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This week, the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill that would provide $17.454 billion in cap-exempt emergency discretionary funding to respond to 2018 and 2019 hurricanes, wildfires, typhoons, tornadoes, volcanic activity, snowstorms, flooding and other natural disasters dating as far back as 2015. The bill was also used as a vehicle for numerous amendments that appropriate money for projects that have nothing to do with disaster relief and have no chance of being signed into law by President Trump.
I support communities that are facing difficult roads to recovery in the wake of natural disasters, but despite what this bill’s proponents purport, it will not provide immediate relief to communities in need. In an op-ed published in The Hill this week, I explain why Congress must re-examine our approach to disaster relief, especially in light of the fact that this Supplemental Appropriations Act would provide 1 billion taxpayer dollars to the ineffective Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Relief program. Read my op-ed here.
| đź“Ł Calling All Teachers! |
First, to all educators, happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! Every day you inspire students to learn, to overcome challenges, to grow and to never stop learning. Thank you for all your hard work and your dedication to our nation's young people.
I’d like to invite you to apply for my annual Teacher in Congress Internship, which will take place in Washington, D.C. July 12-19. Check out my website for more information. The deadline to apply is Friday, June 7.
This is what last year’s selected teachers said about their internship experiences:
“Representative Foxx’s Teacher in Congress program provides the rare opportunity to observe Congress and its members at work—and dispels a number of the more cynical impressions of how many people assume it works. These experiences have left me more thoughtful about how I teach civics, politics, and the civil discourse.” – Cristofer Wiley, R.J. Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem
"Experiencing this learning opportunity has been, by far, more than I could ever have imagined. Seeing Congress at work and shadowing the everyday happenings of Congresswoman Foxx has been an eye-opening experience that I am excited to share with my students and colleagues.” – Dustin Haley, Walkertown High School, Walkertown
2018 Teachers in Congress, Dustin Haley and Cristofer Wiley |
| ACUF Award for Conservative Excellence |
It was an honor to receive the American Conservative Union Foundation’s (ACUF) Award for Conservative Excellence. Preserving the principles of individual liberty and limited government that our nation was founded upon is at the core of conservativism, and I am proud of my conservative voting record in Congress. ACUF selected several key votes that reflect how lawmakers view the role of government in an individual’s life, including the rollback of numerous harmful Obama-era regulations, cuts to profligate spending, immigration reform, welfare reform, reinstating free internet regulations and confirming Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Members who scored 80 percent or better in ACUF Center for Legislative Accountability’s 48th Edition of the Ratings of Congress earned awards for their voting records in the 2018 session.
ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp and ACU Executive Director Dan Schneider |
Kicked off last weekend at Clemmons Community Day. |
Had a great visit in Holly Canter’s Consignment Store and took a test drive for Officer Tilley at the Kernersville Spring Folly last Saturday! |
Met North Surry High’s Future Farmers of America at the Mount Airy Park Champions event. |
Glad to see a group from Kimmel Farm Elementary School in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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North Carolina members of the American Council of Engineering Companies met with me in my DC office. |
In honor of National Nurses Week, I want to especially thank all nurses for their selfless dedication to patients and the vital role you play in health care. I’d also like to highlight Evelyn Whitlow of Leasburg, North Carolina who was among the 77 Army and Navy nurses captured following the fall of the Philippines on May 7, 1942. For three years she remained in Santo Thomas, a Japanese internment camp outside Manila, until being liberated on February 3, 1945. Read more here.
Next week, the House will debate legislation pertaining to discrimination protections and outreach by the federal government for Obamacare. I look forward to a spirited debate on these issues. Have a blessed weekend and a happy Mother’s Day.
Sincerely,
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