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  Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) was named a 2014 Guardian of Federalism by the Council of State Governments. Rep. Foxx made the following statement upon receiving the award:  “It’s certainly an honor to be named a Guardian of Federalism.  Every year the federal government imposes thousands of pages of rules and regulations which make it… Read more »

  Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support on a 340 to 73 vote. “Defending our country is the first responsibility of the federal government. This legislation complies with the House budget, provides a raise… Read more »

  Washington, D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Access to Care Act of 2014:  “We need to continue to pursue reforms to ensure that every veteran has access to quality care. This bill will give veterans whose needs are not being met in a timely manner the option of… Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) voted in favor of HR 4435 the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House of Representatives on a 325-98 vote.   “Providing for the common defense is one of our most important Constitutional duties,” Congresswoman Foxx stated. “I support the NDAA because it supports the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and… Read more »

Current federal workforce laws, written in 1998, have been overdue for reauthorization for more than ten years Read more »

Both parties hailed a new workforce bill unveiled Wednesday as a win as they try to build momentum to get it passed in both chambers this year. Advocates, however, cautioned that — while any bill is better than no bill — Congress’ stab at modernizing workforce policy doesn’t go far enough. “We’ve got a situation where the House and Senate are coming from such different… Read more »

Washington, D.C.  – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) voted to hold former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for her refusal to fully cooperate with an ongoing House investigation into improper IRS scrutiny of conservative non-profit groups. “Americans need to be certain that the machinery of government will… Read more »

 Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that the House of Representatives will empanel a select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.  “Recently released emails suggest that the White House was intimately involved in… Read more »

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Last week, President Obama announced the creation of a $600 million grant program to help prepare people for jobs that are currently going unfilled. It’s good that the President is giving the issue of workforce development some greatly needed attention, but I fear his unilateral approach will be counterproductive. The jumbled, confusing federal workforce development system currently… Read more »