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Hudson Bills Passed by House to Strengthen PPE Stockpile, Telecommunications Supply Chains

October 20, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two bipartisan bills introduced by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today.

Issues:

Economy and Jobs, Health Care

Hudson Releases Statement on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

October 18, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Strategic Roadmap announced today to confront PFAS contamination nationwide, including a toxicity assessment for GenX:

Issues:

Environment

Hudson Releases Statement on the Retirement of Rep. David Price

October 18, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.

Hudson, Cohen Relaunch Global Road Safety Caucus

October 12, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced the official relaunch of the Congressional Global Road Safety Caucus today. The Caucus will continue to bring awareness to road safety initiatives and mobilize Congressional support to tackle this significant domestic and global health and safety crisis.

Issues:

Transportation

Hudson, Eshoo, Crenshaw and Tonko Introduce Bipartisan HEALTH Act

October 7, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), along with Reps. Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), introduced the Health Emergencies are Literally Tenets of HHS (HEALTH) Act of 2021 this week.

Issues:

Health Care

Hudson, Tillis Lead NC Delegation Pressing for Answers on Crisis in Afghanistan and Americans Left Behind

October 5, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) and U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led Members of the North Carolina congressional delegation on a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week regarding the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and Americans left behind.

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Bice, Hudson Urge Removal of Red Flag Law from National Defense Bill

September 30, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Representative Stephanie Bice (OK-05), along with 159 of their colleagues, sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, urging the full removal of a “red flag” provision in H.R.

Issues:

Defense & National Security, Second Amendment

Hudson Praises Gains for Troops, Fort Bragg in National Defense Bill

September 23, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for veterans, praised pay raises for troops, investments for Fort Bragg, and other provisions in the FY 22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Hudson Outraged by Red Flag Laws in National Defense Bill

September 23, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the National Defense Authorization Act:

Issues:

Defense & National Security, Second Amendment

Hudson Releases Statement on Biden Administration Drug Pricing Scheme: 'More Government, Less Cures'

September 9, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on a proposal released today by the Biden administration on prescription drug prices:

Issues:

Health Care

In The News

Congressman Hudson tours Edelbrock

September 3, 2021 In The News

Mark Rogers, Sanford Herald

Hudson (R-N.C.) toured the Edelbrock facility in the Central Carolina Enterprise Park and spoke with employees, learning about the facility and the products.

Facebook briefly flags Rep. Richard Hudson’s post on U.S. military gear lost to Taliban

September 1, 2021 In The News

Joseph Clark, Washington Times

Facebook and Instagram Wednesday briefly flagged posts by a North Carolina congressman containing a graphic showing a breakdown of the U.S.

Hudson Cosponsors Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medals to 13 Fallen Servicemembers

August 31, 2021 In The News

The Pilot

U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson cosponsored legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week.

Family, lawmakers mourn loss of service members stationed at Bragg, Lejeune

August 30, 2021 In The News

Carolina Journal

Family members and lawmakers, in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, representing N.C.

Email misstep appears to have sent evacuation instructions for Americans to Afghans, other allies

August 19, 2021 In The News

Russ Bowen, CBS 17

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken from Rep. Richard Hudson, there is great concern about what appears to be a major email misstep.

House Republican sounds alarm on ATF’s gun control moves

August 18, 2021 In The News

Mica Soellner, Washington Times

Rep. Richard Hudson, a staunch Second Amendment advocate, is sounding off on what

Issues:

Second Amendment

Hudson introduces rural broadband bill

August 17, 2021 In The News

Mark Rogers, Sanford Herald

U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson hopes a bill he introduced in Congress recently will help people in rural areas, including Lee County, receive broadband internet access.

Issues:

Economy and Jobs, Education

Here's how a new bill could help expand broadband across rural North Carolina

August 7, 2021 In The News

Kristen Johnson The Fayetteville Observer

A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week seeks to expand broadband access in rural parts of the country.

The 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act, introduced Wednesday by Republican Rep. Richard Hudson of the state's 8th congressional district, establishes grant programs to improve internet access in underserved communities.

Hudson pushes bill to expand broadband in rural, unserved areas

August 4, 2021 In The News

Carolina Journal

A congressman from North Carolina has introduced a new bill to expand broadband access in rural America.

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8th District, calls his bill the 21st Century Broadband Deployment Act.

Fort Bragg to consolidate into one federal judicial district

July 11, 2021 In The News

Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer

FORT BRAGG — President Joe Biden signed a law this week that consolidates Fort Bragg into one judicial district.

Republican Congressman Richard Hudson, whose district includes Fort Bragg, co-sponsored the House version of the bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Raleigh.

Issues:

Defense & National Security