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May 12, 2016

Members of Congress are moving forward on attempts to protect the training of Fort Bragg paratroopers, even as Air Force leaders say they are on track to increase their support to Fort Bragg when compared with last year.

Reps. Renee Ellmers and Richard Hudson have filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would create additional congressional oversight when it comes to airborne operations on Fort Bragg, to ensure the Air Force is providing the promised support.

May 11, 2016

North Carolina’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have given the Department of Education until Friday to say whether officials will punish the state for its controversial HB2 law by withholding federal funds from public schools and universities.

All 10 GOP representatives from the Tar Heel state signed a letter Monday to U.S. Secretary of Education John King, saying they are “troubled by the threat . . . (to) withhold federal funding from North Carolina in response to the enforcement of House Bill 2.”

Issues:Education
May 9, 2016

CONCORD- U.S. Representative Richard Hudson will be hosting the annual Service Academy Day on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Concord High School. Eighth district students who are in middle and high school and interested in attending a Service Academy and their parents are encouraged to attend.

May 6, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement in response to the Air Force's announcement to move forward with deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing located at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield following a 90-day waiting period as required by the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
May 6, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced he will be hosting the annual Service Academy Day on Saturday, May 14 from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Eighth district students who are in middle and high school and interested in attending a Service Academy and their parents are encouraged to attend.
May 5, 2016
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) issued the following statement in observation of the 65th Annual National Day of Prayer.
May 4, 2016

CONCORD- Cabarrus County students were among those honored by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) during an awards ceremony and reception held at the Cabarrus Art Council Monday, May 2.

The students were honored for their participation in North Carolina’s Eighth District Congressional Art Competition.

Issues:Education
May 4, 2016

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today launched the Pediatric Trauma Caucus.

Reps. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) launched the caucus with a briefing featuring Richard Childress, a NASCAR team owner and co-founder of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. A National Institutes of Health expert is also attending.

Issues:Health Care
May 3, 2016
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced at an awards ceremony and reception held at the Cabarrus Art Council that Karina McMillan, a student at Lumberton High School, won first place in North Carolina's Eighth District Congressional Art Competition.
Issues:Education
April 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson this week received the Conservative Achievement Award by the American Conservative Union.

The American Conservative Union was founded in 1964 — making it the oldest conservative lobbying organizations in the U.S. It hosts the popular Conservative Political Action Conference and uses voting records to rank how conservative a politician is. Hudson, for example, received a rank of 95 of 100 for his voting record in 2015. His rating in 2014 was 88 of 100.