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The More Things Change…
Mar 29, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today issued the following statement upon the House Democrats passing the largest tax increase in American history – $392.5 billion – as part of the largest federal budget in history, which checks in at $2.9 trillion. The 1993-1994 House Democrats held the previous record...
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Democrats Load-Up Troop Funding Bill with Pet Projects for Fence-Sitters
Mar 23, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry delivered the following statement on the House floor today regarding the Democrats’ $124 billion emergency war bill to fund our troops’ operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Democrats’ legislation directs over $13 billion in federal funds to spinach growers, tropical fi...
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McHenry Cosponsors Bill Allowing States to Opt-Out of No Child Left Behind
Mar 15, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced he is cosponsoring the A-PLUS Act, a piece of legislation that repeals No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB) one-size-fits-all approach to education by allowing states to opt-out of its federally prescribed mandates. The bill frees states from the federal requirem...
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McHenry Launches American Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Mar 15, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry stood with members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) in the U.S. Capitol and announced a fiscal reform agenda titled the American Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The proposal simplifies the tax code, protects Social Security, balances the budget without raising taxes, and ...
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McHenry Calls for Greater Federal Support for Immigration Enforcement Officials
Mar 9, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today released the following statement in response to the illegal alien traffic stop Wednesday night in Burke County. Authorities pulled over a sport utility vehicle packed with illegal aliens, but were forced to release them after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE...
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McHenry’s Amendment Forbidding Federal Funds to Lobbyists Passes in House with Full Bipartisan Support
Mar 8, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry’s amendment to forbid federal funds from going to lobbyists passed with full bipartisan support in the U.S. House of Representatives last night by a vote of 425 – 0. As the House debated H.R. 569, the Water Quality Investment Act of 2007, McHenry took to the floor to offe...
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McHenry Announces $101,022 Grant for Bandy’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department in Catawba County
Mar 2, 2007
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $101,022 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grant will go to the Bandy’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department in eastern Catawba County, and comes in the nine...
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McHenry Announces $65,360 Grant for Denver Volunteer Fire Department in Lincoln County
Feb 22, 2007
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $65,360 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grant will go to the Denver Volunteer Fire Department in Lincoln County, and comes in the eighteenth round of the A...
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McHenry Mourns the Passing of Caldwell County Sheriff Gary Clark
Feb 3, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today released this statement upon news that Caldwell County Sheriff Gary Clark passed away Friday from complications related to cancer. “Yesterday Caldwell County lost a great leader and public servant when Sheriff Gary Clark went home to be with his Lord after a brief, ...
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McHenry Joins Anti-Terrorism Caucus
Feb 2, 2007
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced he is joining the new Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus. The caucus is a bipartisan effort to educate Members of Congress – and the general public – about the threat Islamic Extremists pose to our nation. “Today, our nation is fighting a global war again...
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