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Rather than inflicting unnecessary pain on the American people, President Obama and his FAA should be cutting waste. Within the FAA's budget, there are $2.7 billion in non-personnel costs that should be scrutinized and seriously trimmed before the Pre Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) visited America's News Headquarters Sunday to discuss the Unfunded Mandates Information & Transparency Act (H.R. 899), bipartisan legislation to require an honest accounting from government of the true cost federal r Read more »

"As the President's sequestration policy begins to take effect, I will continue to advocate for North Carolina common sense: replacing the arbitrary cuts by reforming the programs that drive our debt and eliminating Washington's wasteful spending. Read more »

Every year Washington imposes thousands of rules on local governments and small businesses. Hidden in those rules are costly mandates that stretch city budgets and make it harder for North Carolina businesses to hire. At the very least policymakers and un Read more »

"Violence against women is a tragedy and I had hoped to see the House VAWA reauthorization bill pass today to bolster prevention initiatives and ensure that every victim of sexual assault and domestic violence in this country receives the greatest protect Read more »

"Today's workforce development system is failing workers, employers, and taxpayers," said Chairwoman Foxx."Instead of a dynamic network of employment support, we have a massive bureaucracy that stifles innovation and wastes resources..." Read more »

"It is an honor to represent the people of North Carolina's 5th District in the United States House of Representative and to serve as their voice in support of liberty," Congresswoman Virginia Foxx stated. "The votes I cast on behalf of my constituent Read more »

In total, the federal government administers more than 50 different programs across nine separate agencies. Taxpayer dollars are spent supporting a massive bureaucracy instead of helping workers. House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans Read more »

The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803) eliminates and streamlines dozens of ineffective and duplicative programs, and creates a flexible Workforce Investment Fund. This new fund will provide state and local leade Read more »

"Today's workforce development system is failing workers, employers, and taxpayers," said Rep. Foxx. "Instead of a dynamic network of employment support, we have a massive bureaucracy that stifles innovation and wastes resources. Last year, President Read more »