Foxx votes against troop withdrawal deadline, reduced funding
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today voted against new troop funding legislation that calls for a 90-day deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and allows only 60 days’ worth of funding for the troops. This legislation is th House Democrats Gut Homeland Security Bill
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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today voted against a weakened homeland security bill (H.R. 1684) that ignores direct recommendations of the 9/11 Commission—despite Democrat promises to enact these recommendations. The Democrat leade Foxx Supports Public Prayer Legislation on National Day of Prayer
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today marked the National Day of Prayer by co-sponsoring the Public Prayer Protection Act. This bill would protect the right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs thro Foxx votes to protect Americans' from 'big brother' Hate Crimes Act
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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today voted to support the constitutional rights of every American by voting against the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R. 1592). The Hate Crimes Act would give special legal Foxx votes ‘no’ on troop withdrawal timelines
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx today voted against the troop funding bill that contained a timeline to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. The House of Representatives’ attempt to override a presidential veto, which requires a 2/3 super-majority, was unsu Foxx votes against deadline for troop withdrawal
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today voted against a troop funding bill (H.R. 1591) that calls for a deadline for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Iraq. The bill came to the floor again today after coming out of conference with th Foxx calls for common-sense reform of endangered Social Security and Medicare programs
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“Today’s report should be a huge wakeup call to elected officials of every political stripe in Congress,” Rep Foxx said. “Our social security system is broken. Medicare is on the brink of insolvency and for the first time the trustees have issued a Medi Foxx Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Uphold “Partial Birth” Abortion Ban
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“Today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court to affirm the ban on partial-birth abortion will ensure that lives of the unborn are protected from this incredibly gruesome procedure. Statement by Congresswoman Virginia Foxx on Virginia Tech Massacre
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U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx today issued the following statement on the shootings at Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus: Tax Day 2007: a mixed bag for taxpayers
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Tax Day 2007 marks both low and high points in U.S. tax history. The Republican tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 lowered taxes to near-record lows. In fact, the average federal tax rate for a four-person family earning the median income is 13.1 per Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
