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Ghosts of 1995 Loom Large in Washington Today
Jul 24, 2007
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In 1995, a newly anointed Congressional majority seeking to assert its power through the federal spending process had a head-on collision with a president in desperate search for political relevance after a crushing electoral defeat. The outcome: a government shutdown.
Twelve years later, the pa...
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House Approves $100,000 for Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
Jul 20, 2007
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Congressmen Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. House of Representatives approved $100,000 in funding for the Appalachian State University Center at the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) in Hudson, NC. The funding is included in the Labor, Health and Human Services...
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McHenry, Dole Issue Letter to Easley Requesting Conover’s Exit 131 Remain Open, Operational
Jul 2, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry and Senator Elizabeth Dole issued a letter last Friday to Governor Mike Easley, requesting that he direct North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett to clarify his position on keeping Conover’s Exit 131 open. According to current law, only the Nor...
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McHenry Announces $1 Million Grant to Burke County and Western Piedmont Community College
Jun 25, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced a $1 million Economic Development grant is being awarded to Burke County and the Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) to construct the new Foothills Allied Health & Science Higher Education Center. The grant will support the renovation of a former...
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McHenry Presses VA Subcommittee Chairman on Hickory Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
Jun 20, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry last week gained an influential ally in House Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Administration Subcommittee Chairman Chet Edwards (D-TX) in the fight for an updated status report on the Hickory VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic’s (CBOC) scheduled openin...
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McHenry Will Vote to Uphold President Bush’s Veto of Federally Funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Jun 20, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today pledged to vote to uphold President Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which directs taxpayer money to fund the destruction of human embryos for research purposes. The Congressman’s statement is below:
Embryonic stem cell research is morally ...
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U.S. Citizens with Pending Passport Applications Allowed Temporary Travel Flexibility within Western Hemisphere
Jun 8, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced that the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security are allowing temporary travel flexibility with regard to passports. U.S. citizens who are traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda and who have applied for but not yet received passpor...
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McHenry Votes Against Federal Funding for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Jun 7, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today voted against the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which directs taxpayer money to fund the destruction of human embryos for research purposes. The Congressman’s statement delivered upon voting against the measure is below:
"Embryonic stem cell research is mo...
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McHenry Honors Service Academy Appointees
Jun 4, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry hosted a reception in his Hickory district office last Friday to honor 11 local students who were recently appointed to service academies.“I was proud to nominate all of them to service academies earlier this year; they’re very deserving and talented young people,” said C...
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McHenry Slams Senate Immigration Amnesty Agreement
May 22, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today released the following statement in response to the U. S. Senate beginning debate on their comprehensive immigration reform / amnesty legislation: “The Senate’s proposal is nothing more than amnesty wearing make-up – it's easier to look at, but just as ugly undernea...
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