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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08) joined a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis, Tuesday, shortly after voting in favor of the $1.3 trillion spending bill, which includes funds to fight the epidemic.
More than $4 billion goes towards opioid abuse prevention, research and treatment.
CONCORD, N.C. (WBTV) - Representative Richard Hudson (R-08) says he was ahead of the curve on the opioid crisis because he lives in his district, comes home on the weekends, does the grocery shopping, and talks to people in the district about what's going on. He says that's why he first started working on the problem two years ago.
The opioid epidemic continues to devastate our country. It doesn’t discriminate between large and small communities or urban and rural ones. It has shoved its way into every corner of America – from Florida to Oregon and every state in between.
The post office on Main Street will be renamed the Howard B. Pate Jr. Post Office, according to a bill to be signed by President Donald Trump. Pate, who served as postmaster for more than 30 years, died in late 2016 at the age of 90.
Local Rep. Richard Hudson, R-08, will visit Serenity House in Concord on Tuesday to discuss with local leaders ways to improve responses to the national opioid crisis.
FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WTVD) -- The chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held an open session Friday in Fayetteville to discuss veterans care.
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation that U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced synchronizing the implementation of energy conservation requirements for residential ceiling fans to prevent higher consumer costs and market disruption has now been approved by both chambers of Congress and heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.