Viral moments bolster Virginia Foxx's 'no-nonsense' reputation

The 80-year-old North Carolina Republican with nearly two decades of service in the House of Representatives and the chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee was trying to reach the elevator in the Capitol building, and a gaggle of reporters speaking to Rep. Byron Donalds were blocking the way."Move, move, move, move, move, get away from the damned elevator," Foxx said, as an apologetic Donalds directed her to the opening doors.

The remark immediately became media fodder, with the hosts of The View calling for her removal from office. Born in New York City and the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, Foxx said she grew up"extremely poor," living in rental properties in rural North Carolina without running water or electricity. She credits hard work and good life influences for bringing her from poverty, to the presidency of a community college, and ultimately to the halls of Congress.

Donalds, who serves on the House Oversight Committee with Foxx, told the Washington Examiner that the North Carolina congresswoman"does not mince words" and"has no problem telling you her opinions." Foxx said she is"extremely grateful" that she was granted the waiver, and she thinks her colleagues see her as"a task-oriented person, a person who wants to get a job done, who's not climbing a political ladder, who has no personal agenda."

"Her reputation is no-nonsense," Rep. Burgess Owens told the Washington Examiner."She's known very serious, come to the plate ready to go to work and ready to know what you have to get done, and what you're all about. And that's what we need at this point."

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