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McHenry: Keep politics out of it
May 13, 2009
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The looming 2010 census has gotten considerable attention in Washington. In most cases, it has not been constructive. White House attempts to run the census in-house had two effects. First, they politicized our nation's largest peacetime mobilization. Second, they implied the Census Bureau is incapa...
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Thumbs Up
May 9, 2009
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THUMBS UP to U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry for working toward the creation of a national Hmong Recognition Day. The day would recognize the contributions of this group of American citizens' sacrifice to support the United States during and since the Vietnam War. McHenry understands the positive contribu...
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Criminal Charges Against ACORN Raise Concerns About Its Partnership With Census Bureau
May 6, 2009
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Criminal charges filed in Nevada against ACORN, a liberal activist group that is under investigation in several other states for alleged voter registration fraud in 2008, have sparked increased concerns about the organization’s partnership agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to help recruit worker...
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Thumbs Up
May 2, 2009
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THUMBS UP to 10th District Rep. Patrick McHenry for proposing legislation that would give people applying for a mortgage more information regarding the details and obligations of their loan. We agree with McHenry that these “rules will make the borrowing process significantly simpler and more trans...
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Tea party draws a crowd in Morganton
Apr 16, 2009
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Hundreds of people turned out Wednesday on the Old Courthouse Square for what organizers called a tea party.
The party was actually a rally on tax day to protest taxes, spending and the federal bailouts.
And folks brought along signs to express their feelings, many of them hand-drawn and many...
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Economic growth trumps tax-and-spend
Apr 16, 2009
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Yesterday was Tax Day in America. Here in Western North Carolina, thousands of citizens filed their taxes before the deadline. This day serves as an annual reminder of how working families are overtaxed in this country. While Tax Day is never a day for rejoicing, the outlook for the American ...
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McHenry will speak at Tax Day Tea Party
Apr 15, 2009
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. 10th District, will speak at the Tax Day Tea Party on the Old Courthouse Square in Morganton.
The event starts at noon Wednesday.
The rally will give local taxpayers an opportunity to exercise their freedom of speech in an event inspired by the Boston Tea Par...
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Obama taps Groves for census director
Apr 2, 2009
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President Barack Obama has chosen Robert M. Groves to be the next census director, turning to a professor who has clashed with Republicans over the use of statistical sampling to lead the high-stakes head count.
The White House will announce the selection of Groves later Thursday, a Commerce Depart...
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Thumbs Up
Mar 14, 2009
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THUMBS UP to the Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network for opening a new community-based outpatient clinic in Hickory to replace the old clinic. A groundbreaking for the new clinic was held Friday. Congressman Patrick McHenry deserves much of the credit for bringing the cli...
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McHenry presses Obama about 2010 Census
Mar 1, 2009
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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 Ho...
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