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McHenry Co-Sponsors Taxpayer Choice Act
Oct 10, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Taxpayer Choice Act of 2007. This legislation repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax and gives taxpayers the option of choosing to participate in a highly simplified, efficient alternative tax code.“The 16,485 pag...
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McHenry Introduces Mortgage Disclosure Simplification Act
Oct 3, 2007
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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...
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Celebrating Constitution Day
Sep 17, 2007
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Two hundred twenty years ago today, 55 delegates assembled in Philadelphia to, "form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."
After lengthy...
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McHenry: "Fighting To Change The Way Washington Works"
Sep 6, 2007
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I want to extend a sincere thank you to the nearly 700 people who attended the town hall meetings I held all across the Tenth District in August.The right of the people to openly and freely question their leaders and discuss solutions to common problems is the reason our democracy works so well.&nbs...;
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McHenry Presents $37,156 Grant for City of Lenoir Fire Department in Caldwell County
Aug 30, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) last Tuesday presented $37,156 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District.
The grant goes to the City of Lenoir Fire Department in Caldwell County, and comes in the fifth round of the F...
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McHenry Hosts ‘Open Door to Congress’ Town Halls
Aug 13, 2007
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Congressman McHenry today announced he will be hosting town hall meetings throughout the Tenth District during the month of August. “The most important part of my job is listening to the people of Western North Carolina – and this is a great opportunity for them to make their voices heard,” Congress...
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McHenry’s Hickory Congressional Office Accepting Applications for Fall Interns
Aug 8, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced that applications for Fall Semester Congressional Internships in the Hickory District office are now being accepted. By assisting Congressman McHenry’s district staff, interns have the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge about how a Congressional offic...
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McHenry Hosts First Ever Virtual Townhall
Jul 31, 2007
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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...
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Congressman McHenry to Host First Ever Interactive ‘Virtual Townhall’
Jul 25, 2007
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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 ...
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House Approves $150,000 for NC Center for Engineering Technologies
Jul 24, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. House of Representatives approved $150,000 in funding for the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies, a workforce development program based in Hickory. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education App...
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