Press Releases
October 12, 2018
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.
Issues:Defense & National Security
October 11, 2018
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the Senate passed the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021) yesterday. This important legislation includes Rep. Hudson's bipartisan bill H.R. 2786 to expedite the approval process for conduit hydropower projects, which generate electricity from water flow in existing pipelines and other infrastructure.
Issues:Economy and JobsEnergy
October 3, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after Congress passed his bipartisan bills, the Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate (SOUND) Disposal and Packaging Act (H.R. 5687), the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), and the Education for Disposal of Unused (EDU) Opioids Act (H.R. 5714), as part of H.R. 6, a comprehensive package of bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis.
September 28, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and an outspoken advocate for North Carolina's military community, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed into law a defense funding bill which included his amendment to increase funding for the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) for additional training of Special Forces.
September 28, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed his bipartisan bills, the Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate (SOUND) Disposal and Packaging Act (H.R. 5687), the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), and the Education for Disposal of Unused (EDU) Opioids Act (H.R. 5714), as part of H.R. 6, a comprehensive package of bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis.
Issues:Health Care
September 27, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed two bills, part of a three bill set known as Tax Reform 2.0, that would simplify and expand family savings and encourage job creation.
Issues:Economy and JobsTax Reform
September 26, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed billions of dollars in disaster relief funding to aid North Carolina in Florence recovery.
Issues:Federal Budget
September 26, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6378, which includes his bipartisan MISSION ZERO Act (H.R. 880) to assist assigning Department of Defense (DoD) trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers, filling a gap in care observed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Issues:Health Care
September 25, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after traveling across the eighth district and stopping in every county to meet with Emergency Management officials and other local leaders, learn more about response and recovery efforts, and talk with constituents in shelters. On Saturday, Rep. Hudson was briefed on emergency response efforts and surveyed storm damage in Robbins, pictured below at the town's water treatment facility. Rep. Hudson previously visited the community and met with Moore County Emergency Management officials on Sunday, September 16.
September 24, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after traveling across the eighth district and stopping in every county to meet with Emergency Management officials and other local leaders, learn more about response and recovery efforts, and talk with constituents in shelters. On Saturday, Rep. Hudson was briefed on emergency response efforts and surveyed storm damage in Hoke County with Emergency Coordinator Andrew Jacobs and County Commissioner Robert Wright, pictured below.