The House will likely produce a Higher Education Act reauthorization bill the first week of March, said Rep. Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Speaking at the National Council of Higher Education Resources’ 2015 legislative conference, Foxx said that through reauthorization, she and her colleagues will “do all that we can to simplify what’s happening in financial aid.” The North Carolina congresswoman also reiterated that the Senate will de...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2016: “One of the concerns I often hear from folks in North Carolina is that the federal government spends too much. Many worry that our ballooning national debt threatens economic stability and jeopardizes the American dream for their families. “President Obama’s budget proposal disregards those concerns and delays dealing with them, ignoring our crushing de...
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On Jan. 6, I was sworn in to my sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving the people of North Carolina is a profound honor, and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent the 5th District in Congress. It is always a tremendous privilege to take the oath of office and pledge to “support and defend” the Constitution of the United States. The first month of the 114th Congress has been a busy one as the House has gotten right to work tackling the difficult issues facing the nation...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today announced that her office in Boone has moved to a new location in order to better serve residents of North Carolina’s 5th District. The office is now located at 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 205, Boone, NC 28607, and can be reached by phone at (828) 265-0240. “It is an honor to represent and serve the people of North Carolina,” said Foxx. “At this new, accessible location, my staff and I will continue to provide the stellar service and assistance that...
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With the grand opening of its new mattress store on Thursday at its manufacturing campus off North Point Boulevard, Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind is once again selling mattresses to the public. Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind Mattress Store is at 7730 North Point Drive. The stores hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Its offerings include premium sets under $500 and custom-sized mattresses, box springs and foundations. “We provide quality mattresses all over the...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised the passage of 12 bills designed to fight the growing problem of human trafficking in the United States. “Human trafficking is modern day slavery that preys on vulnerable individuals, and this epidemic is not isolated to far-off places on the other side of the world. It is happening every day in the places we call home,” said Foxx. “These bipartisan bills will provide necessary support and services to the victims of trafficking crimes as wel...
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WASHINGTON – Bipartisan regulatory transparency legislation sponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., today advanced from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H.R. 50, would shed light on how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and private sector employers by fixing loopholes within the bipartisan regulatory reform act known as UMRA. Foxx has introduced this legis...
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Don’t expect many more congressional hearings on Higher Education Act reauthorization, Rep. Virginia Foxx said today; lawmakers are eager to move on to the committee mark-up process. In the next few months, Foxx said, the House and Senate will introduce separate bills that she hopes to move on parallel tracks through to conference committees. But that doesn’t mean there will be a new HEA on the books anytime soon, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training chairwoman said ...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today spoke out in opposition to President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on popular college savings accounts. “Paying for college is hard work, and it’s getting more difficult as tuition and fees continue to increase at rapid rates,” said Foxx on the House floor. “Luckily American families have an investment tool known as a 529 plan to help them save for their child’s college education.” Since 2001, students have been able to withdraw earnings from 529 inve...
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In this week’s State of the Union Address, President Obama said that the nation should follow Tennessee’s lead and provide community college for free to all students who can maintain a “C” average. To do this, he proposed spending $60 billion over the next 10 years. However, if he really wanted to follow Tennessee’s lead, the government wouldn’t have to allocate any new money, and would already have an existing revenue stream in place. Tennessee is paying for its program, Tennessee Promise, out ...
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