On Jan. 6, I was sworn in to my sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving the people of North Carolina is a profound honor, and I am grateful for the opportunity to represent the 5th District in Congress. It is always a tremendous privilege to take the oath of office and pledge to “support and defend” the Constitution of the United States.
The first month of the 114th… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today announced that her office in Boone has moved to a new location in order to better serve residents of North Carolina’s 5th District.
The office is now located at 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 205, Boone, NC 28607, and can be reached by phone at (828) 265-0240.
“It is an honor to represent and serve the people of North Carolina,” said Foxx.… Read more »
With the grand opening of its new mattress store on Thursday at its manufacturing campus off North Point Boulevard, Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind is once again selling mattresses to the public.
Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind Mattress Store is at 7730 North Point Drive. The stores hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Its offerings include premium sets… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised the passage of 12 bills designed to fight the growing problem of human trafficking in the United States.
“Human trafficking is modern day slavery that preys on vulnerable individuals, and this epidemic is not isolated to far-off places on the other side of the world. It is happening every day in the places we call home,” said Foxx.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan regulatory transparency legislation sponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., today advanced from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H.R. 50, would shed light on how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and private sector… Read more »
Don’t expect many more congressional hearings on Higher Education Act reauthorization, Rep. Virginia Foxx said today; lawmakers are eager to move on to the committee mark-up process.
In the next few months, Foxx said, the House and Senate will introduce separate bills that she hopes to move on parallel tracks through to conference committees.
But that doesn’t mean there will be a… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today spoke out in opposition to President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on popular college savings accounts.
“Paying for college is hard work, and it’s getting more difficult as tuition and fees continue to increase at rapid rates,” said Foxx on the House floor. “Luckily American families have an investment tool known as a 529 plan to help them… Read more »
In this week’s State of the Union Address, President Obama said that the nation should follow Tennessee’s lead and provide community college for free to all students who can maintain a “C” average.
To do this, he proposed spending $60 billion over the next 10 years. However, if he really wanted to follow Tennessee’s lead, the government wouldn’t have to allocate any new money, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of legislation that would permanently prohibit the use of federal funds to pay for abortion or abortion coverage.
H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, passed the House by a vote of 242 to 179. It would codify the Hyde amendment, which has been regularly attached to… Read more »
Despite new-found control in both chambers of the U.S. Congress, Republican lawmakers representing North Carolina spent more time in their seats than their Democratic colleagues Tuesday evening, at President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address.
The speech, Obama’s sixth as president, found him declaring a page turned after years of war and recession and championing policies… Read more »
