Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10) today issued the following statement following his vote to pass the Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 (HR 3920), which reauthorizes and expands the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program.
“TAA is a critically important program for Western North Carolina,” said Congressman McHenry. “North Carolina has more TAA… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Al Green (D-TX), members of the House Committee on Financial Services, today introduced the Mortgage Disclosure Simplification Act of 2007. This legislation will require mortgage lenders to give every borrower a one-page summary of important information regarding their loan.“Understanding key loan terms that are a mystery to so many… 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 »
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 this week welcomed representatives from the Tenth District’s Chambers of Commerce to Washington, DC for their inaugural fly-in, featuring meetings with White House officials, members of Congress, and economic development experts. “The inaugural Tenth District Chamber of Commerce fly-in was a remarkable success,” said Congressman McHenry. “The purpose of this… Read more »
To mark the end of the Pelosi 100 hour agenda, House Conservatives today reminded House Democrats of the promises made to Americans during the fall elections and the cost House Democrats have stuck the American taxpayers within the first ten days of Democrat control. “Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats promised action – and delivered hypocrisy. They promised an open, accountable government.… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry has announced the creation of the United States Department of Commerce Hurricane Contracting Information Center (HCIC). The HCIC provides a central point of reference for businesses, especially small and medium-size enterprises, to become aware of and register for federal contracting opportunities in the Gulf Coast. Read more »
