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McHenry Votes to Extend Worker Assistance, Increase Military Pay & Fund Veterans Health Care
Sep 25, 2008
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Congressman Patrick McHenry voted Wednesday for a measure that funds crucial programs for 10th District workers, military personnel, and veterans.
H.R. 2638 extends the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program through March 6, 2009. For workers who see their jobs sent overseas, TAA provides ...
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McHenry: Stimulate Economy by Lowering Gas Prices & Making Tax Cuts Permanent
Sep 19, 2008
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With leaders of the Democrat-run Congress in the process of developing a second economic stimulus bill, Congressman Patrick McHenry today issued the following statement.
“We must strengthen our economy and create jobs by addressing the energy crisis and making the middle class tax cuts permanent.&n...;
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Democrats Block Drilling By Offering No Revenue to States
Sep 16, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry criticized the leadership of the Democrat-run Congress for proposing an energy bill that effectively blocks offshore drilling by not offering coastal states, like North Carolina, any of the revenue from offshore leases.
According to the U.S. Department of Interior...
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McHenry: Protect Workers’ Rights
Aug 19, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry joined local employers at a rally and seminar in opposition to the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, otherwise known as “card-check” legislation. The event was hosted by the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce.
Card-check eliminates the right to secret ball...
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Congressman addresses nation's energy policy
Aug 17, 2008
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Energy policy was the focus of 10th District U. S. Rep. Patrick McHenry's town hall meeting Friday evening. The congressman, who is touring his district this month while Congress is in recess, spoke to a crowd of about 20 people at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.
McHenry told the audien...
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McHenry Calls for Increasing American Oil Refining Capacity
Aug 15, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry outlined measures needed for the United States to increase its domestic oil refining capacity. Congressman McHenry continues to put forth a series of proposals to increase the exploration and production of American energy resources.
“Permanently bringing dow...
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Congressman McHenry Announces $51,762 Homeland Security Grant to City of Lenoir Fire Department in Caldwell County
Aug 15, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant of $51,762 to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District.
The grant will go to the City of Lenoir Fire Department in Caldwell County, and comes in the seventh round of this year’s Assist...
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McHenry Announces Annual Town Hall Meetings
Aug 8, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced the schedule of his annual town hall meetings. Congressman McHenry will hold a town hall meeting in each of the 10 counties comprising the 10th District.
As Western North Carolina families struggle with high gas prices, Congressman McHenry’s town h...
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McHenry: Unlock the Power of Oil Shale
Aug 7, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry called on the leaders of the Democrat-controlled Congress to allow a vote to overturn the ban on the production of oil shale in the Mountain West.
Oil shale, first explored in 1921 in Colorado, is sedimentary rock that over the course of millions of years would ge...
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Congressman McHenry Announces $58,952 Homeland Security Grant to George Hildebran Fire & Rescue in Burke County
Aug 1, 2008
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant of $58,952 to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District.
The grant will go to George Hildebran Fire & Rescue in Burke County, and comes in the fifth round of this year’s Assistance to Fir...
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