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In the past year, Islamic extremist groups have successfully carried out numerous attacks across the globe and continue plotting to attack us at home. The American people are deeply concerned about our security – and rightfully so. Al-Qa’ida, the Islamic State and their affiliates are increasingly capable, organized, well resourced, and technically savvy adversaries who are now seeking to infiltrate the flow of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into our country. While the mainstream media has moved on to the next hot topic, this problem is only growing in intensity.
Rep. Richard Hudson, who represents North Carolina’s 8th District in the U.S. House, appeared Monday on Fox News to discuss his support for legislation that would tighten the screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees who want to come to the United States.
The bill, called the American SAFE Act, is a more detailed version of a proposal Hudson and his staff crafted last fall, after the terrorist attacks in Paris. It passed the House by a veto-proof margin, and the Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to bring it to the floor for debate.
PEMBROKE — Just five days after being sworn in as the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s chairman, Harvey Godwin Jr. made history.
Godwin found himself in Washington, D.C., at the nation’s capitol attending the final State of the Union address delivered by President Barack Obama. He was there at the invitation of Rep. Richard Hudson, a Republican from Concord whose District 8 encompasses most of Robeson County.
This week, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, introduced a bill intended to improve the quality of emergency services.
Called the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, the bill would clarify existing law to allow emergency medical responders to administer controlled substances under the supervision of a physician. Examples include: pain narcotics and anti-seizure medications.
WASHINGTON — Richmond County’s congressman slammed President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address as divisive on domestic policy and “out of touch” on national security.
Rep. Richard Hudson, a Concord Republican who is a frequent critic of Obama’s signature health care overhaul, released a statement panning the president’s final State of the Union speech on Tuesday night.
LUMBERTON — Harvey Godwin, the Lumbee Tribe’s newly-elected chairman, will attend President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address tonight.
Godwin is attending the speech at the U.S. Capitol as the guest of U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, who represents North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, including Robeson.
In statement, Godwin said he is “elated” to attend the event and says it is “a privilege to represent the Lumbee Tribe on such a prestigious and national stage.”
The State of the Union will air live at 9 p.m.
Washington (CNN) Amid heightened concerns about the threat of terrorism from refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, the Senate next week will consider whether to suspend a controversial program allowing refugees from those countries into the U.S. that drew scrutiny after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday a vote on whether to begin debate on the bill will take place next Wednesday. Sixty votes will be needed for it to advance to a vote and the outcome is uncertain, according to leadership aides in both parties.
They’ve tried a number of times, but finally got an Obamacare repeal bill to President Barack Obama’s desk this week.
As expected, Obama vetoed the bill. It was the first time, however, that Congress managed to get an Obamacare repeal to the president’s desk. Members of both houses have discussed a repeal dozens of times and passed bills to do so. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, and Virginia Foxx, R-5, both issued statements publicly praising the bill. Hudson also denounced Obama’s veto.
Hours after November’s Paris attacks as suspicion arose that one of the dead terrorists was a Syrian refugee, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., told his staff it was time to act on a proposal he’d been mulling: to temporarily block some asylum-seekers until more security checks are added to the United States’ national refugee-screening regime.