As Congress considers President Obama’s job package, one measure seems to have rare bipartisan support: a proposal to loosen some of the outdated securities regulations that hamper small businesses in raising capital. Read more »

Uncertainty about government regulations already in place and others that may be coming are hampering economic growth and stifling efforts to create jobs, area business leaders said Friday. About two dozen representatives of various business and industry sectors in the Greater Hickory Metro voiced their concerns to U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R, 10th District) during a luncheon meeting at the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce. Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, issued the following remarks today regarding the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission majority and minority reports. Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following statement after receiving the Quarterly Report to Congress of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program [SIGTARP] Neil Barofsky. Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) issued the following statement today following his vote against H.R. 4853, the "Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III." In a ploy to force a vote that would raise taxes on small business owners, Democrat leaders exploited current House rules with an amendment to strip the contents of an unrelated bill and replace it with the new "Middle Class Tax Relief Act." H.R. 4853 passed the House by a vote of 234 to 188. Read more »

On September 13th and 14th, Congressman McHenry will join Congressman Mike McIntyre (NC-7) as a co-host for the fourteenth annual North Carolina Business & Economic Development Summit, held in Washington, DC. This event will give community business leaders the opportunity to meet with federal government officials and discuss the policies affecting Western North Carolina businesses… Read more »

"If you want to know how out of touch Washington really is, look no further," McHenry said. "Congress is debating some of the most sweeping policy changes in our nation's history, but some believe the legislation should be hidden from the American people." Read more »

Chuck Costner doesn't think his father would be alive today if America had nationalized health care. His father, Charles Sr., had triple-bypass surgery at Gaston Memorial Hospital last August -- two days after he went to his doctor and complained of dizziness. In countries with socialized medicine, Costner said, the average wait to see a cardiologist or other specialist is six weeks. Read more »

Health-care reform and jobs were key topics as 10th District U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry held a town hall meeting Tuesday night. The session drew a standing-room only crowd to the Cool Springs Administration Building. McHenry estimated perhaps 250 in attendance. McHenry, a Republican, first offered his outlook on three issues before taking questions from the floor. Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced that he will hold a second Iredell County town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Charles Mack Citizens Center in the Moore, Burlington, and Lowrance Meeting Rooms, 215 North Main Street in Mooresville, NC. Read more »