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Virginia Foxx

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Virginia Ann Foxx is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, she has been active in various legislative efforts and has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and fiscal responsibility. Throughout her tenure, Foxx has been known for her strong advocacy for conservative policies and her commitment to her constituents in North Carolina. She has participated in numerous debates and discussions, often emphasizing the importance of government accountability and the responsible use of taxpayer funds.

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Jan 17, 2007

I graduated from college after 7 years without a dime of debt. I worked my way through school. Any student who wants to go to college in this country can graduate from college without a dime of debt. We have all kinds of choices in this…

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Jan 11, 2007

To say to the American people that by approving more Federal dollars to do embryonic stem cell research would cure all of these diseases that are brought out and that those of us who oppose spending more Federal dollars on embryonic stem…

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Nov 15, 2006

Mr. Speaker, the St. Louis Cardinals brought home their 10th World Series title on October 27 of this year, and I would like to congratulate the team, coaches, managers and fans on this exciting victory. With a history of outstanding…

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Nov 15, 2006

As a family that supports the Dodgers, we want to particularly make this a significant congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals for carrying on such a fine tradition in winning the World Series.

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May 25, 2006

The press has reached a new low in this country. I am appalled that ABC World News Tonight ran a false story claiming that our Speaker of the House, who is of the utmost integrity, is under investigation by the Justice Department. How…

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Mar 15, 2006

The two amendments I had, one would strike line 6 through 14 and the other lines 15 through 21. We submitted one amendment, and then I was told they had to be separated, and two amendments were submitted. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk…

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Mar 15, 2006

I offer two amendments, and ask unanimous consent that they be considered en bloc. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman may only offer one amendment.

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Sep 21, 2005

We had a distinguished group with us on our trip, and I am very privileged to recognize the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) who is going to share some of his observations of the trip with us now.

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Jul 13, 2005

That is right. So the proposal you have made I think is again a step in the right direction. Down the road we may find that we have to do other things, but the most important thing is to get people to get control of their retirement. As I…

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Jul 13, 2005

I have. I agree with them. And when my constituents say that to me, again through this education process, they have learned the problems that have been created by Social Security and, again, they have understood these laws of demographics…

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Jul 13, 2005

They are very upset by that. And the question is, why have you been spending the money? I am in the fortunate position, I have not been in Congress before, so I can say, I did not do that, although the gentleman from Texas is absolutely…

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Jul 13, 2005

That is right. But they do know, as you have pointed out before, that they and others have paid money into the government and they were expecting to get that money back with some reasonable rate of return, some interest paid back on it…

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Jun 23, 2005

In this Special Order, we are going to focus on two things. I am first here to speak a tribute to a very good friend of mine and then I will share the rest of the hour with my colleagues. Tribute to Lois Britt

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