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  • Congressman McHenry Secures $146,000 for NC Center for Engineering Technologies

    Dec 19, 2007  - 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 (... More
  • Congressman McHenry Sends Letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Urging Improved Assistance To Drought Weary NC Farmers

    Nov 15, 2007  - 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 ... More
  • Congressman McHenry Votes Against Bill Designed To Restrict Home Ownership

    Nov 15, 2007  - 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... More
  • Congressman McHenry Votes To Pass TAA Reauthorization

    Oct 31, 2007  - 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... More
  • Henredon Workers To Receive Trade Adjustment Assistance

    Oct 18, 2007  - 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 ... More
  • McHenry Introduces Mortgage Disclosure Simplification Act

    Oct 3, 2007  - WASHINGTON –  Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Al Green (D-TX), members of the House Committee on Financial Services, today introduced the Mortgage Disclosure Simplification Act of 2007. This legislation will require mortgage lenders to give every borrower a one-page summary of important information... More
  • McHenry Hosts First Ever Virtual Townhall

    Jul 31, 2007  - Congressman Patrick McHenry on Monday launched Congress’ first-ever Virtual Townhall, which netted participants representing all ten counties in North Carolina’s Tenth District. The Virtual Townhall uses cutting edge technology to provide an online forum for direct communication between Western Nort... More
  • Congressman McHenry to Host First Ever Interactive ‘Virtual Townhall’

    Jul 25, 2007  - Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced he will host a live, unprecedented Virtual Townhall on Monday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tenth District residents interested in participating can visit the Congressman’s website – http://mchenry.house.gov – at 7:30 p.m. next Monday and click the banner located ... More
  • Public Policy by the Numbers – Democrats, 26 : Americans, 0

    May 16, 2007  - More than five months after taking control of Congress, Democrats in the House and Senate have made no progress on addressing any of the major issues confronting the United States, according to data published by the Legislative Information System. Despite their highly-touted “Six for ‘06” agenda, De... More
  • McHenry Welcomes Tenth District Chambers for Inaugural Washington Fly-in

    May 3, 2007  - Congressman Patrick McHenry this week welcomed representatives from the Tenth District’s Chambers of Commerce to Washington, DC for their inaugural fly-in, featuring meetings with White House officials, members of Congress, and economic development experts. “The inaugural Tenth District Chamber of C... More
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