Virginia Foxx Quotes


The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world.


Citations

United States, Congress, House. Representative Virginia Foxx speaking on the Flag Desecration Amendment. Congressional Record, 22 June 2005, p. H4917.

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As the U.S. flag was unfurled on the brig "Charles Dogget" before a voyage to Asia, the captain said:. This was the origin of the nickname for the American flag which later became so popular in the Civil War. The flag from that ship resides at the Smithsonian Institution.


Belrin had actually written an earlier version during World War I


Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
  • Born: June 29, 1943
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Virginia Ann Foxx is the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the state and the Gastonia area. Foxx is a member of the Republican Party and served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from January 2013 until January 2017. She is the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor since 2019, and served as the committee's Chair from 2017 to 2019.