Patrick McHenry is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th District. The deputy Republican whip, McHenry is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he is chairman of the Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs. McHenry is chairman of the House Conservatives Fund. He has been recognized repeatedly as a "Hero of the Taxpayer" by Americans for Tax Reform and has received the National Association of Manufacturing's Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise Award and the Family Research Council's True Blue Award, among others. Previously McHenry represented the 109th District in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was also special assistant to the U.S. secretary of labor under President George W. Bush. McHenry has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Channel, CNN, CNBC and MSNBC. He holds a B.A. from Belmont Abbey College.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.