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The House voted Wednesday to set up a special panel to probe whether Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are following the law when harvesting fetal tissue for research. Buoyed by Republicans, the chamber voted 242-184 to set up a select committee that could shine a light on the controversial women’s health provider for months, after a conservative-led bid to strip its… Read more »

The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to create a special panel to investigate Planned Parenthood and its procurement of fetal tissue as the GOP continued pressing an issue that has galvanized conservatives since secret videos surfaced this summer. The near party-line vote was 242-184, as Democrats dismissed the probe as a wasteful political exercise by the GOP. It was unclear if… Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., will host a benefits workshop for seniors from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Davie County Senior Center, 278 Meroney Street, Mocksville. “As the open-enrollment period for Medicare approaches, this workshop will include timely information for beneficiaries and their families,” Foxx said. “Seniors in North Carolina’s 5th District should make plans to join us and… Read more »

Local students mingled with heavy machinery Friday as part of National Manufacturing Day at Freightliner’s Rowan County plant. Students streamed through the Cleveland plant as part of a guided tour and heard presentations from local companies. National Manufacturing Day wrapped up with speeches from Cleveland Plant Manager Henning Bruns and U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5. During speeches… Read more »

Production in the three Charlotte-area Daimler Trucks North America plants is on the upswing and the question becomes whether the assembly lines can find qualified workers. That’s the message from plant manager Henning Bruns at the Cleveland facility. Henning Bruns, plant manager at DTNA's Cleveland truck plant, addresses students and employees during a town hall-style meeting on… Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has announced that she will host a benefits workshop for seniors on Oct. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Davie County Senior Center, 278 Meroney St., Mocksville. “As the open-enrollment period for Medicare approaches, this workshop will include timely information for beneficiaries and their families,” said Foxx. “Seniors in North Carolina’s 5th District should… Read more »

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers found out what generations of Republican women before her have discovered: The glass ceiling on Capitol Hill is real. The Washington Republican’s bid for House majority leader was over before it even started. After just a few days of phone calls, McMorris Rodgers, 46, formally decided against running for the No. 2 leadership slot, virtually ensuring the top… Read more »

I was lucky enough to be chosen by Rep. Foxx to join her for the papal address to Congress. My day began bright and early at 7:45 a.m. at the security check point where I met Rep. Foxx and her scheduler Courtney. We walked up to the Capitol and entered the gallery. I was surprised and pleased that Rep. Foxx accompanied me every step of the way. She took me to my seat in the visitor's… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would give states much-needed flexibility to prevent Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from participating in their Medicaid programs. “Over the past few months, extremely disturbing information has come to light about the activities of abortion providers and their sale of unborn children’s… Read more »

Small business owners implored Congress to rein in the National Labor Relations Board, the main federal labor law enforcement agency, warning that the board's recent moves to change the definition of "joint employer" threatens to undermine entrepreneuers like themselves. They made their case during a hearing Tuesday held by the House Education and the Workforce Committee. "I am proud… Read more »