REP. FOXX VOTES AGAINST DEBT LIMIT INCREASE Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today voted against an increase in the nation’s debt limit. “President Obama and Congressional Democrats have shown no willingness to work with House Republicans on addressing the growing debt that will be handed to our children and grandchildren,” Congresswoman Foxx stated. “To paraphrase the late economist Herb Stein, debt increases that cannot go on forever, will stop. The actions we take or fail...
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U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, who represents most of Iredell except for Statesville and the most northern and northeastern parts of the county, invited Sgt. Matt Cooke as his personal guest to the Jan. 28 State of the Union address. Cooke was wounded five times using his body to shield others from the 2009 attack at Fort Hood in Texas. The wounds left Cooke disabled, and he now lives with family in Charlotte. “Sgt. Cooke is a true American hero, willingly risking his life to save others. Our child...
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Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) applauded passage of HR 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Congresswoman Foxx delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House as the bill was being considered: “Before liberty, equality, free speech, freedom of conscience, the pursuit of happiness and justice for all, there has to be life. And yet, for millions of aborted infants – many pain-capable and many discriminated against because of gender or disability – life is exactly what ...
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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union speech: “Unfortunately, tonight’s State of the Union fits within a long tradition of speeches that deploy platitudes in support of a long list of policy goals that seem to be forgotten by the White House as soon as they are mentioned. “To give just one example, in his 2012 State of the Union, President Obama said he ‘want(ed) to cut through the maze of confusi...
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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Obama’s speech in Raleigh. “In today’s speech, President Obama talked about ways to reach the goal of an economy that produces good jobs for all Americans who want to work. I share this goal, and hope the President will follow through on his rhetoric with action. Unemployed Americans want to get back to work, and Republicans in Congress want to help, I introduced the SKILLS Act in order to cut through the current...
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Rep. Foxx Tries to Balance Needy Students, Tax Dollars in Education Debate By: Renee Schoof WASHINGTON — Rep. Virginia Foxx says she can empathize with struggling low-income students. She used to be one. Foxx describes herself as “somebody who was extraordinarily poor and had a tough time, really tough time, getting my degree.” As an undergraduate, she got married, worked full-time, had a baby, and went to school part-time. She typed other students’ papers at night for 35 cents a page. It took ...
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In the Worst Congress Ever, These Few Lawmakers Actually Did Something By: Samantha Lachman The 113th Congress is on track to pass just 55 bills in 2013 -- a record low level of productivity. But despite the historic levels of inter-party polarization, some legislators managed to work through the gridlock. We took a look -- with data from Find the Best -- at a handful of members of Congress who succeeded in shepherding bills past the purgatory of “referred to committee.” Each member's efficiency...
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On Dec. 17 Congresswoman Virginia Foxx visited the Food Lion headquarters facility in Salisbury for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certified distribution center. On a tour led by Distribution Center Manager Tim Overcash, Congresswoman Foxx learned more about the complex path groceries travel on their way to Food Lion stores. From Food Lion: "The group began on the salvage dock, where nearly every piece of waste, including plastic bags, cardboa...
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It is a step forward that in this divided government House Republicans were able to have a budget debate framed by our principles – that Washington must live within its means and spend less, not that Americans must surrender to government more of their hard-earned money. With this President and this Senate, that is a real achievement.
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The practice of Thanksgiving is a unifying moment in our country. Together we express gratitude as a nation for the richness of our heritage and for the multitude of blessings to which we lay claim, not the very least of which is the legacy of the Republic entrusted to us by great Americans before.
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