Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) expressed anger and disbelief at the ruling by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional. Read more »
Below are Congressman McHenry's opening statement and introduction of Rutherford County, North Carolina Chief Deputy Sheriff Phil Byers to the Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, as he gave testimony on the Methamphetamines epidemic. Read more »
Speech by Congressman McHenry in front of the U.S. Supreme Court urging the federal courts to preserve and promote religious liberty in America. Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today addressed a crowd of activists and journalists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court urging the federal courts to do better when it comes to protecting religious liberty. Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry today railed against the U.S. Supreme Court’s McCreary County v. ACLU decision, which outlawed the display of the Ten Commandments on public lands. Read more »
Today, the House passed H.J. Res. 10, The Flag Protection Amendment, which proposes an amendment to the Constitution that would authorize the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) voted with a strong majority in the House to pass the amendment by a 286-130 margin. Read more »
Last night, Congressmen Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) and Bob Beauprez (R-CO-7) introduced a bill that would prohibit directing federal tax dollars as foreign aid to countries that fail to extradite criminals suspected of killing police officers. Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today announced that his request for a grant to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office was included in today’s House Appropriations bill, which is broadly expected to pass later this evening. The request would help fund a fingerprint system for the Sheriff’s crime lab. Read more »
Text of a one-minute speech Congressman McHenry's gave on the U.S. House floor on 8 June 2005, urging support of his anti-methamphetamines legislation (H.R. 1616). Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) has introduced new legislation aimed to curb methamphetamines production and trade. The bill, H.R. 1616, would double the maximum jail time from 10 to 20 years for those convicted of producing or trafficking methamphetamines or other illegal drugs in the presence of children.
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