Several members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation responded to President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
“Tonight, the issues and fears that are front and center in the hearts and minds of the American people were not addressed. We need a clear and comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS and regain our influence in the world. Additionally,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., tonight issued the following response regarding President Obama's final State of the Union address:
“For the past seven years, President Obama has given us 47,625 words of meaningless promises. Tonight’s State of the Union address was more of the same empty words.
“President Obama has never adequately focused on what really matters in this… Read more »
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, the final one of his two-term presidency, did not rank among the highest priorities for some Republicans in Winston-Salem.
State Rep. Debra Conrad didn’t plan to watch, she said Tuesday morning, though she did plan to watch the GOP presidential debate Thursday on Fox Business. Mark Baker, the chairman of the Forsyth County Republican… Read more »
The group of plus-ones invited by North Carolina’s members of Congress to Tuesday night’s State of the Union address include a university president, the leader of the state’s largest Native American tribe, military service members and a senator’s wife.
Rank-and-file senators and representatives are allowed to bring just one guest to President Barack Obama’s address before a joint… Read more »
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today passed legislation that includes language by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., to ensure unfunded mandates are incorporated into regulatory reform.
“The issue of unfunded mandates is frequently overlooked in the debates about reforming our regulatory system and carrying out federal policies,” said Foxx during a speech on the House floor. “It is… Read more »
Congress kicked off 2016 by passing a bill that repeals Obamacare and stops taxpayer funding for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
The nearly party-line vote in the House was 240-181. The bill will be sent directly to President Barack Obama's desk via the special reconciliation process.
That process allows a budget bill to pass with a simple majority, avoiding an… Read more »
In a tearful press conference on Jan. 5, President Barack Obama unveiled a series of new firearms related executive orders.
The Obama administration defended the new orders as common sense changes to existing laws. Detractors, like Rep. Virginia Foxx, who represents North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, called the orders an overreach of the president’s executive authority, and… Read more »
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office has seen a recent increase in purchase permits for handguns, but officials said it is hard to determine if that is a result of anticipated gun control regulations or if it is holiday related.
Sheriff Len Hagaman said his office has overseen 35 purchase permits for firearms purchased through federal firearm dealers, since Jan. 4.
Typically,… Read more »
A bill that would fully repeal the Affordable Care Act hit President Barack Obama’s desk Wednesday night with support from many North Carolina congressmen.
The bill would end key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including its Medicaid expansion and mandate that individuals must buy health insurance. It would also defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
Area congressmen including… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would dismantle President Obama’s deeply flawed health care law and cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood.
“The so-called Affordable Care Act has proved to be anything but affordable for North Carolinians, who have faced some of the largest premium increases in the country,” said Foxx. “The simple… Read more »
