Today, the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the so-called “HEROES” Act, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s progressive wish list that stands no chance of becoming law. Instead of focusing on bipartisan solutions to help American families, workers, and small businesses impacted by COVID-19, Democrats wasted valuable committee time holding a hearing on legislation that passed the House with ... Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on tonight's House vote on H.R. 7573, which would remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, including the statue of former North Carolina Governor Charles Aycock: “Throughout our nation’s history, we have had leaders—whether they be political, religious, or cultural—that ha... Read more »
Today, Congressmen Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter with Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), the Republican Leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Greg Walden (OR-02), the Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to President Donald Trump, urging the Administration to impose conseque... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to send the Trump v. Mazars case, concerning President Trump and his family’s financial records, back to lower courts for further consideration: “The Court recognized what Republicans have said all along: this was a partisan fishin... Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, joined Bloomberg’s Surveillance to discuss the path forward to ensure America’s strong economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Click here or on the image below to watch Wednesday's interview. Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, led the Committee's first quarterly oversight hearing under the CARES Act with Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, and Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to discuss the response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. In his opening remarks, Congre... Read more »
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Seila Law LLC v CFPB that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) leadership structure is unconstitutional. The Court agreed with arguments made by House Republican leadership and Financial Services Committee Republicans that the CFPB's leadership structure, which features a single head removable only for inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance violat... Read more »
Yesterday, the Financial Services Committee held a virtual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the state of our economy and the Federal Reserve’s actions to respond to the economic crisis caused by the global health crisis. In his opening remarks, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Ranking Republican of the House Financial Services Committee, commended the Fed’s rapid and ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant awarded to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office. The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office will use the FY 2020 CHP award to fund four new school resource officer positions for Cleveland County Schools. With the addition of these officers, every school in the Cleveland County Sch... Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the passing of his friend and former colleague, Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX): “There aren’t many members who when they speak, everyone listens. Sam Johnson was one. It is a rare thing to meet an American hero with such strength, fortitude, and faith, and it was even rarer to work with one. Sam was one of the finest human bei... Read more »
