U.S. House Rep. Virginia Foxx voted in favor of legislation to amend certain surveillance authorities currently granted to the United States government.
H.R. 2048, also known as the USA Freedom Act, passed through the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 338-88 on May 13. The act, if signed into law, would make several amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance… Read more »
As a country, we are uniquely blessed. We live in a nation where each one of us has the opportunity for nearly limitless fulfillment and prosperity in the world’s finest democracy. That freedom and opportunity has been made available to us because of the sacrifices of those who have fought for and defended America.
On this Memorial Day, we ought to remember in particular those… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would simplify and make permanent the research and development tax credit.
“For over 30 years, companies large and small have taken advantage of the R&D tax credit to foster innovation and keep America competitive. However, the uncertainty surrounding the credit’s annual extension has ultimately… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today announced that she will host an information session for veterans on Friday, June 19, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clemmons Branch Library, 3554 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, NC 27012.
“The entire nation owes our military personnel and veterans a huge debt of gratitude, and ensuring that debt is properly repaid is one of my top priorities… Read more »
Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday announced four bills becoming law after receiving his signature.
The bills focus on school performance grades, handicapped parking placards, sale of deer skins and building codes. The bills don’t include any local legislators as sponsors or co-sponsors.
House Bill 358 would extend the use of a 15-point scale for school performance grades. The extension… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, which authorizes funding for America’s military and defense initiatives. It passed the House by a vote of 269-151.
“Providing for the common defense of the United States of America is the federal government’s primary responsibility,” said Foxx. “This bill… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation that would prohibit elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, which is the point at which scientific evidence has shown that an unborn child can feel pain.
“The science is clear. Unborn children at 20 weeks of development are individuals capable of experiencing great pain,” said Foxx. “Today the… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation to reform the nation’s intelligence-gathering programs operated under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) while preserving tools critical to safeguarding America.
“Congress should be vigilant in ensuring that the government doesn't infringe upon the constitutional rights of individual Americans,… Read more »
Phil Berger is not a man in a hurry. The North Carolina Senate leader seems to have all the time in the world — his scheduler enters his sun-drenched, wood-paneled office three, four times to get him to wrap up our interview and Berger cheerfully shoos him out. “You’re going to have to give me at least 10 more minutes,” he says in an easy Southern drawl. And why shouldn’t he have them?… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, exactly two years after a Pennsylvania jury found abortionist Kermit Gosnell guilty of murdering late-term infants born alive.
“Late-term abortion is not health, and it’s not care,” Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., a registered nurse, said on the House floor. “This is a human rights issue.”
The… Read more »
