Last week, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02), the Republican leader of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, reintroduced legislation to protect American savers and investors from Democrats’ harmful tax proposals. H.R. 1584, the Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act would ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced the opening of a new office in Rural Hall to serve Tenth District constituents. New district maps were used for the 2020 North Carolina Congressional elections, moving many areas of the Piedmont Triad and Yadkin Valley including Stokes, Surry, Rockingham and suburban areas of Forsyth Counties into the Tenth Congressional District. "My number one... Read more »
Tonight, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on House Democrats’ passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which should be called the For the Politicians Act: "H.R. 1 is nothing more than a partisan power grab that undermines states’ rights and empowers Washington to take over our electoral system," said Congressman McHenry. "Tonight, House Democrats voted to thro... Read more »
Recently, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) joined Congressmen Ted Budd (NC-13) and Dan Bishop (NC-09) in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Shea to advocate for reviewing the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) eligibility requirements for broiler-breeders. "Agriculture is the number one industry in North Carolina and is a leading industry in the Tenth District. Ad... Read more »
Last week, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) joined Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D, CA-06) to introduce H.R. 1202, the FASTER Act, which updates food allergen labeling laws to include sesame and further helps the 32 million Americans that suffer from food allergies. "Over 1.5 million people are allergic to sesame, yet there is no requirement to include the ingredient on product labels. The FAS... Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), joined Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) to introduce H.R. 1466, the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act. This bipartisan legislation will help end the United States' reliance on Chinese-made personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure that hospitals and frontline healthcare workers have access to a plentiful supply of high-quality American made... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after the House passage of President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ COVID relief legislation, H.R. 1319, a wasteful $1.9 trillion bill that fails to target funding where it is most needed and will not help our economy safely reopen: "In the face of this ongoing pandemic, what the American people need is targeted, tempo... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) delivered opening remarks at the House Financial Services Committee hearing with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Jerome Powell. The hearing was held to discuss the state of the economy, monetary policy, and the Federal Reserve’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. In his opening remarks Congressman McHenry highlighted the importance o... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced $2,857 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 City of Conover Fire Department in Catawba County and comes in the fifth round of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant – COVID-19 Supplemental Program (AFG-S). This is a special grant authorized un... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $2,862 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 Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department in Forsyth County and comes in the fifth round of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant – COVID-19 Supplemental Program (AFG-S). This is a special grant author... Read more »
