Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to learn more about Facebook’s recently announced digital currency proposal, Project Libra. Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, who called for this hearing last month, delivered opening remarks urging his colleagues to fight the knee-jerk reaction of Washington to stifle i... Read more »
Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced his 2019 town hall meeting schedule. During Congress’ August district work period, Congressman McHenry will host six town hall meetings throughout the Tenth District. At the town hall meetings, Congressman McHenry will give an update on recent legislative activity in the U.S. Congress and what to expect in the coming months. He will also take qu... Read more »
Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held its semi-annual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on monetary policy and the state of the economy. Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the Financial Services Committee, delivered opening remarks highlighting the positive economic trends as a result of Republican tax cuts and regulatory reform. McHenr... Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services, released the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 3151, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 into law. This legislation included provisions from H.R. 2007, the IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2019, introduced by Republican Leader McHenry and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-0... Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced Karina Jones as the winner of the Tenth District's 2019 Congressional Art Competition. A panel of judge's from the Tenth District selected Karina's work, "Mabel", as the winner of this year's competition. Karina is a rising senior at Gaston Christian School where she studies art under teacher Jill Overton. On Monday, Karina attended the Congressional A... Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), calling on her to hold a hearing on Facebook’s new global cryptocurrency project, “Project Libra.” In his letter, McHenry highlights the potential for this new technology to foster “financial inclusion and... Read more »
Tenth District Congressman Patrick McHenry’s staff will hold office hours in Polk County on Thursday, June 20th from 9am – 12pm at the Womack Building – 40 Courthouse Street in Columbus. Roger Kumpf, McHenry’s Regional Director for Polk County, will be available to meet with constituents who have issues with federal agencies including Social Security, veterans affairs, and immigration. He will als... Read more »
Tenth District Congressman Patrick McHenry’s staff will hold office hours in Rutherford County on Thursday, June 13th from 9 AM to 12 PM at the Rutherfordton Town Hall – 129 North Main Street in Rutherfordton. Roger Kumpf, McHenry’s Regional Director for Rutherford County, will be available to meet with constituents who have issues with federal agencies including Social Security, veterans affairs,... Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced Olivia Belcher, Clayton Cribb, Ruby Hoernlen, Trey Davison, and Phoebe Haller from North Carolina's Tenth Congressional District have accepted appointments to our nation's military service academies for the Class of 2023. Each of these students applied for a nomination through Congressman McHenry's office and were interviewed by the Congressman's Milit... Read more »
Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Export-Import Bank. During the hearing, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the Republican Leader of the House Financial Services Committee, highlighted the importance of reforms and modernization so the Ex-Im Bank can continue to serve as a tool to both promote job creation and combat China’s growing threat towards U.S.... Read more »
