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Congressman Richard Hudson has opened a local office in Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College.
“It was important for me to have an office here,” Hudson said Monday morning during a ribbon cutting and reception in the Teresa C. Wood Reading Room of the library. “I am committed to this county. … I want to continue to work for you. You may not always agree with me, but you will know where I stand and know that I base my decisions on principals.”
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.
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.