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July 22, 2008 Smooth Sailing for Foxx

Virginia Foxx is destroying Roy Carter on the fundraising front ... .  I’m not Foxx’s biggest fan, but ...

July 22, 2008 2 things....

Representative Virginia Foxx, from North Carolina's 5th district called me this evening. (We are in the 4th district). She was doing fundraising, which I cannot help her with right now, but when I told her we had 9 children, ...

July 21, 2008 Foxx leads Carter in fundraising by wide margin

US Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-Banner Elk, has raised more than $600000 in her re-election bid for a third term and has a campaign war chest of nearly $1 million, according to her latest report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

July 21, 2008 Foxx leads Carter in fundraising by wide margin

US Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-Banner Elk, has raised more than $600000 in her re-election bid for a third term and has a campaign war chest of nearly $1 million, according to her latest report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

July 20, 2008 Upcoming Events - 7/20/08

Patrick McHenry (R-10th), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5th), and Rep. Sue Myrick (R-9th). SAVE THE DATE - 8/19 Union members need to rally against this attack on workers rights. The Employee Free Choice Act is key to saving the middle class of ...

July 19, 2008 californication

To give you a sense of just how lopsided last month’s hearing was, consider this: During the questioning of four health experts who testified against abstinence education, Rep. Virginia Foxx asked if they would oppose abstinence ...

July 16, 2008 Beat The Damn Horse!

“The Bush administration is going to be gone really soon, it just seems like it is beating a dead horse.”— Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), in The Hill’s

July 16, 2008 North Carolina Republican Party Makes Energy #1

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx “With the elimination of the executive ban on drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf it is now up to Congress to give coastal states the ability to develop new sources of domestic energy. ...

July 16, 2008 Quote of the Day

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), in The Hill's Congress Blog, explaining why she walked out of a meeting of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where she was "frustrated" by members of the Committee who were insistent on wanting ...

July 16, 2008 Contempt Votes are Like Beating a Dead Horse (Rep. Virginia Foxx)

I actually walked out of the meeting when I walked in and heard Chairman Waxman because I am so frustrated by this emphasis on holding members of the administration in contempt through this committee. I came into the meeting in a really ...

July 15, 2008 What NC's congressional delegation is saying

“The potential environmental ... are a majority of votes in the House of Representatives to approve increased production as well.” “Increasing ... America's willingness to develop American-made energy.” – Rep. Virginia Foxx, Ba

July 15, 2008 Foxx Statement On Lifting Offshore Drilling Ban

The following is from a press release from NC Congresswoman Virginia Foxx Rep. Virginia Foxx statement on lifting of offshore drilling ban Congresswoman Virginia Foxx released the following statement today after President Bush lifted ...

July 14, 2008 Foxx statement on lifting of offshore drilling ban

Rep. Virginia Foxx statement on lifting of offshore drilling ban. Congresswoman Virginia Foxx released the following statement today after President Bush lifted the executive order that banned offshore oil drilling: ...

July 14, 2008 Follow the money

He can’t keep that money for personal use, so it will be interested to see where it goes. Congressional Rep. Virginia Foxx hasn’t released her second quarter totals yet, but I’ll look for them. In 2006 she gave quite a bit to various ...

July 08, 2008 Michael Feinstein

Virginia Foxx, R-NC; Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember by John Feinstein. This book follows the 2007 seasons of New York pitchers Mike Mussina and Tom Glavine. I can’t wait for the 2008 follow-up about ...

July 07, 2008 The War on Abstinence

RYAN T. ANDERSONThe Los Angeles Unified School District doesn't want Karen Kropf talking to its students. District leaders fear that what she says isn't "balanced" and that she's not a certified "expert" in the field.Really, though, they just don't like h

July 07, 2008 THE ECONOMIC HIGH WIRE

Via Los Angeles Times. Economists -- and what few friends the Bush administration still has -- seem flabbergasted at how bleak Americans have grown about their economic prospects. True, gasoline has shot past $4 a gallon. ...

July 07, 2008 The Stain

Senator Helms leaves behind a strong legacy of fighting for the freedoms that make America great, even in the face of the strongest of foes. -North Carolina GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx. There's more, but frankly, it's sickening. ...

July 07, 2008 State Of North Carolina

One of the most ignorant and venal people ever elected to federal office, North Carolina neo-nazi Virginia Foxx, insists that everything is wonderful and if the Democrats would just stop badmouthing Bush's fabulous accomplishments the . ...

July 07, 2008 Threat to the American Middle Class

President Bush continues to press that the economy is strong and that it's the democrats who are painting a bleak economic picture. Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina recently declared: "This is not a failed economy. ...

July 06, 2008 Working without a net; The shift of economic risk to ordinary ...

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina recently distilled this view with Nixonian flourish, declaring: "This is not a failed economy. We are not in recession. What a shame that Democrats want to talk down the economy. ...

July 06, 2008 Working Families At Risk

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina recently distilled this view with Nixonian flourish, declaring: "This is not a failed economy. We are not in recession. What a shame that Democrats want to talk down the economy." ...

July 06, 2008 YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF ERISA-- BUT ITS EROSION COULD BE AT ...

"Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina," the Times tells us, "recently distilled this view with Nixonian flourish, declaring: 'This is not a failed economy. We are not in recession. What a shame that Democrats want to talk ...

July 06, 2008 Working without a net

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina recently distilled this view with Nixonian flourish, declaring: "This is not a failed economy. We are not in recession. What a shame that Democrats want to talk down the economy. ...

July 05, 2008 Working Without A Net; The Shift Of Economic Risk To Ordinary ...

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina recently distilled this view with Nixonian flourish, declaring: "This is not a failed economy. We are not in recession. What a shame that Democrats want to talk down the economy." ...

July 05, 2008 Working Without A Net; The Shift Of Economic Risk To Ordinary ...

Economists -- and what few friends the Bush administration still has -- seem flabbergasted at how bleak Americans have grown about their economic prospects. True, gasoline has shot past $4 a gallon. And house prices keep dropping. ...

July 04, 2008 Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms

_ North Carolina GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx. "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Senator Helms. He loved his country and he loved his home state of North Carolina. He set the standard for constituent service _ with no problem being too ...

July 04, 2008 Helms Dies on July 4th at age 86

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx released the following statement today on the death of former five-term Senator Jesse Helms. Senator Helms passed away this morning at age 86. "Senator Helms was the truest of patriots," Rep Foxx said. ...

July 04, 2008 Foxx Statement on the Passing of Helms

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx released the following statement today on the death of former five-term Senator Jesse Helms. Senator Helms passed away this morning at age 86. “Senator Helms was the truest of patriots,” Rep Foxx said. ...

July 04, 2008 Helms' face: principle or bigotry?

Supporters such as Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-Banner Elk, said this: "Senator Helms was the truest of patriots. His passion for conservative principles and the vigor with which he pursued them was second to none." ...