Press Releases
March 26, 2018
On Friday, March 23, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), the representative of Fort Bragg, hosted the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to conduct an open oversight field hearing entitled, "Partnering, Payment and Provider Access: VA Community Care in North Carolina."
Issues:Veterans
March 21, 2018
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. During a two-day Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions," Rep. Hudson questioned witnesses, including Dr. John Holaday, Chairman and CEO of DisposeRx, the country's leading site-of-use medication disposal company which is located in Southern Pines, N.C., in Rep. Hudson's district.
Issues:Health Care
March 20, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after Congress passed their bipartisan bill the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act:
Issues:Economy and Jobs
March 19, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on President Donald Trump's plan to combat the opioid crisis.
Issues:Health Care
March 14, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed the STOP School Violence Act (H.R. 4909), legislation to improve school safety and prevent violence.
Issues:Education
March 13, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's nomination of Mike Pompeo to serve as Secretary of State.
Issues:Defense & National Security
March 7, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced legislation with Rep. Mark Walker (NC-06) to rename a United States Postal Service Office in Greensboro, N.C. as the "J. Howard Coble Post Office Building." The post office to be renamed is located at 1585 Yanceyville Street. The introduction of this bill comes before what would have been Howard Coble's 87th birthday on March 18th.
March 1, 2018
As part of his ongoing effort to combat the opioid crisis, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) questioned Susan Gibson, the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Diversion Control Division at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and spoke of his work to find common sense solutions to safely dispose of unused opioids at yesterday's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing reviewing eight legislative proposals pertaining to the Controlled Substances Act.
Issues:Health Care
February 27, 2018
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Robert Pittenger (NC-09) released the following joint statement on the Devonwood Lower Dam reconstruction in Fayetteville.
February 26, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed 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.