In the News
February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The NASA Reauthorization Act led to a bipartisan bill that would instruct NASA to “use the satellites and data infrastructure it already runs to deliver more accurate methane measurements, without adding new regulations or expanding enforcement authority,” one of its sponsors told the Washington Reporter.
Issues:
Science, Space, and Technology
February 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—China and Russia are churning out millions of drones while the United States has little capacity to build them at scale. Rep. Pat Harrigan of North Carolina introduced the SkyFoundry Act to change this, and it got rolled into the latest National Defense Authorization Act.
January 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., and Josh Riley, D-N.Y., discuss ways both parties are trying to make the American dream achievable.
January 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—America has hit another record, but it’s not a good one.
Last year, the median age of the first-time homebuyer in America hit 40 years old. In the 1980s, the average age of the first-time homebuyer in America was just 28.
January 13, 2026
Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408
WASHINGTON, D.C.—My wife Rocky and I started our business in a double-wide trailer. We worked hard, saved, and eventually bought a home. That’s the American story. Work hard, build something, and own a piece of the dream.
But that dream is slipping through the fingers of a generation.
January 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Alarmed that North Carolina appears to have repeatedly failed to follow federal law in issuing commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) to foreign nationals, all Republican members of the state’s US House delegation are pressing Gov. Josh Stein to act immediately, warning that the state’s negligence could cost nearly $50 million in federal highway funds.
January 8, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., this week introduced the Families First Housing Act, aimed at giving American families priority access to federally backed foreclosed single-family homes before large investors and hedge funds can purchase them.
January 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Republican North Carolina Rep. Pat Harrigan is introducing a bill to codify protections that prevent institutional investors from buying single-family homes, the Daily Caller learned.
Issues:
Jobs and Economic Growth
January 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Republican Rep. Pat Harrigan of North Carolina joined ABC News Live to discuss congressional reaction to the U.S. attack in Venezuela.
Issues:
National Security
January 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., discusses what comes next after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on ‘Fox News Live.’
Issues:
National Security