Today, the North Carolina chapters of the American Legion and Marine Corps League recognized Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) for his work on behalf of Western North Carolina Veterans. McHenry, who repeatedly pushed the Veterans Administration (VA) to expedite construction of a veteran’s healthcare clinic in Hickory, was presented certificates of appreciation from both… Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) announced that the Veterans Administration (VA) has signed a lease for the future location of a Veterans’ Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Hickory, North Carolina.The Clinic will be located at 1170 Fairgrove Church Road in Hickory.  It will be staffed by thirty-six full-time personnel under the supervision of the Salisbury VA… Read more »

Today Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) convened a meeting of his Military Advisory Committee at the Congressman’s District Office in Hickory, NC.Comprised of veterans and reservists from Western North Carolina, the Committee met with the Congressman to discuss important national security and veterans’ issues.“I appreciate the advice and experience of these veterans, and am thankful… 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 »

Congressman Patrick McHenry last week gained an influential ally in House Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Administration Subcommittee Chairman Chet Edwards (D-TX) in the fight for an updated status report on the Hickory VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic’s (CBOC) scheduled opening. “When opened, this clinic will serve approximately 10,000 veterans on an outpatient… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry hosted a reception in his Hickory district office last Friday to honor 11 local students who were recently appointed to service academies.“I was proud to nominate all of them to service academies earlier this year; they’re very deserving and talented young people,” said Congressman McHenry. “I am confident their admission is but the first step in a long line of… 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. “So far… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry today issued the following statement upon the House Democrats passing the largest tax increase in American history – $392.5 billion – as part of the largest federal budget in history, which checks in at $2.9 trillion. The 1993-1994 House Democrats held the previous record for raising taxes; they passed a $240 billion tax increase – which, interestingly,… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry offered three amendments to the House Democrats’ massive $463 billion spending bill; his amendments would increase funding to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and worker retraining programs. Democrats refused to bring up the measures for a vote in what can be described as a move toward more partisan politics… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) recently honored four Catawba County World War II veterans during a special ceremony at the congressman’s district office in Hickory. They were part of a group of eight veterans receiving service medals from Congressman McHenry on Friday after his office researched their combat records and obtained the medals from the Department of Defense. Read more »