National Security
As a Green Beret combat veteran, Pat understands the threats we face at home and abroad. He is committed to strengthening our military, investing in cutting-edge technology, and ensuring our troops have the resources they need to succeed. Keeping America safe requires decisive leadership and a strong national defense.
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March 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of an eight-week Continuing Resolution to fund the entire Department of Homeland Security, including ICE and CBP, through May 22, 2026, and deliver backpay to DHS employees who have gone without compensation since the funding lapse began on February 14, 2026. The House rejected the Senate-passed bill, which would have funded DHS while providing nothing for ICE and CBP, the agencies responsible for securing our border and removing criminal illegal aliens, and instead passed a full CR that funds the entire department.
March 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 7084, the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026, legislation to impose consequences on foreign governments that unlawfully seize or nationalize U.S.-owned ports and infrastructure.
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March 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026, legislation to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and ensure frontline personnel are paid during the ongoing government shutdown.
March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan (R., N.C.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) want the government to be able to deport individuals who “become U.S. citizens and then turn against this country by committing or supporting terrorism.”
March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10), alongside Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), introduced the Expatriate Terrorists Act of 2026, legislation to ensure that individuals who become U.S. citizens and then turn against this country by committing or supporting terrorism can be stripped of their citizenship and removed from the United States.
March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Wednesday that Democrats have shown they would rather delay action on Iran than confront the regime's nuclear ambitions.
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March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two Democrats and two Republicans are unveiling legislation aimed at curbing China’s global influence Wednesday, seeking to find common ground on foreign policy even as the war in Iran divides the House along partisan lines.
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March 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45), Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) in co-leading the Combating Chinese Communist Party Influence Act, legislation directing the Director of National Intelligence to produce a comprehensive intelligence community assessment on the national security implications of increased foreign malign influence by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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March 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The origins of a fraud-fighting technology now used by one of the world’s largest insurers trace back to a deadly insider attack during the Iraq War.
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March 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) on March 9 sponsored a bipartisan bill to promote energy security in Taiwan by ensuring the country isn’t left vulnerable to supply shocks or coercion by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or external geopolitical turmoil.