Virginia Foxx

I claim the time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

The majority of the amendments are unobjectionable, though none of them address the underlying problems with the bill. However, I highlight two problematic amendments: The amendment offered by Representative Cooper would give school…

I mentioned in my opening remarks that the underlying bill fails, in part, because it doesn't address the biggest challenge facing low-income families and families of color, namely, the lack of access to high-quality education options that…

I want to repeat something I said earlier. Republicans and Democrats agree that discrimination and State-sanctioned segregation are repugnant, illegal, and blatantly immoral. Action should be taken to achieve greater equality for our…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 248, nays 167, not voting 15, as…

It is my pleasure to rise today and recognize Mary Kay Csanyi from Kernersville, North Carolina. Since 2004, Mary Kay has served as an administrative assistant with the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce. The title she holds does not do…

While I support the goals of this amendment, I must reluctantly urge my colleagues to oppose it. Hidden within this amendment is potentially a sweeping change to how States evaluate their schools under the Elementary and Secondary…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendment No. 2…

I appreciate my colleague's comments, and, as I said, this is a very small step in the right direction. I wish that there were more people in the gentleman's party who wanted to see this. We have tremendous evidence that school choice is…

Unfortunately, this amendment does nothing to correct the flaws of the underlying bill, but it doesn't make the bill any worse either. The amendment includes language that would ensure applicants are judged on their ability to meet the…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the gentleman's amendment and urge my colleagues to support it. I applaud the gentleman from Georgia for offering such an alternative. As has been said, it builds on…

The Postal Service itself, there's a library of OIG reports identifying flawed practices and billions and billions and billions of dollars of cost, waste that this committee--nobody seems to pay attention to.

Some claim the Expedited to Street/Afternoon Sortation pilot and your changes are deliberative efforts to slow down mail and hurt Postal Service employees. Is that true?

What we know from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle is they run away from accountability in every case in the Federal Government or in allied services, like the Post Office.

10 years ago, the Bluffs Restaurant, a wonderfully historic establishment on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Fifth District, closed its doors. Today it is reopening thanks to over 500 donors who contributed more than $1 million for repairs…

During my time in this Chamber I have devoted myself to finding the truth and working toward good governance. That requires gathering the facts and exposing the lies. It is in this light that I rise today to oppose H.R. 8015, the so-called…

I thank my colleague from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight an issue of great importance to Americans: the ability to choose high-quality and affordable healthcare and increase competition among healthcare…

I am prepared to close when the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) is prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

My colleagues across the aisle have developed a habit of harping about how Republicans are incorrectly addressing the priorities of the American people during the pandemic. This is a bold claim coming from them, seeing as they are the ones…

I believe that, in many cases, that is being lost in this discussion about not reopening schools, and that is, what are the needs of the individual students?

It is time, yet again, to correct the record. For years, my colleagues across the aisle and the mainstream media have been spouting off unfounded claims that Republicans are complicit with the presence of statues in the Capitol that…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from California. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

The gentleman from California has no time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is correct.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. The Chair…

This past Friday, I joined Secretary Scalia of the Department of Labor on a trip to North Carolina's Fifth District to meet with local business leaders and frontline workers. The events we attended at Innovation Quarter, Forsyth Technical…