Virginia Foxx
Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
North Carolina - District 5
Current Position: US House Representative NC-5
Running For: House Representative
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and reducing federal spending toward a balanced budget
- For reducing the size of federal government and returning power to states; supports the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act
Health Care
- Against Medicare for All; opposes eliminating private insurance and supports patient-centered healthcare solutions
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; supports banning elective abortion on developed unborn children capable of feeling pain, ending federal funding of abortion, and opposes abortion in cases of rape, incest, or maternal health risks
- Against same-sex marriage; opposed Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the Equality Act, and the Respect for Marriage Act
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For enforcing current immigration laws and securing the border; supports President Trump's immigration enforcement efforts
- Against birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented parents
- For economic sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea; supported the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
Public Safety
- For Second Amendment rights and against government efforts that infringe on law-abiding citizens' right to keep and bear arms
- Against marijuana legalization; voted against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act
- Against Hurricane Katrina aid package in 2005
- Against releasing Jeffrey Epstein files; voted against amendments seeking their release