Virginia Foxx: “We must also work to eliminate federal mandates and red tape that raise costs for schools and prevent innovation.”

To make the record crystal clear, not once did the people's House court a government shutdown during the appropriations process. The various subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee did their jobs. They worked collaboratively to…

Again, we should be focused on the issue at hand. Mr. Speaker, we never celebrate the loss of life on our side. We don't celebrate the loss of life in the recent shooting, but we cannot absolve people of the actions they are taking to…

I really get irritated when people stand up on this floor and tell half-truths to the American people. One of our colleagues just talked about the fact that wealthy people pay small percentages of their income on taxes, but what he didn't…

I rise to recognize Vance Patterson, an exemplary North Carolinian and someone I consider myself very fortunate to call a friend. Vance describes himself as a ``serial entrepreneur,'' and when you come to learn of his story, that…