Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Patrick T. McHenry [R, NC-10]

Pintful: Competing bills jeopardize possible tax break for brewers

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...group isn’t trashing the competing legislation but believes the tax breaks should target the smallest producers. U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a western North Carolina Republican, is a co-sponsor of the Small Brew Act and member of the House Small Brewer

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Corp Fin Issues 15 New & Revised CDIs: Spring Cleaning

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...H.R. 701, a bipartisan bill that directs the SEC to finalize rules by Oct. 31 to implement Title IV of the JOBS Act. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sponsored the legislation along

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The Deal: At Last, Some Consensus on Dodd-Frank

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Act when it was passed three summers ago. "Dodd-Frank did not end too-big-to-fail but instead enshrined it," said Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the subcommittee chairman. McHenry noted that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, an architect of th

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BIO Praises House of Representatives for Passing H.R. 701

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...of a key capital formation provision in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. H.R. 701 was introduced by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and passed the House by a vote of 416-6. “BIO applauds Rep. McHenry and the House of Representatives for pas

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GOP pushes new SEC head on JOBS Act regulations

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...take steps to do so expeditiously," they wrote. The letter was signed by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Rep. Patrick McHenry (N.C.), and Sens. Pat Toomey (Pa.) and John Thune (S.D.), who is chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. Rep

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Gov. Daugaard Appoints David Anderson to Vacant District 16 House Seat

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...subject discussed. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) today sent a letter to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mary Jo White, u

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Email letters, May 10, 2013

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...reconcile the Democratic socialist Cummings to two other members of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Patrick McHenry and Rep. James Lankford (on Benghazi). Cummings is quoted as claiming the Republicans have LIED. Well, Hillary Clinto

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Heat’s on Hill over Benghazi

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...subpoena power. “We’ve not gotten to the bottom of actually what happened within the depths of this administration,” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), a member of the House Oversight Committee that conducted the hearing, said. “The facts are damning

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Highlights From ‘Wilkow!’ and ‘Real News’ of Reactions to Wednesday’s Hearing on Benghazi

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...al-Sharia, is affiliated with Islamic terrorists.” On TheBlaze TV Wednesday Andrew Wilkow was joined by North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry and Lt. General Jerry Boykin to discuss their reaction to the hearings on “Wilkow!,” and Oklahoma Republica

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Labor nominee under fire for St. Paul pullout from Supreme Court case

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...Supreme Court from hearing an appeal that would have placed in jeopardy his division's use of an unjust legal theory." Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said the episode shows Perez does not deserve the appointment of Labor Secretary. "I ask my colleagues o

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Perez hearing leads to awkward roles

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...to Newell’s lawsuit would discourage other whistleblowers from coming forward. Rhetoric was hot on both sides. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) called the deal with St. Paul “awful in its intent” and “deeply devastating.” “We see an obvious qui

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Small brewers push lawmakers to pass Small BREW Act

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...of relief. They don't want any preferential treatment. What they want is the ability to get up and running,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry. The push for a tax cut comes as the industry continues to grow. Nationally there are a little more than 2,400 small

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Electric Vehicle Market Looks for a Recharge

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...business of actually trying to be a venture capitalist. The government is a very poor venture capitalist,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry (R–N.C.). “We lose taxpayer dollars, and when we lose taxpayer dollars it outrages the public.” Armed with priva

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Jeb's problem: Bush fatigue

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...name was Brown instead of Bush he’d probably be the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.” Even Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, who worked for Jeb’s brother, George W. Bush, and endorses Bush’s record as governor, calling him a reformer wh

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Boehner-led cost-cutting saving millions in the House

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...supported when they were informed it was that or furloughs. Miller's message: "This is what a Swiffer looks like." Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., directs staff to fly in to Baltimore's airport instead of Washington's Reagan airport because direct flights

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Sanford goes on the attack in new ad —SBA List hits McAuliffe in first Va. radio ad— PPP finds N.H.'s Hassan in good shape for '14—NRCC goes after House Dems on taxes—Weiner returns to Twitter

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...Andrea Bozek says these candidates just “pretend [they] defend the middle class.” The full list of candidates: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01), Ron Barber (AZ-02), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), John Garamendi (CA-03), Ami Bera (CA-07), Jim Costa (CA-16), Lois Cap

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What Can We Learn From What The GOP Is Doing To North Carolina's Education System?

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...Blue America candidates was North Carolina state Rep. Patsy Keever, who was running against reactionary Republican closet case Patrick McHenry. Although Patsy kicked his ass where she was best known, Buncombe County-- where she rolled up a 46,240 (66%)

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Dome: Ruling goes in favor of sweeps games

2013-04-21T01:00:00Z

...raised $4,140 and had $37,681 cash on hand, a figure likely to fuel more rumors that he is nearing retirement. Rep. Patrick McHenry of Cherryville raised $131,008 and had $206,048 on hand. Rep. Virginia Foxx of Banner Elk raised $92,519 and had $1.5 mil

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How Ellmers, Jones, Holding, McIntyre are doing with their fund raising

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...of Greensboro raised $4,140 and had $37,681 cash on hand, a figure likely to fuel more rumors that he is nearing retirement. Rep. Patrick McHenry of Cherryville raised $131,008 and had $206,048 on hand,. Rep. Virginia Foxx of Banner Elk raised $92,519 a

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Morning Memo: UNC-CH gets new chancellor; McHenry won't challenge Hagan

2013-04-12T01:00:00Z

...1 to become provost at Washington University in St. Louis. Full story. McHENRY WON'T CHALLENGE HAGAN: N.C. Congressman Patrick McHenry took his name out of the crowded field of potential challengers to Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, who faces re-electi

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