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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today issued the following statement regarding a decision by U.S. District Court Judge James A. Beaty Jr. to lift a 2010 injunction and allow the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to return to their former policy of allowing sectarian prayer before meetings: “Once again local officials will be able to open their meetings with prayer as long… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today issued the following statement following President Obama’s announcement that he will take executive action to grant amnesty to millions of immigrants illegally in the United States: “President Obama does not have the legal authority to legislate, and his unilateral actions on immigration are a blatant overreach of his… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. H.R. 5682 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 252 to 161. “For more than six years, supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline have been fighting to secure the necessary approval that would allow the U.S. to take advantage of vital oil production in Canada and the northern… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today issued the following statement following her reelection as Secretary of the House Republican Conference for the 114th Congress: “I am grateful for the support of my colleagues and look forward to continuing to work with them as Conference Secretary so we may advance our shared vision of an America with expanded opportunity, protected… Read more »

Rowan County’s  two Republican U.S. representatives say next year’s majority in both the U.S. House and Senate could be a positive indicator of coming productivity, but say that the coming lame duck session could be exactly what its name implies — uneventful. Congress returns to Capital Hill this week for the first time since the midterm elections, which saw a number of Democrats… Read more »

A group representing congressional staffers who served in the military is urging lawmakers to hire more veterans. According to nonpartisan HillVets, fewer than 3 percent of staffers in Capitol Hill offices are military veterans — a number below nearly every federal agency. "We have a number of veterans who are consistently looking for positions, who are very well-qualified, but, for… Read more »

Five-term U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx understands people have a negative view of Congress. But she thinks part of the problem is that very word: Congress. “Congress is short-hand,” Foxx said. “Congress is both the House (of Representatives) and the Senate. They really need to segment them. The Senate is totally dysfunctional. The House is not.” Foxx said the House – where she has… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., will host a U.S. Service Academy Day on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wilkes County Public Library, 215 10th St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. The event will help familiarize students with the application and nomination process for applying to the nation's five military service academies. “North Carolina’s 5th Congressional… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today presented brothers Ben and William Casstevens of Winston-Salem with Congressional Award Medals for their commitment to bettering themselves and giving back to the communities in which they live. The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ award for young Americans who set personally challenging goals and achieve them. It is… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., made the following statement after a recent press report indicated President Obama is considering unilateral executive action to transfer prisoners housed at Guantanamo Bay to the United States mainland: “Closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is a fanciful idea but importing vicious terrorists onto the United States mainland and… Read more »