Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, offered five questions today to be asked of Commerce Secretary-nominee Governor Gary Locke at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, March 18th. Questions regarding the conduct of the 2010 Decennial Census led to Senator Judd Gregg withdrawing his… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, released the following statement in response to news reports regarding Commerce Secretary-designee Governor Gary Locke’s views on the 2010 Decennial Census. “I am encouraged by Governor Locke’s desire for a Census Bureau free of political pressure from the… Read more »

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th, kept up pressure on the Obama administration this week over the 2010 Census after the president nominated former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as Commerce secretary. Obama had chosen Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., for the post. But Gregg decided to step aside after the White House indicated that it -- not the Commerce Department -- would directly oversee the 2010… Read more »

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives sent the letter below to President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce. In anticipation of former Washington Governor Gary Locke’s confirmation hearing, Congressman McHenry asks, “Do you intend to comply with the partisan ambitions of the President or to… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry has been named the Republican Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee with direct oversight of the 2010 United States Census.  As Ranking Member, Congressman McHenry is the leader of the minority party on the subcommittee. The Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives also has jurisdiction over public… Read more »

Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member of the subcommittee with oversight of the U.S. Census, released the following statement in response to Senator Judd Gregg withdrawing his name from consideration to be Commerce Secretary over the brewing census controversy. “President Obama’s reckless actions have now cost him an able and respected cabinet secretary.  Is the President… Read more »