The House voted Wednesday to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy as Republicans delivered a key piece of the pro-life agenda and overcame an embarrassing false start earlier this year.
Dubbed the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," the legislation cleared on a 242-184 vote that largely broke along party lines, with just four pro-life Democrats joining in support and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would require the Obama administration to withdraw its flawed “Waters of the United States” rule, which would negatively impact North Carolina farmers and landowners.
“Federal agencies frequently place burdensome regulations on the American public, and the ‘Waters of the United States’ rule is no… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today announced that she will host a telephone town hall for 5th District residents on Tuesday, June 9, at 7:15 p.m.
“Telephone town halls are one of the opportunities where the people I represent can share directly with me their concerns and ideas,” said Foxx. “It’s my hope that many constituents will choose to take part in the June 9th… Read more »
A sunny Saturday helped draw crowds from Jonesville and the surrounding area for the annual Jonesville Jubilee. From local skydivers putting on a show to bouncy houses for the kids, the festival had something to offer for everyone in attendance.
The event, which drew an estimated crowd of hundreds, featured local churches selling food, including port-a-pit chicken, as well as… Read more »
West Iredell High School students got instruction on a little bit of everything from U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx on Monday.
The six-term congresswoman for the 5th District visited Ms. Brooke Campbell’s personal finance class as part of an event called the SIFMA Foundation Capitol Hill Challenge, which has taken place for more than a decade and includes something called the Stock Market… Read more »
The current K-12 education system is failing our students. Just 36 percent of eighth-grade students read at grade level and only 35 percent are proficient in math.
Unfortunately, state and local attempts to improve student achievement have been hampered by an enormous federal footprint. Parents and education leaders have lost much of their decision-making authority to Washington… Read more »
Shortly before midnight Thursday, without fanfare, the U.S. House voted to repeal a Washington D.C. law that will prohibit employers from discriminating against workers who obtain abortions or use birth control.
The 228-192 vote was symbolic venting and conservative vote-scorecard padding, at most.
That’s because Monday is the legal deadline for Congress to override the District of… Read more »
Republicans pushed legislation through the House Thursday that would revoke a District of Columbia law barring discrimination in the city against workers who have abortions, the latest clash pitting claims of religious freedom against reproductive rights.
House passage was largely symbolic because the capital city's law takes effect Saturday unless Congress first approves legislation… Read more »
“Just to let you know, we members of Congress, we actually pray all the time – most often in private, but tonight we’re here as witnesses to each other before God.”
That’s what Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., told the crowd of roughly a hundred guests at the 2015 “Washington: A Man of Prayer” service, held in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
The event, now in its fourth year, is an effort by… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of bipartisan legislation that would help prevent future cyberattacks by making it easier for private entities to share cybersecurity information.
“In 2013 there were 46,605 cyber breaches in the federal government, and it’s estimated that $445 billion is lost annually to cybercrime across the world economy,” said Foxx.… Read more »
