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SALISBURY — The two congressmen who represent parts of Rowan County on Wednesday hosted a discussion with local professionals combatting a problem with global reaches: human trafficking.
The talk by U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson, R-8, and Ted Budd, R-13, followed the recent approval by Congress of legislation on the topic.
The legislation on online sex trafficking became law on April 11. It amends the Communications Act of 1934, closing loopholes and making it easier to target websites with legal action for enabling trafficking crimes.
MT. PLEASANT—On Tuesday, May 1, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) toured Southern Grace Distilleries in Mt. Pleasant to learn more about their operations and discuss implications of the new tax cuts.
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.