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June 27, 2017

When I introduced the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38) in January, I knew it would face criticism from the left. I figured I’d run into the occasional lie about nationwide concealed carry reciprocity and have intense opposition rise from liberal groups trying to restrict our Second Amendment right.

June 27, 2017
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), representative of Fort Bragg, released the following statement on the deployment of 1,500 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to Afghanistan to assist in the fight against ISIS.
June 26, 2017

Last week, the President signed a bill that enables the Department of Veteran Affairs to more easily fire problem employees, and the move drew praise from two of Rowan County’s members of Congress.

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the “VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.” As its name suggests, the measure provides protections for whistleblowers and gives greater authority to the VA secretary to remove, demote or suspend any employee for poor performance or misconduct.

Issues:Veterans
June 26, 2017
The Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas) presented members of Congress with the “Champion of the Merit Shop” Eagle Award during the association’s national legislative conference in Washington DC in June.
ABC Carolinas says the awards are given to legislators with an 80 percent or better voting record on ABC’s key issues during the previous session of Congress.
ABC Carolinas says it sent more than 35 members to participate in two legislative briefings (NC/SC), ABC National’s Free Enterprise Alliance (FEA) reception
June 26, 2017
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution in opposition to his bill, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38).
June 23, 2017
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), the representative of Fort Bragg and author of bipartisan legislation to allow service connected veterans to choose care from private providers in their local communities, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, legislation to make it easier to fire Veterans Affairs (VA) employees for poor performance or misconduct and to establish whistleblower protections.
Issues:Veterans
June 20, 2017
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on being awarded the American Ambulance Association's (AAA) 2017 Legislative Recognition Award.
Issues:Health Care
June 14, 2017
The U.S. Senate passed a long-awaited reform bill Tuesday that makes it easier to fire employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The bill is part of a focus of the Trump administration to make reforming the ailing agency a priority.
“We’re going to make the VA great again and we’re going to do it by firing the corrupt and incompetent VA executives who let our veterans down,” Trump said a month before the election at a rally in front of battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia.
Issues:Veterans
June 14, 2017
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement about this morning's attack on members of Congress, staff, and U.S. Capitol Police.
June 13, 2017

CONCORD, N.C. (WBTV) - According to a news release from his office, on Monday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC-08), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Energy Subcommittee, spoke on the House floor in support of a bipartisan bill he introduced with Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL) to improve energy and manufacturing workforce-training programs.

The bill unanimously passed the House.