McHenry, Patrick RSS Articles http://mchenry.house.gov/ Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives yesterday voted 416-6 in favor of passing a bill proposed by Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) to enforce a deadline on JOBS Act legislation signed into law last year. http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334578 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334578 Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $126,102 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to local fire departments in the Tenth Congressional District. http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334580 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=334580 Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT By ignoring the deadline to implement a key provision of a bipartisan law approved a year ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is costing America’s struggling economy desperately needed jobs, members of the Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee said today during a hearing. http://mchenry.house.gov/Blog/?postid=330560 http://mchenry.house.gov/Blog/?postid=330560 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT It’s that time of year again and the Beatles’ famous lyrics are more real than ever as the U.S. tax code has grown to over 5,000 pages. When our government last embarked upon real tax reform in 1986, the IBM PC Convertible “laptop computer” had only been in existence for six months, and programs such as Turbo Tax that handle our complex tax filings were still in their infancy. http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=330640 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=330640 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced $48,000 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. http://mchenry.house.gov/Blog/?postid=330557 http://mchenry.house.gov/Blog/?postid=330557 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $78,375 in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. http://mchenry.house.gov/Blog/?postid=330553 http://mchenry.house.gov/Blog/?postid=330553 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT Upon learning of President Obama’s decision to nominate Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez to be the next Labor Secretary, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) released the following statement: http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=324337 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=324337 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT At a meeting of the House Small Brewers Caucus yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) was selected Vice Chairman by his colleagues in Congress. North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District features a number of small and medium-sized breweries. Asheville has become the craft-brewing center of the Southeast – boasting more breweries per capita than any U.S. city. http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=322252 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=322252 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT 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. http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=320837 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=320837 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) will continue to focus on the economy and education reform at events across western North Carolina during this Congressional Work Week. The Congressman will address ways to build the 21st Century Workforce necessary to compete in the global economy at schools, manufacturing facilities, and to business groups from Gastonia to Asheville. http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=320395 http://mchenry.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=320395 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT