U.S. CongressmanPATRICK McHENRY

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 Virtual Townhall in its entirety. “Any time you push the envelope by using new technology there’s a question abou... 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 district, I am constantly searching for new, innovative ways to speak directly with people in Western North Ca... Read more

Congressman Patrick McHenry today pledged to vote to uphold President Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which directs taxpayer money to fund the destruction of human embryos for research purposes. The Congressman’s statement is below: Embryonic stem cell research is morally wrong because it’s based on the concept that you create life to destroy it. Scientific discovery should never compromise our moral integrity. Washington should never require pro-life taxpayers to fund res... Read more

Congressman Patrick McHenry today voted against the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which directs taxpayer money to fund the destruction of human embryos for research purposes. The Congressman’s statement delivered upon voting against the measure is below: "Embryonic stem cell research is morally wrong because it’s based on the concept that you create life to destroy it. Scientific discovery should never compromise our moral integrity." "Washington has no business funding research that ends ... 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 the only Americans experiencing ‘a new direction’ are postal workers adjusting to the new nameplates on the fron... Read more

Congressman McHenry issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling today, which upholds the law banning partial birth abortions nationwide. "The Supreme Court’s ruling today reflects the compassionate belief that life must be treasured and protected at all costs," said Congressman McHenry. "Partial birth abortion stands as the most abhorrent and gruesome act perpetrated against the most vulnerable among us – and its cruelty has no place in civilized society.""Going forw... Read more

Complex moral and political dilemmas are often best understood through simple allegory. For example, Aesop’s Fables, Plato’s cave, and numerous New Testament parables explain to us what is right and what is just when even the most sophisticated analysis falls short. It is to these examples, and many others like them, that we turn to grant us moral clarity. The House of Representatives will enter into just this sort of dilemma today when it considers whether or not to commit taxpayer funding to e... Read more

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today voted to uphold President Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810), a piece of legislation that uses taxpayer dollars to support and encourage a line of research requiring the intentional destruction of living human embryos for the derivation of their cells. Congressman McHenry statement is below: “I applaud President Bush for following up on his promise to the American people and vetoing legislation that uses taxpayer money to har... Read more

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) today issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear the Bush Administration’s appeal of a ruling that called the 2003 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act “unconstitutional”: “The Supreme Court is making the right decision to hear this appeal. The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act prohibits doctors from performing one of the most heinous acts this world has ever seen – the premeditated murder of a living, breathing baby. I urge the Supreme Co... Read more

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) issued the following statement on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more