Press Releases

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Agriculture and Rural America Task Force, released the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan Farm Bill Conference Report.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, released the following statement on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) report that fentanyl has become the deadliest drug in the United States.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and a strong and vocal leader against Russian aggression on the world stage, applauded House passage of H.Res. 1035, a resolution he cosponsored to express opposition to the completion of the Nord Stream II pipeline.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement after sending a letter to President Donald Trump voicing his strong support for the president's recent leadership regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and Russian aggression.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), the representative of Fort Bragg, released the following statement on the deaths of Sergeant First Class Eric M. Emond and Captain Andrew P. Ross, two service members assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), and Staff Sergeant Dylan J. Elchin, an airman assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft toxicity assessments for GenX chemicals and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS), members of a larger group of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, joined President Donald Trump at the White House for a landmark bill signing of H.R. 6, a comprehensive package of bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis. Included in this critical legislation are three of Rep. Hudson's bipartisan bills that focus on the safe and responsible packaging and disposal of unused opioids.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission whose amendment to urge Pastor Andrew Brunson's release was adopted as part of the Berlin Declaration at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly annual session, released the following statement after the Turkish court ordered Pastor Brunson be freed.