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  • Second Amendment rights “…shall not be infringed.”

    The Jefferson Post by Rep. Virginia Foxx R-N.C. 5th District The Constitution of the United States of America was written to put in statute the limits of government’s authority over citizens. It does not bestow rights or permit freedoms upon American people. Rather, it delimitates what government...
    Feb 09, 2013 Read More

  • Members propose bill scrapping congressional pensions

    A bipartisan group of House members has proposed legislation that would end the defined-benefit pension plan that all members of Congress receive after just five years. The bill, from Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), would keep in place any benefits members or ex-members are now eligible to receive. But...
    Jan 28, 2013 Read More

  • Foxx on Fiscal Cliff; Votes ‘No’

    Written by Steve Frank Wednesday, 02 January 2013 08:42 While it appears congress has turned just before falling off the fiscal cliff, the fight will continue, starting with the war of words. 5th District Congresswoman Virginia Foxx said, in part; “Rather than fixating on Clinton-era tax rates, t...
    Jan 02, 2013 Read More