Tenth District Congressman Patrick McHenry’s staff will hold office hours in Lincoln County on Monday, July 29th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Lincoln County Administration Building – 353 N Generals Boulevard in Lincolnton. Will Bowen, McHenry’s Regional Representative for Lincoln County, will be available to meet with constituents who have issues with federal agencies including Social Security, veterans affairs, and immigration. He will also be there to listen to any concerns that constituents...
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Tenth District Congressman Patrick McHenry’s staff will hold office hours in Cleveland County on Wednesday, July 24th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Cleveland County Administration Building - 311 E. Marion St. in Shelby. Will Bowen, McHenry’s Regional Representative for Cleveland County, will be available to meet with constituents who have issues with federal agencies including Social Security, veterans affairs, and immigration. He will also be there to listen to any concerns that constituents h...
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the passing of Hickory resident Sanford "Sandy" Lyons: “Giulia and I are saddened to hear of the passing of Sandy Lyons, a man of great character who dedicated his life to service and someone I was blessed to call a friend. Sandy was a patriot in the true sense of the word. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he went on to a distinguished career as an officer in the Army and then as an innovative le...
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Washington - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced new legislation to address glaring issues within the credit reporting industry, which endanger the security of Americans’ most personal information and impede access to credit. H.R. 3821 includes several reforms to thoroughly and appropriately supervise credit reporting agencies, ensuring accurate and transparent credit files and the protection of personally identifiable info...
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Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to learn more about Facebook’s recently announced digital currency proposal, Project Libra. Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, who called for this hearing last month, delivered opening remarks urging his colleagues to fight the knee-jerk reaction of Washington to stifle innovation and instead, work to fully understand it. Watch Ranking Member McHenry’s opening remarks b...
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Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced his 2019 town hall meeting schedule. During Congress’ August district work period, 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...
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Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held its semi-annual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on monetary policy and the state of the economy. Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the Financial Services Committee, delivered opening remarks highlighting the positive economic trends as a result of Republican tax cuts and regulatory reform. McHenry went on to reiterate his concerns regarding global economic uncertainty, particularly the risks po...
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Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services, released the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 3151, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 into law. This legislation included provisions from H.R. 2007, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2019, introduced by Republican Leader McHenry and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), which will allow small businesses and consumers to access accurate credit assessments more effic...
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced Karina Jones as the winner of the Tenth District's 2019 Congressional Art Competition. A panel of judge's from the Tenth District selected Karina's work, "Mabel", as the winner of this year's competition. Karina is a rising senior at Gaston Christian School where she studies art under teacher Jill Overton. On Monday, Karina attended the Congressional Art Competition ribbon-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Congressman McHenry was honored to recog...
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Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), calling on her to hold a hearing on Facebook’s new global cryptocurrency project, “Project Libra.” In his letter, McHenry highlights the potential for this new technology to foster “financial inclusion and faster payments,” but stated many questions remain and it is critical the Financial Services Commit...
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