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Foxx Named Taxpayer Hero: Blue Dogs Fare Poorly

Posted on 08/18/2010
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Group names four N.C. Republicans ‘taxpayer heroes’
By David N. Bass
August 16, 2010

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s three centrist Democrats scored in single digits on new congressional rankings that judge how well lawmakers protected taxpayers’ interests in 2009.

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Spouses of vets may get more aid

Posted on 08/08/2010
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Foxx-sponsored bill would extend home-loan benefits
By Sarah Morayati JOURNAL REPORTER
Published: August 9, 2010

More surviving spouses of veterans will be available for Veteran's Affairs home loans under a bill now making its way through Congress.

The Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act, was introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., to fix what she describes as a loophole in veterans' benefits.

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GOP amendment to defund pricey highway signs defeated

Posted on 07/20/2010
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By Rick Henderson | Carolina JournalARRA (Stimulus Sign) Courtesy John Locke Foundation

RALEIGH — The U.S. House of Representatives last week defeated a measure that would have prevented additional funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to pay for highway signs touting projects the so-called stimulus act has underwritten.

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Foxx, Burr Score High on Pro-Growth Scorecard

Posted on 05/17/2010
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Carolina Journal, May 17, 2010

RALEIGH — A Washington-based group advocating limited government has ranked North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx and Sen. Richard Burr, both Republicans, in its top tier of fiscally conservative lawmakers in 2009.

The Club for Growth’s latest congressional scorecard, released Monday, gave perfect marks to nine representatives and six senators on issues such as tax reform, free trade, and deregulation. Foxx garnered 100 percent on the report and Burr 96 percent.

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Amendment was suggested to Foxx by a town hall participant

Posted on 03/21/2010
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Lincoln Tribune

Amendment was suggested to Foxx by a town hall participant

Washington, DC—Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) offered an amendment last night in the House Rules Committee to remove provisions completely unrelated to health care reform from the health care bill before the House. Foxx, who is a member of the Rules Committee, offered the amendment on the suggestion of constituent at a recent town hall meeting.

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