The MBA program is proud to recognize Jianfen Xu (Nancy) for her recent honor placed upon her by Representative Tom Cole (Oklahoma). In a recent trip to Washington D.C., Baltimore, and New York, Nancy’s traveling companion and friend, Joe Bryan, who is an adjunct professor in the English department here at Appalachian, introduced Nancy to Representative Virginia Foxx. Ms. Foxx was already aware of how Nancy and Joe met, a story that deserves an award itself. Read more »
Rep. Foxx said, “These regulations are stifling pioneering institutions at a time when forward-thinking solutions are desperately needed. The Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act will remove the threat gainful employment, state authorization, and federal credit hour regulations pose to student choice, innovative schools, and an American economy that stands to benefit from responsive higher learning institutions. Republicans and Democrats should toss these bad ideas aside and work together to strengthen higher education for students and taxpayers while maintaining the flexibility and choice that set American colleges and universities apart.” Read more »
“It’s obvious the White House’s apparent choice to lead from behind on this issue isn’t working. Though House Republicans voted more than a month ago to approve a long-term solution to protect student borrowers from an arbitrary doubling of interest rates, Senate Democrats haven’t been able to agree on a solution of their own. The policy differences between the House’s Smarter Solutions for Students Act and the President’s original budget proposal are minor. The President should direct his Senate to build off of those commonalities and not waste the opportunity we have to strengthen America’s student loan system together. Preserving the politics of this annual fight would be a real disservice to students and taxpayers.” Read more »
Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the court’s opinion on Shelby v. Holder, wrote that ‘Our country has changed, and while any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions.’ I agree, and that is one reason I did not support the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in 2006. Read more »
The Keystone XL Pipeline would be capable of transporting more than 800,000 barrels of oil to U.S. refineries each day - nearly half the amount we import daily from the Middle East. But prompt construction of this truly shovel-ready project is needed just as much for the boon to our oil supply as the jobs it would create. 20,000 direct jobs would be added and as many as 100,000 more American jobs could be indirectly supported by Keystone. That is why the Laborers International Union of North America called the pipeline “a lifeline for thousands of desperate working men and women." Read more »
“I want to welcome all who came from out of town as well as the local people,” Foxx said. “Know you are going to get great hospitality while you’re here.” Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) argued that "the baby responds the same way you and I respond to pain, by recoiling." She went on to claim that the pain of a fetus at 20 weeks is "possibly more intense than that felt by older newborns." Read more »
The afternoon dedication ceremony included former pastors and messages of hope and rededication from many of the churches that have offered support to the congregation. Elected officials, including Fifth District Rep. Virginia Foxx, also marked the occasion. Read more »
“It’s time to get serious about American energy independence. Removing barriers to safe offshore energy production is a necessary component of a serious American energy strategy. Our country has been blessed with an abundance of resources, and if we responsibly utilize those resources rather than ignore them, we will not only reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we will help create more than one million new jobs to help Americans who are struggling to find work." Read more »
“Employers need more than a one year delay of ObamaCare’s coming train wreck. The President’s flawed legislation must be repealed in its entirety. ObamaCare is already increasing health care costs, depressing hiring and destroying full-time work. Waiting a year to implement some of its confusing, wrong-headed policies will not stop the damage or provide job creators with the certainty they need to figure out whether they can afford to keep their employees. That will come only when ObamaCare is replaced by competitive, patient-centered health care reforms. The American people and the American economy deserve better than excuses for unworkable laws. They deserve health care policies that are transparent, responsive and focused on them.”
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