Virginia Foxx

As we have discussed today, workplace violence is a very real and persistent issue for healthcare and social service workers. The Democrat title of H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers…

We all agree American workers should be kept out of harm's way on the job so they can safely and healthily return home to their families. These caregivers deserve protections, but H.R. 1195 is the wrong approach to address the important…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 11\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Connecticut has 11\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I believe I have the right to close, and I apologize for neglecting to say I oppose the amendment at the beginning. I believe I have the right to close, therefore, I will reserve the balance of my time.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendment No…

I support equal pay for equal work. I don't know how many times Republicans have to say that, but we will keep saying it if necessary because equal pay for equal work is the right thing to do, but it is also required under two Federal…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this amendment, which was also introduced earlier this week by Representative Stefanik as a standalone bill, H.R. 2491, the Wage Equity Act of 2021. Unlike the…

Another provision in H.R. 7 requires that, in addition to proving business necessity, an employer must prove the business necessity accounts for 100 percent of the differential in compensation at issue. This is impossible to do. How can an…

I have never said everything is perfectly okay. I said this bill is not the answer to what issues may still exist out there. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Miller-Meeks), and applaud her for how she has…

I thank the majority leader for his compliments of me. When Howard Coble first introduced me to the Republican Conference here he said, I was ``a feisty mountain woman from the Blue Ridge, who goes bear hunting with a switch.'' And so I…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays 210, not voting 2, as…

And I rise in opposition to the en bloc amendments. Madam Speaker, in America, discriminating in pay based on sex is illegal, as codified in the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act. Democrats claim H.R. 7 will improve upon these…

The highway is also a crucial evacuation route for the southeast of the state in times of severe weather events.

In my district, US-74 cuts through Cleveland, Gaston and Rutherford Counties. While each of those counties would benefit from the proposed designation, for Rutherford County the designation is critical to the county's economic…

I come before the committee today in support of designating U.S. 74 from Columbus, North Carolina, to Kings Mountain, North Carolina, as a future interstate, and to advocate for codifying this designation in the upcoming surface…

North Carolina's US-74 corridor passes through largely rural regions of the state and is characterized by inconsistent travel speeds, bottlenecks at signaled intersections, and a high occurrence of vehicle accidents.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify before the committee today and ask for your support for including this future interstate designation in the upcoming surface reauthorization bill.

If the District of Columbia wishes to become a state, I believe that we must pass a constitutional amendment.

I thank my colleague from Virginia, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today as a partner in important work to prevent and treat child abuse through the bipartisan Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and…

For some reason, when I turn on my mic, my video goes off. But there goes the video. So I hope you can hear me.

I'm a strong proponent of evidence-based policymaking.

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, this bill is an effort by Democrats to cave to big labor and special interest groups' demands at the expense of the American workforce and the economy. Once…

I am using my inside voice. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko).

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 225, nays 206, not voting 1, as…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Pursuant to…