Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) was re-elected by members of the House Republican Conference to continue to lead the House Financial Services Committee as Ranking Member. McHenry released the following statement after his re-election: “It’s an honor to have two more years as the Committee’s Republican leader. Over the past two years, Republican Committee Members have delivered on our co... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the unanimous election of Senator Kathy Harrington of Gastonia as the first female majority leader of the North Carolina Senate: "Congratulations to my longtime friend Kathy Harrington on this tremendous honor. Kathy is a proven operator within the Republican Caucus who commands the attention of her colleagues when she ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced new legislation to protect investors from Democrats’ harmful tax proposals. The Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act would prohibit states from imposing a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on certain industry participants, which would be paid by out-of-state inve... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) joined Congressman George Holding (NC-02) in introducing H.R. 8538. This bill would allow full-time nonprofit firefighters and emergency medical service workers to join a state or local retirement system. "Here in the Tenth District our full-time volunteer firefighters and EMS workers play a vital role in keeping our communities safe," said Congressman Mc... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced new legislation to expand the category of workers that can benefit from equity compensation to the critical gig workforce. H.R. 8280, the Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act, which complements the Pandemic Unemployment Insurance extended to gig workers in the CARES Act, will allow th... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement after voting against the Delivering for America Act: "The 'crisis' at the Postal Service is nothing more than a conspiracy theory advanced by Democrats in a desperate effort to increase enthusiasm among their voters for November's election. Today, we could be working on legislation to help the millions of Americans still s... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $206,666 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 Town of Maiden Fire Department in Catawba County and comes in the first round of the 2019 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aims to help firefighters and first r... Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced $63,714 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 Denver Volunteer Fire Department in Lincoln County and comes in the first round of the 2019 fiscal year Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), which aims to help firefighters and first ... Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Committee's hybrid hearing with the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Kathy Kraninger, on the Bureau’s work to protect consumers during the coronavirus crisis. Click here or on the image below to watch Congressman McHenry's ope... Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), joined Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) to introduce H.R. 7841, 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 »