Press Releases

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for North Carolina's veterans, released the following statement after the House passed the VA Mission Act of 2018 (S. 2372), a bipartisan package to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and fund the Choice Program.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after introducing the Special Operations Forces Tax Cut Act (H.R. 5747), legislation to ensure special operators who are serving in combat receive the same tax relief.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, continued his efforts to find legislative solutions that help combat the opioid crisis. The Energy and Commerce Committee advanced several bills to improve access to care for individuals suffering from substance use disorder, provide our health care system with tools and resources it needs to care for patients, and help prevent future misuse of opioids. Included in the markup were two of Rep. Hudson's bipartisan bills, H.R. 5687 and H.R. 5041.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the Trump administration's announcement on the Iran Nuclear Deal and new sanctions on the Iran regime.

On Friday, May 4, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), author of the House-passed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38), will speak at the annual NRA meeting on Friday, May 4, in Dallas, Texas.

On Tuesday, May 1, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) toured Southern Grace Distilleries in Mount Pleasant to learn more about their operations and discuss how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is encouraging economic growth, specifically at our local breweries and distilleries by significantly lowering the federal excise tax for breweries making less than 2 million barrels per year and by lowering the federal excise tax distillers pay per gallon for the first 100,000 gallons of spirits produced. Rep. Hudson also highlighted Southern Grace Distilleries' significant impact on our economy and community in recognition of Small Business Week.

Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), representative of Cumberland County and Fort Bragg, released the following statement after questioning U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on GenX and continued his efforts to monitor reports of GenX in areas along the Cape Fear River, to encourage the swift collection and evaluation of data, and to help ensure appropriate measures are taken.

On Saturday, April 21, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced at an awards ceremony and reception held at the Kannapolis Train Station that Jayden Harper, a student at Westover High School, won first place in North Carolina's Eighth District Congressional Art Competition.