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 »

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 »

McHenry, who is currently in his third term representing Caldwell County in Washington, received a standing ovation when he took the stage. In his initial remarks, McHenry noted how attendance at this year's town hall was greater than last year. Read more »

MORGANTON - The town hall meeting with U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry has been moved from Western Piedmont Community College to CoMMA. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. Monday. The town hall meeting McHenry held in Hickory pulled in more than 1,000 people on Tuesday at P.E. Monroe Auditorium at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Continue reading here:… Read more »

LINCOLNTON - Health care reform, immigration and high medical costs were among the hot topics at a town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry Wednesday evening. Nearly 500 people packed into the Citizens Center in Lincolnton to hear what McHenry had to say. The Republican congressman gave his opinion on a few matters, but wasted no time getting to the subject of President Barack… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry held a town hall meeting last night in Lincolnton at the James W. Warren Citizens Center. Some 400 plus people were in attendance to hear what their Member of Congress had to say and to express their views on the President’s proposed health care plan. Read more »

Hours before U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry was scheduled to host a town hall-style meeting, his staff switched the location to the P.E. Monroe Auditorium at Lenoir-Rhyne University and it's a good thing they did. The venue was changed to provide more seating for the anticipated record crowd. The university auditorium is designed to hold 1,468 people. On Tuesday, the majority of the seats were occupied with people who had come to engage the congressman about the state of America's health-care system and other emotionally-charged issues. Read more »

Both of Iredell County's Congressional representatives believe the present White House has gone czar crazy. While top aides actually have more official sounding titles, the term "czar" has been used since the Nixon administration as a shortcut for the top person on a policy, issue or department. In response to a question from the audience about the matter at his town hall meeting in Mooresville on Monday night, Rep. Patrick McHenry said President Barack Obama had added so many new top aides that he couldn't keep count of them. Read more »

“These are challenging times for the citizens of western North Carolina,” said McHenry in a statement on his site. “As Congress considers sweeping legislation impacting our economy, energy security, and healthcare, it is vital that I get feedback from my constituents.” Read more »

NEWTON - Teamwork was a word used often at the grand opening of the Target regional distribution center Tuesday. Teamwork was the primary factor in landing the huge facility that employs 500 people, and it's the key component in Target's business philosophy... ..."Thanks for the investment," McHenry said to Target officials. "We need a real stimulus, and this is a real… Read more »