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“I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there’s no reason for that,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the co-sponsor of the GOP bill, said on a radio show last month. “We live in an opportunity society and people are forgetting that. I remind folks all the time that the Declaration of Independence says ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ … You don’t just sit on your butt. You don’t have it dumped in your lap.” Read more »

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx said she did not support this attempt at immigration reform. In an op-ed she said she favored incremental legislation rather than comprehensive legislation that was too big and left too much room for error. “If we’ve learned anything from ObamaCare it’s that Washington isn’t too good at ‘comprehensive’ solutions. Massive laws inevitably fall short of promises and leave the country begging for real reform,” Foxx wrote. Read more »

[Rep] Kline, who is chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and [Rep] Foxx, who is chairman of its subcommittee on higher education and workforce training predict that student-loan borrowers can expect their rates to decrease by two percentage points. “It’s a win for students, and a win for taxpayers.” Read more »

A Memorial Day message written by Representative Foxx Read more »

History must serve as our guide to avoid the mistakes of 1986 and of ObamaCare. It is better to improve incrementally the status quo, than force through another well-intentioned, yet ineffective, "comprehensive" measure. The best way to move forward with Read more »

Later today, the House will vote on legislation to ensure millions of student loan borrowers won’t see their rates double in July. Not only that, the bill will put in place a long-term solution that gets Washington out of the business of setting interest rates. The Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911) is a win-win for both students and taxpayers and it’s part of Republicans’ Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today issued the following statement upon voting for the immediate construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline through H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act. Read more »

Bipartisan compromise is tough to find in Washington right now — but when there is opportunity for agreement, we owe it to the American people to take action. Read more »

That's what the Smarter Solutions for Students Act is all about. It will put an end to the quick fixes and campaign promises that have failed to strengthen our nation's student-loan system. Our proposal offers predictability, simplicity and the fl Read more »

If President Obama and Senate Democrats are serious about a long-term solution to the student loan interest rate problem, they will immediately consider and build on the ideas put forth in the Smarter Solutions for Students Act . Students, families and ta Read more »