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). “An… Read more »

Today, the Family Research Council (FRC) and Dr. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family named Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) a “True Blue” Member of Congress for his unwavering commitment to family values. The True Blue award is given annually to Members of Congress who have worked hard to defend traditional family values, faith, and freedom. FRC presented Congressman McHenry the… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 released the following statement in response to the illegal alien traffic stop Wednesday night in Burke County. Authorities pulled over a sport utility vehicle packed with illegal aliens, but were forced to release them after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were not available to check the group’s immigration status. “Local law… 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 »

On Friday, August 25 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, will be holding a Congressional field hearing on illegal immigration in U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick’s Gastonia Congressional office. The title of the hearing is "Empowering Local Law Enforcement to Combat Illegal Immigration."At this… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today voted to protect our Pledge of Allegiance by preventing judicial activists from questioning the constitutionality of the phrase “under God.” Additionally, the Pledge Protection Act impedes attempts by the federal courts to ban the Pledge of Allegiance from schools because it mentions “One nation, under God.” The Congressman’s statement is below:… Read more »