Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. House of Representatives approved $146,000 in funding for the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies, a workforce development program based in Hickory. The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008 (H.R.2764). “An educated workforce is essential for economic growth, and this funding will… Read more »

Two hundred twenty years ago today, 55 delegates assembled in Philadelphia to, "form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." After lengthy (and often heated) debate, there were enough "aye" votes – 39, to be exact – on September… 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 »

Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. House of Representatives approved $150,000 in funding for the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies, a workforce development program based in Hickory. The funding was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008 (H.R. 3043). “These funds will help the… Read more »

Congressmen Patrick McHenry today announced the U.S. House of Representatives approved $100,000 in funding for the Appalachian State University Center at the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) in Hudson, NC. The funding is included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008 (H.R. 3043), which passed the… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced a $1 million Economic Development grant is being awarded to Burke County and the Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) to construct the new Foothills Allied Health & Science Higher Education Center. The grant will support the renovation of a former manufacturing facility to house a new workforce training center. “This $1 million… 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 announced he is cosponsoring the A-PLUS Act, a piece of legislation that repeals No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB) one-size-fits-all approach to education by allowing states to opt-out of its federally prescribed mandates. The bill frees states from the federal requirements often tied to federal education funding and allows the implementation of initiatives… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry today announced $1.899 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) investments to the Cleveland and Mitchell counties. The investments are expected to help create more than 470 jobs and generate more than $59 million in private investment.“It is fitting that this great news comes so close to Christmas!” said Congressman Patrick McHenry. “Economic… Read more »