“The recent Geneva agreement to relax the very sanctions responsible for bringing Iran to the table has the makings of a grave foreign policy mistake."
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Today, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) and 22 cosponsors introduced the Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA), a bipartisan bill to save U.S. textile jobs by providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with more tools to enforce trade laws and better target fraudulent textile and apparel goods coming into the United States. “When trade violators sneak illegal goods into the United States it’s a direct threat to our textile workers,” said Rep. Graves. “Th...
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"Fifth District residents contact me mail every day to share how the President’s Affordable Care Act is impacting them. Insurance policies are being cancelled – policies families liked and thought they could keep; Premiums are increasing beyond what family budgets can handle; People’s personal health coverage choices are being belittled by central government planners. Washington can’t ignore their stories."
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"None of the damage control changes the President’s foundational promises about Obamacare. Time and again, he said unambiguously, ‘if you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it.’ He said Obamacare would save families $2,500 each year. He said Obamacare wouldn’t raise taxes."
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Brushing aside a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted by a healthy bipartisan majority Friday to weaken a core component of “Obamacare” and permit the sale of individual health coverage that falls short of requirements in the law. Virginia Foxx (R-5)and Howard Coble (R-6) were among the North Carolina representatives who voted for the legislation.
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"America’s airmen, soldiers, coastguardsmen, sailors, and marines are heroes among us. In their honor, and in gratitude for their selfless intrepidity on this Veterans Day and throughout our history, our nation offers its humble thanks."
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Military Service Academies meet with Triad students By: Chad Mira 11/02/2013 05:24 PM CLEMMONS, N.C.—Taylor Rodenhuis has applied to every military academy in the country. "I really am interested in just proving to myself what it means to be an American and I want to give back to my country," Rodenhuis said. But getting accepted is not easy. The academies require a nomination. "There's different applications for each congressman. There's different applications for each senator and there's differ...
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If you want a lesson in bipartisanship, check out the transportation committees in both the House and the Senate over the last several years.
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“North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District has a proud tradition of military service. Every year, some of our finest young men and women choose to contribute to this legacy by applying to attend our country’s prestigious uniformed service academies,” Congresswoman Foxx stated. “On November 2nd, I am proud to host an event to give prospective applicants the opportunity to meet with representatives from each academy as they prepare to seek nominations and academy appointments in the future.”
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