Press Releases
June 15, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the House passed the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (H.R. 2851), legislation to combat fentanyl, a synthetic drug that is responsible for twice as many deaths in North Carolina as heroin.
June 13, 2018
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the House passed dozens of bills to combat the opioid crisis, including his bill, the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), a bipartisan response to the opioid crisis that will help prevent the misuse or diversion of unused medications by equipping hospice professionals with the legal authority to safely dispose of unused drugs after a hospice patient's death.
Issues:Health Care
June 12, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the historic bilateral summit between the United States and North Korea in Singapore.
Issues:Defense & National Security
June 10, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), the representative of Fort Bragg, released the following statement on the death of Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, a soldier who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).
Issues:Defense & National Security
June 8, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2019 (H.R. 5895).
June 8, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), President Donald Trump's rescission proposal.
Issues:Federal BudgetNational Debt
June 6, 2018
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 President Donald Trump signed the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (S. 2372), a bipartisan package to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Issues:Veterans
June 6, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), co-Chair of the Pediatric Trauma Caucus and a leader on the Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act (S. 292), the most significant pediatric cancer research bill in Congress' history.
Issues:Health Care
May 24, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after the House passed the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including his amendment to ensure soldier pay adequately reflects modern warfare demands.
Issues:Defense & National Security
May 23, 2018
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, spoke on the House floor in recognition of All American Week, the annual celebration of the 82nd Airborne Division's mission and legacy.
Issues:Defense & National Security