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Congressman McHenry Secures $97,000 for Caldwell County Teaching Center
Dec 19, 2007
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Congressmen Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today announced the U.S. Congress approved $97,000 in funding for the Appalachian State University Center at the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) located in Hudson, NC. The funding is included in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for f...
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Congressman McHenry Secures $146,000 for NC Center for Engineering Technologies
Dec 19, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. House of Representatives approved $146,000 in funding for the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies, a workforce development program based in Hickory. The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008 (...
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Congressman McHenry Secures $352,500 for Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office
Dec 19, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. Congress approved $352,000 in funding for the Caldwell County Interoperability Project, which will help the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office upgrade its communications systems. The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2008 (H...
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Congressman McHenry Announces Lease Signed For Hickory Veterans Clinic
Nov 20, 2007
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced that the Veterans Administration (VA) has signed a lease for the future location of a Veterans’ Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Hickory, North Carolina.The Clinic will be located at 1170 Fairgrove Church Road in Hickory. It wil...
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Congressman McHenry Meets With Military Advisory Committee
Nov 19, 2007
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Today Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) convened a meeting of his Military Advisory Committee at the Congressman’s District Office in Hickory, NC.Comprised of veterans and reservists from Western North Carolina, the Committee met with the Congressman to discuss important national security and ve...
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Congressman McHenry Sends Letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Urging Improved Assistance To Drought Weary NC Farmers
Nov 15, 2007
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Congressman McHenry has sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Agriculture Chuck Conner urging him to improve the quality of crop insurance available to Tenth District farmers from the Department of Agriculture.Under current guidelines, the Department of Agriculture offers insurance ...
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Congressman McHenry Votes Against Bill Designed To Restrict Home Ownership
Nov 15, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today voted against Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-MA) Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (HR 3915).Based on a NC law that has proven harmful to families seeking to purchase homes, HR 3915 is intended to limit home financing options available to consumers.“T...
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Congressman McHenry Secures $1.8 Million in Federal Funding For Mariner Container Corp.
Nov 13, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today announced that Mariner Container Corporation will receive $1.8 million in federal funding to build “Smart Containers.”The funding comes as part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 3222), which was signed into law by the President today.&nbs...;
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Congressman McHenry Votes To Pass TAA Reauthorization
Oct 31, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today issued the following statement following his vote to pass the Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 (HR 3920), which reauthorizes and expands the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.“TAA is a critically important progra...
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Henredon Workers To Receive Trade Adjustment Assistance
Oct 18, 2007
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Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the certification of a petition to grant Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to workers who will lose their jobs at the Henredon furniture plant in Burke County, NC.In late September, HDM Industries announced that it would be closing its Henredon plant in ...
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