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ROCKINGHAM — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act contained a request for a formal investigation into mismanaged adoptions of military working dogs from the now-defunct Tactical Explosive Detector Dog Program.
In late 2014, Hudson was instrumental in reuniting Army Spc. Brent Grommet with his retired military dog, Matty, who was adopted out to a South Carolina family despite Grommet’s plans to adopt him. Hudson investigated the matter and the family who adopted Matty happily returned him to Grommet.
Famous for race cars and his wealth from entrepreneurship, Richard Childress is also working for the kids.
Childress, one of the wealthiest men in North Carolina, was invited to Capitol Hill by fellow North Carolinians—Republican Richard Hudson and Democrat G.K. Butterfield—to discuss his efforts through the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma on Tuesday.
“Every time you hear a church bell ring, a child dies. And this is 2016. We have to do something to change that," Childress said of pediatric trauma, the number one killer of children in America
An investigation by a local TV station revealed hundreds of soldiers' military service dogs were adopted out by the Army without their knowledge.
Now, a new bipartisan House bill will attempt to find an answer to how that happened.
The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act that will, in part, request information on the mismanaged process of adopting out military working dogs, CBS Dallas-Forth Worth reported.
Memorial Day events include:
J.C. Price Post 107 annual Memorial Week celebration, May 27-June 4. Annual event with carnival rides, a midway, memorial services for veterans, Gospel singing, raffles, more.
May 29 will start withthe 11 a.m. post everlasting services for departed veterans, at White Rock AME Zion Church, Granite Quarry
ROCKINGHAM — Two weeks ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration quietly rolled out a set of regulations taking aim at the growing e-cig and vape industries after lumping numerous devices and e-liquid products together under a single definition: electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS.
According to the FDA website, “Many ENDS are manufactured to look like conventional cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some resemble pens or other everyday items. Larger devices such as tank systems or mods bear little or no resemblance to cigarettes.”
After voting in favor of a package of bills to combat the opiod abuse epidemic, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, said the issue demands a national response.
There’s a total of 18 bills included in the package, ranging from addiction to pain management best practices. On Friday, the U.S. House passed the opiod bills. Now the House and Senate will work out differences before sending the measures to President Barrack Obama’s desk.
After the passage of the package of bills, Hudson said the bills are important steps to end opiod abuse.