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Said Virginia Foxx, U.S. House member representing the 5th Congression District: “Watauga and North Carolina lost a great son today. Jim Holshouser, a native of Boone and personal friend of mine for a great many years, was known for his compassion, his kindness and his visionary leadership style. Read more »

Virginia Foxx emailed supporters with the following announcement and statements. Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., wants to disclose crop-insurance subsidies for individuals. Specifically, Foxx would like disclosure of government officials and immediate family members receiving such subsidies, as well as majority shareholders in farms. Four other lawmakers also offered a similar amendment requiring name disclosure. Read more »

Representative Virginia Foxx, the subcommittee’s chairwoman and a Republican of North Carolina, suggests that an alternative accreditation system be created to meet the changing landscape of higher education. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx will host a telephone town hall meeting for her constituents next Monday, with the topic of “government oversight and accountability.” Read more »

On Monday, June 17th Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will host a telephone town hall meeting for constituents of North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District which includes Wilkes County. Read more »

"If standards to measure quality continue to be based on so-called traditional programs and students of the past, those institutions working diligently to innovate and serve the needs of today's students ... could be at an accreditation disadvantage," Representative Foxx said in her prepared remarks at the beginning of the hearing. Read more »

Both Representative Virginia Foxx, the North Carolina Republican who chairs the subcommittee, and Rubén Hinojosa, the Texas Democrat who is its ranking member, emphasized that traditional accreditation could do better at dealing with competency-based learning, massive open online courses and other innovations. Other members of Congress, especially Republicans, emphasized their concerns about what it costs institutions to pursue and keep accreditation.Both Representative Virginia Foxx, the North Carolina Republican who chairs the subcommittee, and Rubén Hinojosa, the Texas Democrat who is its ranking member, emphasized that traditional accreditation could do better at dealing with competency-based learning, massive open online courses and other innovations. Other members of Congress, especially Republicans, emphasized their concerns about what it costs institutions to pursue and keep accreditation. Read more »

'It’s terrific to have this here,' Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican from North Carolina, said when it opened. 'It’s a great facility for us to have after all these years here. And it took a male Republican speaker to do it.' Read more »

"Mary Lynn Birkedal said that the change was obvious in early June, when Ryan’s sister, Shelby, was given the Congressional Silver Medal by U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx. According to Mary Lynn, Ryan shook Foxx’s hand, looked her in the eye, and made conversation. Before his involvement with First Tee, his mother said, he would have been intimidated in such an environment." Read more »