WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $590,000 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 Mooresville Fire-Rescue in Iredell County and comes in the seventh round of the 2022 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aims to help firefighters and fir... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $52,721.90 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 Salem Community Fire Department in Burke County and comes in the seventh round of the 2022 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aims to help firefigh... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $553,982.94 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 Ore Bank Pumpkin Center Volunteer Fire Department in Lincoln County and comes in the second round of the FY 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant ... Read More »
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 proud to support legislation to end this ... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after the introduction of legislation to allow full-time, paid volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel at non-profit departments eligibility in their state retirement program. Congressman McHenry joins his fellow North Carolina Republican colleagues as original cosponsors. Congressman Mc... 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 teaching proper firearm safety and providin... Read More »
Tenth District Congressman Patrick McHenry’s staff will hold office hours in Alexander County on Tuesday, August 8th from 2 PM – 5 PM at the Taylorsville Town Hall located at 67 Main Avenue Drive Northeast in Taylorsville. Roger Kumpf, McHenry’s Deputy District Director, will be available to meet with constituents who have issues with agencies such as the Social Security Administration or the Depa... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after the recent introduction of H.R. 4563, the American Confidence in Elections Act. Congressman McHenry is a cosponsor of this legislation. “It is imperative to uphold election integrity and ensure Americans have confidence in the results. That’s why I am proud to cosponsor the American Confidence in Elections Act.... Read More »
Washington - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024. This legislation focuses on increased support for servicemembers and their families, strengthening our military to counter the Chinese Communist Party, and providing stringent oversight of taxpayer dollars spent by the Pentagon. “The N... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), is holding a hearing to examine environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy in financial regulation. Republicans are fighting to protect everyday investors with proposals to reform the proxy voting system, promote accountability in the proxy advisory system, and address the Biden Administ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee; Representative Andy Barr (R-KY-06), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy; Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) of the Senate Committee on Banking, Ho... Read More »
WASHINGTON — The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan (OH-04), and the Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, James Comer (KY-01), sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The Chairmen identify significant concerns with Chair Gensler’s potent... Read More »
Washington - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 3564, the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act. Under the Biden administration’s Loan-Level Price Adjustment (LLPA) mortgage rule, responsible homebuyers with good credit are forced to subsidize those with bad credit. The Middle-Class Borrower Protection Act reverses this rule by restori... Read More »
WASHINGTON —Last week, House Republicans passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act. For the first time in a debt ceiling negotiation, historic spending cuts, the largest funding rescissions in history, and pro-growth regulatory reforms were secured. Here’s what notable conservative leaders and editorial boards are saying about the Republican wins in the agreement: Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the ... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, an agreement to cut spending, limit the expansion of the federal government, and grow the economy while responsibly raising the debt ceiling. “This is the most conservative spending bill during my time in Congress and I was proud to sup... Read More »
