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McHenry Votes to Extend Worker Assistance, Opposes South Korean Trade Deal
Oct 12, 2011
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following remarks Wednesday after a series of trade-related votes on the House floor. Among the measures considered, he voted to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program for three years, as well as to oppose the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade A...
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Hickory Daily Record: Business community says government regulations stunt growth
Feb 25, 2011
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By John Dayberry Published: February 25, 2011 HICKORY -- Uncertainty about government regulations already in place and others that may be coming are hampering economic growth and stifling efforts to create jobs, area business leaders said Friday. About two dozen representatives of various business ...
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McHenry Stands with U.S. Manufacturers and Votes for Chinese Currency Reform
Sep 29, 2010
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. This bill takes a measured response to unfair currency manipulation by China and other countries, which has cost the U.S. more than one million jobs during the last decade, including hundr...
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McHenry Opposes Trade Bill That Will Hurt NC Textile Workers
May 5, 2010
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Congressman McHenry opposed a bill today that will, if implemented, place an additional burden on Western North Carolina’s textile industry. The bill, HR 5160, was primarily designed to help Haiti recover after its recent devastating earthquake. However, portions of the overall bill would allow good...
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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 cosp...
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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 c...
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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. The Mi...
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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 sociali...
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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, fi...
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McHenry Announces Second Town Hall Meeting in Iredell County
Aug 18, 2009
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced that he will hold a second Iredell County town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in the Moore, Burlington, and Lowrance Meeting Rooms, 215 North Main Street in Mooresville, NC. The ...
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