WASHINGTON - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after recently cosponsoring H.R. 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act. This legislation will end the Biden Administration policy of withholding Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funds from hunting and archery education programs nationwide. “I am… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after joining his colleagues to demand reversal of a Department of Education policy that withholds Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funds from hunting and archery education programs nationwide. “Hunting education and archery programs in our schools are vital to… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 5,  The Parents Bill of Rights. This bill codifies the basic tenets of parents' right to be informed and involved in decisions that impact the education and well-being of their children.  “It is well established that parental involvement is critical to the development and success… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced $1.5 Million in a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant for Gaston College manufacturing center Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced submission deadlines for the 2013 Congressional Art Contest. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982, and, since then, over 650,000 high school students have participated in this nationwide event enabling high school students to showcase their artistic ability. Read more »

Patriotism inspires us. It unites us. It fills our hearts with pride and optimism. And sometimes it brings us to tears. Simple but poignant acts of American patriotism occur every day. They rarely attract headlines but these are the actions that strengthen this great nation – and teach us the true meaning of patriotism. Read more »

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 socialized medicine, Costner said, the average wait to see a cardiologist or other specialist is six weeks. Read more »

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, first offered his outlook on three issues before taking questions from the floor. Read more »

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. Read more »

It was a smaller and mostly subdued crowd that turned out at the town hall-style meeting U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry held at CoMMA on Monday night. The crowd was much smaller than those who turned out for similar meetings in Hickory and Mooresville but still larger than in year's past. Some of the nearly 350 people who were there came to vent both against and for the proposed national health care bill. Read more »