Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) issued the following statement at the conclusion of the House Budget Committee’s mark-up of the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. The Committee began its mark-up at 10:30 AM Wednesday and finished at 12:30 AM Thursday.
During debate, Republicans offered thirty separate amendments to improve the plan on a range of federal issues. Twenty-nine of those thirty… Read more »
Today, Brigadier General James H. Trogdon, III present Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) with the National Guard’s Charles Dick Medal of Merit at an award ceremony in Shelby.
“I accept this award on behalf of the men and women of Western North Carolina who put themselves in harm’s way to defend America,” said Congressman McHenry. “What I do in Congress pales in comparison to the… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) presented Caldwell County with $352,000 in federal funding at a presentation ceremony in Lenoir this morning.
The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Law Enforcement Technology program, and will be used to enable the County’s participation in North Carolina’s Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER).
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. Congress approved $352,000 in funding for the Caldwell County Interoperability Project, which will help the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office upgrade its communications systems. The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2008 (H.R. 2764).“These funds will help ensure that our first responders have the resources they… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today announced that Mariner Container Corporation will receive $1.8 million in federal funding to build “Smart Containers.”The funding comes as part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (HR 3222), which was signed into law by the President today. Congressman McHenry requested the funding for Mariner Container Corp because of its… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry on Monday launched Congress’ first-ever Virtual Townhall, which netted participants representing all ten counties in North Carolina’s Tenth District. The Virtual Townhall uses cutting edge technology to provide an online forum for direct communication between Western North Carolina’s citizens and their member of Congress. Please click here to view Monday’s… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced he will host a live, unprecedented Virtual Townhall on Monday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tenth District residents interested in participating can visit the Congressman’s website – http://mchenry.house.gov – at 7:30 p.m. next Monday and click the banner located across the top of the home page.
"In addition to holding townhalls in every county in our… Read more »
More than five months after taking control of Congress, Democrats in the House and Senate have made no progress on addressing any of the major issues confronting the United States, according to data published by the Legislative Information System. Despite their highly-touted “Six for ‘06” agenda, Democrats have failed to pass into law a single piece of substantive legislation.
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Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced three successful firefighter grant-writing training sessions to round out his 2nd Annual Assistance to Firefighter Grant Workshops. Last month, the Congressman hosted workshops – presided over by Cherryville Fire Department Chief Jeff Cash – in Shelby, Lenoir, and Hickory, which included 54 total attendees from 28 local fire departments. “These… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry delivered the following statement on the House floor today regarding the Democrats’ $124 billion emergency war bill to fund our troops’ operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Democrats’ legislation directs over $13 billion in federal funds to spinach growers, tropical fish breeders, peanut storehouse construction, and livestock programs. A transcript… Read more »
