Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) community engagement event in Fayetteville which will be held on Tuesday, August 14. Rep. Hudson invited the EPA to Fayetteville to hold a community engagement event so the EPA can hear directly from constituents to take action on PFAS.

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 Trump Administration announced the United States will impose significant sanctions on top Turkish officials over the continued imprisonment of Pastor Brunson.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Agriculture and Rural America Task Force, released the following statement after the Senate sent the House-passed Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (H.R. 5554) to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law. This bill includes his legislation, the Animal Health and Innovation Act of 2018 (H.R. 5599), which will expand the innovative conditional approval pathway to major uses and major species, such as dogs, cats, horses, swine, and poultry.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement reacting to the announcement that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina requested an overall average rate decrease of 4.1 percent for 2019 Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans offered to individuals– the first rate decrease request since the ACA was passed into law. In 2015, rates increased by 13.5%; in 2016, by 32.5%; and in 2017, by 24.3%.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement reacting to the report that the U.S. economy grew by 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, marking the fastest economic expansion in nearly four years.

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 President Donald Trump announced the United States will impose significant sanctions on Turkey if the Turkish government does not take immediate action to free Pastor Brunson.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan conference report for the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which included his amendment he authored to ensure soldier pay adequately reflects modern warfare demands:.

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and an outspoken advocate for North Carolina's military community, spoke on the House floor in support of his resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the lack of timely and predictable funding unnecessarily undermines the mission of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and jeopardizes the security of the United States (H. Res. 1009). The House passed his resolution.