Virginia Foxx

The likelihood of poverty in a two-parent family drops to 9 percent from as high as 39 percent in single-parent families.

We can and should be at work here in Washington, and I urge my Democrat colleagues to make that a priority moving forward.

Money is not a cure-all solution and it is irresponsible to blindly throw more money at this situation.

Just as our teachers are working to overcome the many challenges this global pandemic poses, this Nation's elected officials must also step up and do the job they were elected to do.

There is no substitute for swift and decisive action. Since the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China, President Trump and the administration have worked tirelessly to protect the American people. First, President Trump closed our borders…

Our Nation's frontline workers must be commended for their tireless work during this pandemic. I am reminded of the 2,200 employees in my district who work at the Tyson Food plant in Wilkesboro. These men and women come to work every day…

I thank my colleague from Oklahoma for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 6800, Speaker Pelosi's socialist wish list act. At a time when Americans are stepping up for one another, it is truly disheartening to…

I thank my colleague from Oklahoma for yielding. Today is a dark day in the history of our country, and for that, I rise in opposition to H. Res. 965, partisan legislation that would upend more than 200 years of precedent and jeopardize…

Time is of the essence. Our country has been upended by COVID-19. Businesses have shuttered their doors, families sitting around their kitchen tables are struggling to make ends meet, our healthcare workers are stretched thin, and our…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 2339. While I don't doubt the majority's sincere interest in reducing nicotine use among minors, this bill is a premature and poorly thought-out attempt to do…

I thank my colleague from Georgia for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 79. As a woman who has worked all her life, often in male-dominated professions, I detest discrimination in any form against any…

It is with great sadness that I rise today to recognize the departure of a long-term servant of the House, Brandon Renz. Brandon has served the House of Representatives for nearly two decades and has been a trusted leader of my staff for…

This past Saturday, the Boy Scouts of America celebrated its 110th anniversary. With over 2 million active participants, it is one of the largest youth organizations in the country. Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has…

The biggest problem with our Federal labor laws today is inadequate protection of workers' rights within the labor organizations that represent them. This amendment would make that problem worse. Workers should not be forced into a union…

Woman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment will open Pandora's box. Sectoral bargaining which would apply a single one-size-fits-all contract to every employee in every business across a particular industry in the…

Americans continue to enjoy substantial economic mobility, despite Democrat claims that the decline in union membership has led to a permanent upper class. Millions of poor Americans continue to move into the middle class and millions in…

This amendment imposes yet another unnecessary and harmful requirement on employers as they prepare for a union election; and this new mandate will be imposed on business owners who will have already lost numerous employer rights because…

This amendment is a weak attempt to lend lip service to employee privacy, but it fails to reduce the PRO Act's invasion of workers' personal lives. Simply because this amendment says the bill shall not be construed to affect employee…

This amendment is designed to short-circuit the union election process drastically by micromanaging the National Labor Relations Board. The goal of this amendment is to rush the election process in order to deprive workers of the…

I would like to quote from a part of the Statement of Administration Policy. ``The administration opposes H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The administration supports the rights of workers to freely join a union. In…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 224, noes 194, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 50] AYES--224 Adams…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Norcross The Acting…

I have to say that saying that this is the most antiworker President ever in the country is just pretty far off the mark. And we are, on our side of the aisle, I believe, the most proworker people in the Congress. American workers have the…

Democrats insist that the PRO Act expands workers' rights. But, in reality, this bill coerces workers and undermines their rights in order to increase the wealth and power of union bosses. Unions have a long and sordid history of harassing…

Again, I have respect for the gentlewoman on this, but I have to respectfully oppose this amendment, which is intended to tilt the playing field even further against workers and in favor of union bosses, more so than the underlying bill…