President Biden's failed border policies are taking away valuable resources from our public health initiatives.
Republicans in Congress, including those representing North Carolina, are seeking detailed answers from the Biden administration over the United States’ catastrophic exit from Afghanistan. Thousands of people — Americans, their allies, and those friendly to Americans — who wanted to leave Afghanistan amid the chaos after the Taliban takeover are still in the war-torn country....
If you ask Democrats what led to the rise of the middle class, they will credit the labor unions. This could not be further from the truth. If unions are the bastions of societal progress as they’re claimed to be by the left, then why has there been a mass exodus of workers from unions...
As families across North Carolina headed to the beach, festivals, and family celebrations for Memorial Day, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R- N.C, is on the move. On Sunday, the nine-term congresswoman who calls Banner Elk in Watauga County home is traveling an hour and 15 minutes via mountainous and windy N.C. Highway 105 and 221 to...
Bo Hines decided to transfer from N.C. State to Yale in 2015.
The Democratic majority in the U.S. House has approved a massive pro-labor union bill that’s unlikely to make it past the Republican-led U.S. Senate. But the legislation’s agenda could pose a threat to North Carolina’s gig economy if federal power shifts further left in 2021, experts say. After a few hours of debate Thursday, Feb....
Some blind workers hope to recover their jobs in Winston-Salem. The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 4920 Monday, Dec. 16, when it moved to undo the damage it dealt to IFB Solutions, the largest employer of the blind. The bill would shield IFB solutions from Veterans First legislation, which required Veterans Affairs...
At the nation’s largest employer of the blind, only a skeletal crew of workers remains. After IFB Solutions lost its Veterans Affairs contracts, the nonprofit lost 99 jobs, and the layoffs aren’t over in its optical lab in Winston-Salem. In total, some 137 employees, including 76 blind people and 15 veterans, will face unemployment. U.S....
A nonprofit that employs the blind says it’s illegally losing its contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs to a business that subcontracts the work to a non-veteran-owned, large business. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, followed with a letter highlighting the dilemma of the nonprofit, Winston-Salem-based IFB Solutions. IFB Solutions accuses rival PDS, based...
When Congress passed the Higher Education Act of 1965, colleges and universities were swept into a paradigm shift. The act shifted many funding responsibilities for universities from private endowments or state taxpayers to the federal government. Government loans and scholarship programs materialized. Pell Grants and Stafford Loans were a direct result of the legislation. The...
The PROSPER Act cuts financial assistance for undergraduates, a move that will hurt many, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators said Jan. 24. Backers of the bill, including U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-5th District, say it simply cuts red tape and makes lending easier. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education...
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