GOP conservatives in U.S. House offer cuts to help balance budget

I've been pleased with Foxx's record over the past 2 years...

Panel urges a return to party's '1994 roots of fiscal discipline'

By Mary M. Shaffrey
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL

Rep. Virginia Foxx, who represents North Carolina's 5th District and is a member of the study committee, defended the cuts, which also include eliminating federally subsidized student loans for graduate students.

"I bet a lot of these programs have benefit, and all of them have a constituency" Foxx said. "There is also a (proposed cut to the) African-elephant preservation program. (The question is) are these appropriate things for the federal government to do?"