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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

Hudson Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Mobile Health Units and Community Health Centers

September 7, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), along with Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), introduced the bipartisan MOBILE Health Care Act last week.

Issues:

Health Care

Hudson Secures Key Provisions in National Defense Bill

September 2, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for veterans, has helped secure several key provisions for active-duty servicemembers, military families and veterans in the FY 22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Hudson Cosponsors Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medals to Fallen Servicemembers

August 31, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, cosponsored legislation introduced today by Congresswoman Lisa McClain (MI-10) to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week.

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Honoring Our Heroes

August 29, 2021 Press Release

This week America lost 13 of our bravest citizens. They knew there was a threat of an attack and they carried out their mission anyway. Heroic — the only way to describe their actions. We honor their legacy and the sacrifice that they made on behalf of this great nation.

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Hudson Mourns the Loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss

August 28, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement mourning the loss of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss in Thursday's attack in Kabul. Staff Sergeant Knauss was assigned to B Company, 9th Psychological Battalion, 8th Psychological Operations Group, Fort Bragg, NC.

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Hudson Releases Statement on Deadly Afghanistan Attack

August 26, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after today's deadly attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul that resulted in the loss of numerous U.S. service members:

Issues:

Defense & National Security

Hudson Responds to President Biden's Afghanistan Deadline: "Leave No American or Ally Behind"

August 24, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after remarks from President Joe Biden and attending a bipartisan briefing by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley:

Issues:

Defense & National Security

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