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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a statement upon the House of Representatives’ passage of a Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res 59) to fund the government: Read more »

Earlier this month on September 11 we mourned the one year anniversary of the terrorist attack on our U.S. consulate annex in Benghazi, Libya. Read more »

U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Virginia Foxx (NC-05) helped a Republican majority House pass a provision to defund the Affordable Care Act on Friday. Read more »

“Mr. Speaker, 5 years–that’s how long the Keystone XL pipeline and the 40,000 jobs it’s expected to create have been waiting for President Obama’s approval. There is no good reason for this delay. Americans need these jobs”, said Rep. Foxx Read more »

Forget The Spin, Here’s What The SNAP/Food Stamp Reform Bill Actually Does Posted September 20th, 2013 at 6:27 AM by Donna Martinez   On Thursday the U.S. House voted to reform the nation’s food stamp program, formally known as SNAP. The vote was 217 to 210. The Hill reports no Democrats voted for the reform, and a few Republicans voted against the reform —… Read more »

“Today we had an opportunity to move our government away from shut down and our country and economy away from Obamacare. This was the right step to take. The Senate must now do its part to pass this legislation.” Read more »

Iredell County’s two U.S. House of Representatives members joined most of their fellow Republicans in voting for a short-term spending plan that includes the complete defunding of the Affordable Care Act, which is commonly known as Obamacare. Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued this statement upon the House of Representatives’ passage of a Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res 59) to fund the government: Read more »

Adrian President Docking Tells House Committee How Independent Colleges are Innovating NAICU Washington Update September 20, 2013 Innovations at independent colleges were front and center as the House Committee on Education and the Workforce continued its busy hearing schedule on September 18, with a look at the transformations going on within higher education, with a particular… Read more »

An unchecked SNAP program that wastes its limited resources on publicity campaigns or subsidizing those who do not qualify is unable to provide the best service to the people it is designed to help. It is the job of this Congress to ensure the program is held accountable as a steward of taxpayer dollars and as a safety net of last resort for the needy. Read more »