Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 556, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, legislation that prevents federal agencies from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal lands and waters used for hunting and fishing.

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).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2026, bold legislation to harden a critical weak point in the Indo-Pacific balance of power: Taiwan’s energy dependence. As global energy markets reel from heightened conflict in the Middle East and new disruptions to maritime routes, and as Taipei itself monitors impacts on its economy and energy supply chains, this bill ensures Taiwan isn’t left vulnerable to supply shocks or coercion by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or external geopolitical turmoil.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security through passage of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, legislation that provides critical resources for border security, counterterrorism operations, disaster response, and the protection of American communities.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted NO on H. Con. Res. 38, a concurrent resolution that would force the termination of the U.S. Armed Forces hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran immediately following a precise and lawful strike against hostile leadership.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Here’s how I really feel about Iran: People used to ask me how I felt about progress in Afghanistan. I would always say we were three weeks away from victory and three days away from defeat on a sliding scale. Yesterday we were in the exact same spot. Tomorrow we’d be in the exact same spot. We were allowed to do enough to not lose, but we never were allowed to do what we needed to do to win.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) will serve as Co-Chair of the newly formed Berry Amendment Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers committed to strengthening domestic defense manufacturing and reinforcing America’s military supply chains.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of the House amendment to S. 1383, legislation known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), which strengthens federal election safeguards by requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.