WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of the House Republican pro-growth balanced budget proposal, which passed the House by a vote of 228-199.
“In my family, balancing our budget isn’t just a priority, it’s a requirement. We must view America’s budget the same way. Washington owes the American people a responsible budget that reins in federal spending… Read more »
Earlier this month, The Mountain Times reported on the Bee Aware science team’s campaign to bring awareness to the plight of the honeybee.
Just weeks later, the homeschooled High Country students found themselves in the midst of some of the best young minds in science at the fifth annual White House Science Fair.
It was only last week that the Bee Aware N.C. team members… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced legislation to stretch the limited funds available to the Highway Trust Fund by exempting it from the Davis-Bacon Act’s outdated, wasteful labor requirements for federal-aid highway and public transportation projects.
“With Highway Trust Fund deficits expected to hit $157 billion by 2024, it makes sense to exempt the fund from… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of a disapproval resolution seeking to stop the National Labor Relations Board from overturning decades of precedent and dramatically altering long-standing policies governing union elections. The measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 232-186.
“Yet again the National Labor Relations Board is using the… Read more »
The Labor Department, in a move likely to be opposed by Republicans, hopes to release new standards for overtime pay for salaried workers this spring, Secretary Thomas E. Perez told House members Wednesday.
President Barack Obama instructed the department about a year ago to review the salary limit under which salaried workers must be paid overtime pay. The law was intended to prevent… Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the higher education subcommittee on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, looked to witnesses for thoughts on two issues in higher at a hearing today: measuring student achievement measure in higher ed, and updating the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis at the Association… Read more »
In her first leadership role as a member of Congress, North Carolina’s Rep. Alma Adams on Tuesday made sure that minority students and historically black colleges were included in a debate on how to improve the nation’s higher education system.
The longtime educator led the Democrats at a House Education and Workforce Training subcommittee hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher… Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the higher education subcommittee on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, looked to witnesses for thoughts on two issues in higher at a hearing today: measuring student achievement measure in higher ed, and updating the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Christine Keller, vice president for research and policy analysis at the Association… Read more »
Virginia Foxx, who represents North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, voted against a long-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, March 3.
The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 257 to 167.
Foxx said the following about the funding bill:
“Unfortunately, this legislation does nothing to prevent President (Barack)… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce federal intrusion and limit the costly regulatory burden on colleges and universities.
H.R. 970, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act, would eliminate unnecessary federal regulations that restrict choice and opportunity in higher education, including the gainful employment… Read more »
