesses, renters, and homeowners are being pummeled by slanted land use and local zoning policies that are the epitome of inflationary with respect to home prices. America’s housing affordability challenges continue to be exacerbated by these policies, and our hometown newspaper, the Watauga Democrat, has… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passage of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act”: “The so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ is nothing more than one last desperate Hail Mary attempt to socially engineer America before the midterm elections. This bill is the radical ‘Build Back Better’ agenda in sheep’s clothing.… Read more »