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SALISBURY, N.C. – North Carolina now ranks tenth in the nation for sex trafficking.

The number one city in the state is Fayetteville, which lies in the congressional district of Republican Representative Richard Hudson.

Five congressmen have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Army expressing their concern over the case of Chaplain Scott Squires. Chaplain Squires was facing what his attorneys are calling a "career-ending punishment," for explaining to a soldier that he could not conduct a marriage retreat that included same-sex couples. As a result, a military investigation at Fort Bragg determined Chaplain Squires should be disciplined.

One of the congressmen who signed the letter, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), joined Todd Starnes to explain why Chaplain Squires' punishment is "a huge mistake."

Congress is forging ahead on legislation to reduce addiction and death caused by opioids, and the legislative body is now touting a mantra that addiction is a disease rather than a moral failing.

"Substance use disorder is a medical illness and we must treat it that way," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., said during a March legislative hearing.

SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - On Wednesday, May 2, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Ted Budd (NC-13), will host a roundtable discussion in Salisbury with local law enforcement officials, faith leaders, and nonprofit groups who are on the front lines fighting the scourge of human trafficking here in our community.