“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 The President’s flawed legislation must be repealed in its entirety.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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Republicans, and leading higher education and budget experts, Chairman John Kline (R–MN) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R–NC) introduced H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act. This commonsense legislation simply moves all federal student loans (except Perkins loans) to a market-based interest rate. Under the bill, student loan interest rates would reset once a year and move with the free market, much like they did from 1992 to 2006. Interest rates for subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans would be based off of the 10-year Treasury Note plus 2.5 percent, capped at 8.5 percent. Interest rates for graduate and parent PLUS loans would be based off of the 10-year reasury Note plus 4.5 percent, capped at 10.5 percent. Read more »
"Fear or professional intimidation should never come between a victim and the justice they deserve,” Foxx also said, "Increases in sexual assault within our military cannot be tolerated. Some of the finest men and women I know have served in our armed forces, and their good work must not be tarnished by the recent rise of sexual assault." Read more »
“We need more women to run,” Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said. “Project Grow will plant that seed that will get them thinking of doing it.” Read more »
"During the same week an Obama global warming advisor stated that a 'war on coal is exactly what's needed,' Republicans are working to lower energy costs, move our country away from dependence on foreign oil and create jobs. This stands in stark contrast to President Obama's energy priorities. Under his Environmental Protection Agency, 17 North Carolina coal units are being shut down - citing EPA policies as a reason, gas prices remain high and the shovel-ready Keystone XL Pipeline remains stalled. Jobless Americans and working families deserve better. The President would do well to follow the all-of-the-above energy strategy we stick to in the House." - Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Read more »
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx greeted North Beaver Baptist's Pastor Rick Miller at the June 23 groundbreaking ceremony for the church's new building on N.C. 163. Read more »
“Fear or professional intimidation should never come between a victim and the justice they deserve,” Congresswoman Foxx stated. “Increases in sexual assault within our military cannot be tolerated. Some of the finest men and women I know have served in our armed forces, and their good work must not be tarnished by the recent rise of sexual assault. The problem must be dealt with now. I praise Representative Jackie Walorski for introducing this legislation. Ensuring all military personnel are able to report crimes without fear of reprisal is critical to stopping future assaults.” Read more »
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today welcomed rising Sophomore McKenzie Chasteen of Boone to the United States Capitol to celebrate her winning submission to the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. McKenzie and her mother, Kim Chasteen, met Foxx and joined champion high school artists from around the United States for a ceremony in their honor and a tour of the Capitol grounds. Read more »
“We think going with the market in a culture like ours – which is a capitalistic one – is better than relying on politicians to arbitrarily decide what the rates will be,” Foxx told a student from Indiana who asked about affordability during the discussion. Read more »
