New forum for constituents to ask questions, comment on issues or request help (Washington, DC) — Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today announced that she will answer questions and discuss constituent concerns during a “Facebook Friday” event this Friday, December 2 on her Facebook page at facebook.com/RepVirginiaFoxx. For the first time, Foxx will use Facebook’s online [...]
(Washington, D.C.) – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) voted for a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution, on November 18, 2011. The amendment, H.J.Res.2, requires the federal government to operate under a balanced budget and not run a deficit. “The federal government spends and borrows far too much,” Foxx said. “That fact was illustrated [...]
Test Scheduled for November 9 at 2 p.m. (Raleigh, NC) – Next week, television and radio stations across the state will participate in the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The national test will take place Wednesday, November 9 at 2 p.m. eastern standard time and may last up to three and [...]
UPCOMING WASHINGTON FLY-IN, WEDNESDAY OCT. 12, 2011 – Center for Immigration Studies and the House Immigration Reform Caucus will Host U.S. Sheriff’s from Across America to Discuss Current Immigration/Border Issues (Washington, DC) – On Wednesday October 12th 2011, several U.S. Sheriff’s from across the nation, including Sheriff Sam Page from Rockingham County North Carolina, will [...]
(Rockingham County, NC) – On Monday, August 22, 2011, more than a dozen U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen from Seymour Johnson Airbase marched into Rockingham County, as part of their 148 mile leg of the “RUCK March To Remember” Journey. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, and Captain Billy Parker, both who are former Air [...]
Repeals outdatedDavis-Bacon rules, stabilizes Hwy Trust Fund (Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-5) today introduced a bill that will spur the creation of more highway construction jobs by reforming the nation’s Highway Trust Fund. Her bill, the Highway Trust Fund Reform Act, eliminates costly and wasteful “Davis-Bacon” labor requirements and is a cost-free way [...]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today took a major step toward improving commercial truck and bus safety with the launch of the Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program. The centerpiece of CSA is the Safety Measurement System (SMS), which will analyze all safety-based violations from inspections and crash data to [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – Facebook has acknowledged that some of the most popular applications on its site have been collecting and distributing data about Facebook users, in violation of the website’s rules. This development serves as a reminder to anyone who is active on the Internet: maintaining online privacy is an ongoing challenge. Online privacy breaches [...]
On August 15, 2002, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the bodies of Michael and Mary Short were discovered in their Bassett, Henry County, Virginia, home. Michael was found on the couch inside the attached garage of the home with an apparent gun shot wound to his head. His wife Mary was found lying in her bed [...]
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