Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $358,350 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants to local fire departments in the Tenth Congressional District. These grants come in the ninth round of the 2017 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aim to help firefighters and first responders throughout the country. Local departments applied for the grants from the program, which is administered by the Grant Programs Directorate of the Federal Emerg...
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $70,715 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 Bostic Volunteer Fire Department in Rutherford County, and comes in the ninth round of the 2017 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aims to help firefighters and first responders throughout the country. Local departments applied for the grants from the program whi...
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As Hurricane Florence approaches the North Carolina coast, it is important that all Tenth District residents prepare for potential impacts from what is expected to be a devastating storm. In advance of the outer bands of Hurricane Florence reaching our area, below is a compilation of helpful information for people living in the Tenth District. Additionally, Tenth District constituents can reach out to Congressman McHenry’s offices in Washington, Hickory, Gastonia, and Black Mountain for assistan...
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced a combined $835,646 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants to a local fire department in the Tenth Congressional District. The grants will go to the Asheville Fire Department in Buncombe County. The larger of the two grants, $802,918, comes in the eighth round of this year’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant awards which assist local fire departments to increase their staffing and deployment capabi...
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President Donald J. Trump, joined by legislators and Cabinet members, signs an Executive Order strengthening retirement security in America Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, N.C. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. Washington - Last week, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (NC-10) joined President Donald J. Trump in Charlotte as he issued an executive order that will help strengthen retirement security in America. The order will help will help the ...
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced his 2018 town hall meeting schedule. Over the next month, Congressman McHenry will host six town hall meetings throughout the Tenth District. At the town hall meetings, Congressman McHenry will give an update on recent legislative activity in the U.S. Congress and what to expect in the coming months. He will also take questions directly from constituents on the issues of concern to them. Additionally, the Congressman’s staff will be available ...
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Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on House passage of the bipartisan S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018: "Small businesses and entrepreneurs are America’s true job creators, especially in communities like those I represent in western North Carolina. But for too long, these businesses have been starved of capital preventing them from growing and creating good-paying jobs in small and m...
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Today, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (NC-10) delivered a speech on the House Floor to raise awareness for those impacted by the opioid crisis. Click here or on the image below to watch the speech. Last week, McHenry supported H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act as it passed the House. H.R. 6 is a combination of numerous House-approved bills aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. Click here to learn more about H.R. 6, courtesy of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and read ...
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Today, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: "The opioid crisis has devastated families and communities all across the country, and the Tenth District is no exception. Today, the House passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which addresses all sides of this issue, from addiction prevention to ensuring communities and law enforcement have the resources they need to combat t...
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Today, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) system of using in-house judges to decide conflicts is unconstitutional: "Under the Obama Administration, the SEC’s administrative law judge proceedings were unfair, biased, and unconstitutional. Today’s Supreme Court decision recognizes that. The homecourt advantage created by...
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