WASHINGTON — Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-9) issued the following statements after leading a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to encourage upholding textile and apparel product-specific rules of origin included in the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) sent a letter to President Obama drawing attention letter to USTR on TPP prior to President's meeting with Vietnamese President Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) sent a letter, signed by 167 Members of Congress, to US Trade Representative Michael Froman on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following remarks Wednesday after a series of trade-related votes on the House floor. Among the measures considered, he voted to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program for three years, as well as to oppose the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Read more »
Uncertainty about government regulations already in place and others that may be coming are hampering economic growth and stifling efforts to create jobs, area business leaders said Friday.
About two dozen representatives of various business and industry sectors in the Greater Hickory Metro voiced their concerns to U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R, 10th District) during a luncheon meeting at the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce. Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. This bill takes a measured response to unfair currency manipulation by China and other countries, which has cost the U.S. more than one million jobs during the last decade, including hundreds of thousands of textile and apparel jobs. Congressman McHenry is a co-sponsor of this legislation. H.R. 2378 passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 348-79. Read more »
Congressman McHenry opposed a bill today that will, if implemented, place an additional burden on Western North Carolina’s textile industry. The bill, HR 5160, was primarily designed to help Haiti recover after its recent devastating earthquake. However, portions of the overall bill would allow goods made primarily from components produced in other Third World countries into the U.S. duty-free Read more »
"If you want to know how out of touch Washington really is, look no further," McHenry said. "Congress is debating some of the most sweeping policy changes in our nation's history, but some believe the legislation should be hidden from the American people." Read more »
Chuck Costner doesn't think his father would be alive today if America had nationalized health care.
His father, Charles Sr., had triple-bypass surgery at Gaston Memorial Hospital last August -- two days after he went to his doctor and complained of dizziness. In countries with socialized medicine, Costner said, the average wait to see a cardiologist or other specialist is six weeks. Read more »
Health-care reform and jobs were key topics as 10th District U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry held a town hall meeting Tuesday night.
The session drew a standing-room only crowd to the Cool Springs Administration Building. McHenry estimated perhaps 250 in attendance.
McHenry, a Republican, first offered his outlook on three issues before taking questions from the floor. Read more »
