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GOP lawmaker, 81, receives medical attention after fall at US Capitol
By Aubrie Spady, Kelly Phares
Published January 03, 2025
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., received attention after falling at the U.S. Capitol Friday, Fox News has learned.
Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, reportedly fell on a staircase on the GOP side of the Capitol shortly after the House voted to re-elect Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the House.
The congresswoman, 81, was bleeding after the incident and was being treated by Capitol medical personnel.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., leaves a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club May 16, 2018. (Bill Clark)
The congresswoman appeared to have a bloody nose, but it is unknown if she suffered any serious injuries.
Foxx was seen walking after the incident and was reportedly being guided by medical attendants to the Capitol physician's office.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., speaks during a news conference after a House Republicans meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 9, 2021. (Al Drago/Bloomberg)
The congresswoman assured that she was OK after the fall with a humorous post on social media.
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"Thank you to everyone for your prayers – just a few small cuts, and I’m doing just fine," Foxx wrote in a post on X. "I’m a mountain woman, and we’re tougher than a $2 steak."
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