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Census Bureau Accepting Job Applications
Nov 10, 2009
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced today that the U.S. Census Bureau is accepting applications for temporary employment.
In preparation for the 2010 Decennial Census, the Bureau will be hiring as many as one million people across the country. Primary recruiting for census workers will t...
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McHenry Backs Homebuyer Tax Credit & Jobless Benefits Extensions
Nov 5, 2009
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) voted for final passage of H.R. 3548, which extends both the Homebuyer Tax Credit and Unemployment Insurance benefits.
Under the current program, which was set to expire on November 30, 2009, homebuyers can claim an $8,000 tax credit when purchasing their ...
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Vote on McHenry’s Credit Rating Proposal Wins Bipartisan Support
Oct 28, 2009
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) offered an amendment late yesterday in the House Financial Services Committee to the Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act.
Congressman McHenry’s amendment placing stronger disclosure requirements on credit rating agencies was accepted with bipar...
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McHenry backs bill to publicize legislation
Oct 23, 2009
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Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, whose 10th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives includes Caldwell County, is backing a bipartisan bill (H.R. 554) that would require all legislation be made available to the public 72 hours prior to consideration by the full House.
Currently cos...
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McHenry Backs Bill to Make Legislation Available to the American People
Oct 14, 2009
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced his support for H.Res.554, a resolution requiring that all legislation be disclosed to the public 72 hours prior to consideration by the House of Representatives. The resolution is sponsored by Democratic Congressman Brian Baird (WA-3) and Republ...
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House approves unemployment benefit extension
Sep 23, 2009
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Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House Tuesday...
...Endorsement of the bill crossed party lines and passed with a vote of 331-83, including unanimous approval from all 13 North Carolina represent...
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McHenry tackles health care, immigration
Aug 27, 2009
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MOORESVILLE - At his town hall meeting here two weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry told the hundreds of people who came but couldn't get in that he would hold another one soon.
On Wednesday he made good on that promise, but only about 200 people showed up for what Mooresville Mayor Bill Thunberg ...
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Town hall meeting draws crowd, health care a big topic
Aug 20, 2009
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SHELBY - What a difference a year makes. Fourteen people in 2008 to a packed auditorium Thursday night at Cleveland Community College.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry's yearly town hall meeting went through one relocation prior to its occurrence. But it appears it could have used at least one more.
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Gaston residents quiz McHenry on national health care bill
Aug 19, 2009
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CHERRYVILLE - Chuck Costner doesn't think his father would be alive today if America had nationalized health care.
His father, Charles Sr., had triple-bypass surgery at Gaston Memorial Hospital last August -- two days after he went to his doctor and complained of dizziness. In countries with social...
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Health care, jobs hot topics
Aug 19, 2009
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FOREST CITY - Health-care reform and jobs were key topics as 10th District U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry held a town hall meeting Tuesday night.
The session drew a standing-room only crowd to the Cool Springs Administration Building. McHenry estimated perhaps 250 in attendance.
McHenry, a Republican...
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