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Foxx Announces U.S. Service Academy Day

By High Country Times Report | Aug 16, 2023

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx will hold a U.S. Service Academy Day on Saturday, September 9th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Wilkes Community College in Room 1112 of Window World Hall.

Foxx Concludes 13th Annual Teacher In Congress Internship Program

By High Country Times Report | Aug 7, 2023

On July 31, 2023, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the conclusion of her 13th annual Teacher in Congress Internship Program – an opportunity offered to public and private school educators in North Carolina’s 5th District who teach grades nine through twelve:

Foxx on concerns over collaboration between China, UC Berkeley: 'The CCP abuses seemingly innocuous research collaborations'

By High Country Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

Congress is investigating “grave research security concerns” surrounding the University of California Berkeley’s joint institute with Tsinghua University and the Shenzhen government in China.

Foxx Blasts Becerra for Weaponization of Taxpayer Dollars

By High Country Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 27, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra’s threat to withhold Medicaid funding from states that rejected sex reassignment surgeries and the use of puberty blockers on minors:

Foxx Zeroes In On Unfunded Federal Mandates

By High Country Times Report | May 15, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the introduction of the bipartisan Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act (UMATA)

Foxx Introduces Justice for Victims of Open Borders Act for the 118th Congress

By High Country Times Report | May 10, 2023

On May 9, 2023, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the introduction of the Justice for Victims of Open Borders Act, a bill that would yield targeted reforms to grant disbursements through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) so that states must give priority to victims of violent crimes committed by people who are in the United States illegally:

Foxx Commends Republican Debt Ceiling Plan

By High Country Times Report | Apr 26, 2023

On April 19, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, legislation led by Speaker McCarthy to responsibly address the debt ceiling: