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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives passed the VA Mission Act of 2018 (S. 2372), a bipartisan package to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs and fund the Choice Program.
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) supported the vote.
We are at the halfway mark for the 115th Congress. Lawmakers began the new legislative session with high hopes following the passage of the tax reform package at the end of 2017. With that piece of legislation now on the books, congressional delegations members now turn their attention to other burning issues affecting their districts, including support for the military and veterans, efforts to fight the opiate epidemic and steps to increase workforce development.
Rep. Richard Hudson on how tax reform bill impacted his consituents
Included in the markup were two of U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson’s (R-NC) bipartisan bills: H.R. 5687 and H.R. 5041.
SALISBURY — State and federal leaders are rightly taking steps to rescue victims of human trafficking, but unless lawmakers increase support for survivors’ care and rehabilitation, those efforts will be thwarted, a group of North Carolina experts say.
North Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson on Friday spoke about his plan to sidestep the patchwork of concealed carry reciprocity laws and agreements between states.
Hudson addressed the Leadership Forum crowd at the 147th annual National Rifle Association meeting in Dallas– the only Congressman asked to do so — and spoke on both the Second Amendment and his bill, which he said he expects to be signed into law this year by President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Army may have violated the First Amendment rights of a decorated chaplain who is facing discipline for not conducting a marriage retreat that included a same-sex couple, according to a letter written by a group of Republican lawmakers.
A military investigation at Fort Bragg determined Chaplain Scott Squires should be disciplined for his failure to include a lesbian couple in the Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat. It determined he had discriminated against a soldier based on her sexual orientation.
DALLAS, TX — Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) spoke to Breitbart News at the NRA convention in Dallas, Texas, on Friday about the plight of national reciprocity.
Hudson introduced national reciprocity on January 3, 2017–day one of the 115th Congress. The legislation languished for nearly a year before conservatives rallied to overcome Speaker Paul Ryan’s stonewalling and pass it on December 6, 2017.
SALISBURY — The two congressmen who represent parts of Rowan County on Wednesday hosted a discussion with local professionals combatting a problem with global reaches: human trafficking.
The talk by U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson, R-8, and Ted Budd, R-13, followed the recent approval by Congress of legislation on the topic.
The legislation on online sex trafficking became law on April 11. It amends the Communications Act of 1934, closing loopholes and making it easier to target websites with legal action for enabling trafficking crimes.