Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced that he will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 12th at 6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the James Warren Lincoln County Citizens’ Center, 115 West Main Street in Lincolnton.   At the town hall meeting, Congressman McHenry will give an update on recent legislative activity in Congress and what to expect in the coming months.  Town… Read more »

The town hall forum, long a hallmark of the August congressional recess, is disappearing this year as the partisan lines harden and tempers flare over the health care debate... ...Only two North Carolina lawmakers, Republicans Sue Myrick of Charlotte and Patrick McHenry of Cherryville, plan to have town hall meetings. Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry announced that he will hold a town hall meeting on Monday, August 10th at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Commissioners’ Chamber at Mooresville Town Hall, 413 North Main Street in Mooresville. At the town hall meeting, Congressman McHenry will give an update on recent legislative activity in Congress and what to expect in the coming months.  Town hall meetings… Read more »

If you’re a North Carolinian and hoped to offer your two cents at one of these events, you’re probably out of luck. As of Tuesday, based on calls to the office of every member of the state’s congressional delegation and searches of their Web sites, only one had scheduled any public forums in his district during the August recess: 10th District Republican Patrick McHenry, who over the next three weeks is planning a town hall meeting in each of the 10 counties he represents in the House. Read more »

The August recess sends members of Congress back to their home districts and many are getting an earful. 10th district Congressman Patrick McHenry held a town hall meeting in Mitchell County on Thursday night. The forum was well-attended, standing room only. McHenry fielded questions from a civil and mostly-friendly crowd. Read more »

At his town hall meetings, Congressman McHenry gives an update on recent legislative activity in Congress and what to expect in the coming months. Town hall meetings are an opportunity for constituents to share their thoughts on the issues they are concerned about. Read more »

Farm-related and nonfarm-related small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives in Avery and Mitchell counties are eligible for assistance. Local small businesses who experienced significant financial losses resulting from the drought of 2008 may qualify for loans up to $2 million. Read more »

So I fail to see the wisdom in eliminating 88,000 jobs in North Carolina alone, raising energy prices by $1,400 annually on every household, and hiking gasoline prices by 77 cents per gallon. For what? So we can possibly lower the earth’s temperature by two-tenths of a degree by the end of the century. Read more »

WASHINGTON -- Two longtime partners could be getting entangled in a messy divorce. Your favorite radio station is about to battle the very artists whose music they broadcast. In recent weeks, the radio industry and music industry have taken their growing dispute over money to Congress. National recording artists, including Bono, Tony Bennett and Tim McGraw, are urging Congress to pass… Read more »

There is an alternative approach to reviving the economy that does not fall squarely on the backs of middle class America. We must allow taxpayers to keep more of their money to provide for their families and save for retirement. We must provide incentives for small businesses to create jobs. Sustained economic growth, not higher taxes and limitless spending, will rebuild the economy of Western North Carolina, and all of America. Read more »