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A group of Republican Congressional representatives led by North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop wrote Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday demanding an explanation for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) targeting of American parents protesting against local school officials.
North Carolina’s 8th District congressman is teaming up with a high-profile Texas counterpart to help sponsor a bill clarifying the federal government’s response to health care emergencies.
Rep. Richard Hudson and fellow Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas are working with two Democrats, Anna Eshoo of California and Paul Tonko of New York, on the Health Emergencies Are Literally Tenets of HHS, or HEALTH, Act.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), alongside Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), and Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) have sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to inquire about the status of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller in response to significant public concern.
Lt. Col. Scheller has gained notable media attention this month after he openly criticized the Biden administration for their handling of the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.
The letter reads:
The Honorable Carlos Del Toro
Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and 161 other lawmakers sent a September 29, 2021, letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging the removal of the red flag provision from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
A resolution honoring the 13 servicemembers killed in the attacks at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, was introduced Thursday by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.
Among those killed was Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss, believed to be the last American military fatality in the 20-year U.S. war. He was assigned to the 9th Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group based at Fort Bragg. Knauss and his wife, Alena, resided in Pinebluff.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The concerns some Fayetteville families voiced in the spring have now become their reality.
"When I heard that they were taking ABA away out of school, I literally felt sick to my stomach. It was a devastating blow because, for my daughter to get the education that she deserves and that she's capable of getting, she needs her RBT," Fayetteville mother Katrina Powers said in May.
Moore County residents are finding ways to get involved in the effort to aid evacuees from Afghanistan.
Until recently, a church in Carthage was running an emergency supply collection service.
“Many people in our congregation know people in Afghanistan, have seen what people have gone through, and they want to make a difference the best they can,” said Donna Kokes, administrator at New Covenant Fellowship Church in Carthage, whose congregation includes a number of veterans, military personnel, their spouses and families.
Fort Yarborough, Fort Robinson, Fort Sandhills and Fort Liberty are just four names from a lengthy list of potential options being considered for the anticipated renaming of Fort Bragg.
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, passed by Congress last year, mandates the modification or removal of names that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who voluntarily served with the Confederacy. The initial focus is on renaming several major military posts including Bragg.
FORT BRAGG — People with ideas on what they think the new name for Fort Bragg should be need to start submitting ideas — sooner than later.
Col. Scott Pence, Fort Bragg’s garrison commander, has spent the week talking with residents about how the process to rename the country’s most populated military installation came about and what’s next. It’s part of a congressional mandate to rebrand all Army installations that are named after Confederate leaders.
With Congress out of session during the past few weeks, US Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) has been busy meeting with his constituents. As part of this effort, he recently visited Edelbrock’s Sanford, North Carolina carburetor facility for a tour and engagement with the company’s employees.