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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
Issues:Economy and Jobs
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).
Issues:Second Amendment
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.
Issues:Congressional Issues
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.
June 13, 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 the House passed S. 1094, legislation to make it easier to fire Veterans Affairs (VA) employees for poor performance or misconduct and to establish whistleblower protections.
Issues:Veterans
June 12, 2017
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (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.
June 12, 2017
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), the representative of Fort Bragg, released the following statement congratulating Maj. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, the next deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command and the first female Army officer to officially serve in this role.
Issues:Defense & National Security