Virginia Foxx

It seems to me that there is always the assumption on the other side of the aisle that the private sector is made up of a bunch of crooks and that all they want to do is abuse people.

It is very fitting that John Wood receive a lifetime achievement award from the Career Colleges & Schools of Texas. He and his wife, Victoria, have worked tirelessly to make the Ocean Corporation a place where students gain the skills they…

Most of the time those of us in education know that you set up evaluations to begin with, you don't go backward and try to evaluate.

The main motivating factor in our eliminating PSLF going forward was exactly what we are hearing about today. And that is how complicated the law is and how unwieldy it has been for students.

I think it is extraordinarily important that we never lose sight that the Bill of Rights begins with the First Amendment and the very first right is the freedom of religion.

If this is the case, what structural changes should Congress make to the lending and repayment programs to limit irresponsible borrowing and protect the interest of both students and taxpayer alike?

I thank both of my colleagues from North Carolina for their leadership on doing their best to help HBCUs. However, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2486, the FUTURE Act. Under the guise of a manufactured deadline, House…

I want to thank Congressman Price for his very kind comments and associate myself with them. I want to welcome our new Members, and I want to thank all of the Members here in advance for helping them feel welcomed to this wonderful body…

When our country was founded, the idea of a democratic republic was not foreign; it was nonexistent. Besides intermittent cooperation to win independence, the Colonies had no sense of unity, and being American had little meaning. Few…

No American will ever forget what happened to us, to our Nation, 18 years ago. We remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we watched the tragedy of September 11 unfold. But we also recount how, in the midst of fear and…

The failure of some Members of the House of Representatives to condemn the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, BDS, movement that seeks to sabotage and undermine the State of Israel is appalling to me. Instead of empowering a…

The gentlewoman from Michigan is correct. The union members are not at fault. The union bosses are at fault, and hardworking, nonunion taxpayers should not be bailing out the union bosses for their mistakes. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes…

We all have been privileged to know people in our communities who have led remarkable lives but are unsung heroes. Today, I want to highlight one such couple whom I have come to know and admire. I rise to recognize Ralph and Christine…

I will say again to our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, there is no group of people more than the Republicans on this side of the aisle who care about working families and who work every day for the philosophies that will…

As I said earlier, the chairman of the Education and Labor Committee already has a low opinion of these types of studies, and his mind is made up about a $15 Federal minimum wage. This amendment sets up a rigged process in which House…

It is my understanding I am allowed to close, so I will reserve until the other side does so. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is correct. {time} 1100

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Our colleagues say all the time that we need to help the people at the bottom of the ladder. Those are exactly the people who are being helped by the Republican policies that were enacted in the first 2 years of this administration. We are…

I do agree with one thing one of our colleagues across the aisle said a few minutes ago. We do need to let the American people know what this House is about to do; kill millions of jobs. The CBO's estimate was that 1.3 million jobs would…

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 231, noes 199, not voting 3, as follows: [Roll No. 496] AYES--231 Adams…

As our colleagues have noted, States and localities may enact higher minimum wages than the Federal minimum wage, and there are examples of that. But let's leave freedom in the hands of the people, in the hands of the States. That is what…

I compliment my colleague on his sense of humor, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Speaker Pelosi promised that a $15 minimum wage hike would be passed by the House in the first 100 hours of this Congress, so it is not surprising that 7 months later the Rules Committee accepted a manager's amendment to add a modest…

Our country is seeing unprecedented numbers of illegal aliens attempting to circumvent U.S. immigration and asylum laws at our southern border. The Department of Homeland Security reported that 104,344 arrests occurred last month, making 4…

If the program is not working, it is because the design was poorly done by Members of Congress.