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Congressman McHenry Announces $590,000 Homeland Security Grant to Mooresville Fire-Rescue in Iredell County

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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…

Congressman McHenry Announces $52,721.90 Homeland Security Grant to Salem Community Fire Department Burke County

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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…

Congressman McHenry Announces $553,982.94 in Homeland Security Grant to Ore Bank Pumpkin Center VFD in Lincoln County

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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…

McHenry Cosponsors Legislation to Protect Hunting and Archery Programs for Students

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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…

McHenry Cosponsors Legislation in Support of First Responders

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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…

McHenry Defends Hunting and Archery Programs for Students

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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…

Congressman McHenry's Staff to Hold Office Hours in Taylorsville

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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…

McHenry Cosponsors Legislation to Bolster Election Integrity 

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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…

McHenry Praises House Passage of the NDAA

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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…

McHenry: It’s Time to Get Politics out of Corporate Boardrooms

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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,…