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  • Packed house hears McHenry in Mooresvile
    Aug 11, 2009 - "This is, by far, the largest town hall I've ever had," McHenry told the 150 or so people packed in the lobby. "When I scheduled these meetings I didn't realized I was the only member of Congress in North Carolina holding them." More
  • Health care town hall meeting attracts hundreds of people
    Aug 11, 2009 - More than 1,400 people packed the Lenoir Rhyne University auditorium for a health care town hall meeting Tuesday night hosted by Congressman Patrick McHenry. Due to the extremely large crowd, the meeting had to be moved from the city hall at last minute. Right off the bat, Congressman Patrick McHenry made his feelings known about his position on the health care bill. "There are some fundamental things we have to do to curb the cost of health care and the choice should be in our hands," said McHenry. More
  • More than 1,200 show up for Hickory town hall
    Aug 11, 2009 - A town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-Cherryville) Tuesday night unfolded just as the congressman hoped it would: uneventfully. Just the idea of a town hall meeting has been controversial since the debate over health care reform swung into high gear. Across the country, many of the events have involved yelling as conservatives expressed frustration over the plan being championed by Democrats in Washington, D.C. More
  • Capacity Crowd Grills Local Rep. On Health Care Reform
    Aug 10, 2009 - A town hall meeting drew heated debate about health care Monday evening in Mooresville. More than 700 people showed up to talk with Congressman Patrick McHenry, a Republican serving North Carolina's 10th district. Many people could not get inside the Mooresville town hall. Firefighters stood at the doors to make sure it wasn't filled beyond capacity. More
  • Rep. brings health care debate to Mooresville
    Aug 10, 2009 - The health care debate came to Mooresville Monday evening as Rep. Patrick McHenry continues to crisscross his district holding town hall meetings. Hundreds showed up to the meeting, but many had to be turned away. The Republican congressman had to stand on a table to address the waiting crowd. More
  • Democrats avoid health forums
    Aug 7, 2009 - 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. More
  • N.C. Members of Congress Shy Away from Town Halls
    Aug 6, 2009 - 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. More
  • Congressman Holds Healthcare Town Hall Meeting
    Aug 6, 2009 - 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. More
  • TARP Oversight Panel Split Over Transparency, Budget Debates
    Aug 5, 2009 - McHenry, in an interview, called the decision to keep the meetings private “ridiculous and bizarre” and noted that even the Fed releases detailed minutes of its Federal Open Market Committee meetings three weeks later. “The Federal Reserve makes more consequential and large decisions about our monetary policy than this board ever could,” he said. More
  • McHenry decisions deserve support
    Aug 2, 2009 - This is why it was encouraging to hear that Congressman Patrick McHenry voted this week in favor of replenishing the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which covers the cost of extended unemployment benefits for jobless workers. The Department of Labor anticipates the fund will run out in August. It is obvious the 10th District congressman recognizes the importance of helping jobless workers and their families in these tough economic times. More