Press Releases
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.
February 21, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the passing of Billy Graham.
February 15, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) joined Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) to introduce 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
February 14, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after the House passed H.Res. 129, a bill introduced by Rep. Sam Johnson (TX-03), a Vietnam POW and war hero, calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.
February 12, 2018
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) appeared on60 Minutes on CBS News to discuss his bipartisan bill, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38), which passed the House last December.
Issues:Second Amendment
February 6, 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 the House passed a spending bill to fully fund our military through fiscal year 2018.
February 2, 2018
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after President Donald Trump declassified a memo from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.