WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today cosponsored the Keep Terrorists out of America Act (H.R. 2294), a bill that gives governors and state legislatures the right to refuse the transfer of dangerous terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay prison to facilities in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx released the following statement today on the state of the U.S. tax system, recognizing the difficulty that average Americans have complying with the tax code each year:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today voted against the Democrat budget that produces more than $9 trillion in new debt over the next ten years, in addition to raising taxes by more than $1.4 trillion. She also voted in favor of the Republican alternative budget that puts a lid on runaway government spending and keeps taxes low for North Carolina families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) cast a vote on two separate AIG bonus measures before Congress today. She voted to consider a measure to return 100 percent of AIG millionaire bonuses to taxpayers and in opposition to a measure that tries to recapture the bonuses in an unconstitutional fashion (known as a bill of attainder).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today asked North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to investigate a highly misleading fundraising letter sent to households in North Carolina. The letter falsely asserts that the Mexican government is receiving U.S. Social Security funds and solicits recipients for a donation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (NC-05) introduced legislation this week that will bring more openness and accountability to federal government spending. Her legislation, the Multilingual Services Accounting Act, requires all federal government bureaucracies to annually report how much taxpayer money is spent to provide government services in languages other than English.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today voiced strong opposition to union "card check" legislation that was introduced today. The legislation, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, halts workers' rights to vote by secret ballot in union organizing elections.

Raises taxes during an economic downturn: Proposes hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes at the worst possible time, while the economy is already weakened, unemployment is on the rise, and families are struggling to make ends meet.