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In the past year, Islamic extremist groups have successfully carried out numerous attacks across the globe and continue plotting to attack us at home. The American people are deeply concerned about our security – and rightfully so. Al-Qa’ida, the Islamic State and their affiliates are increasingly capable, organized, well resourced, and technically savvy adversaries who are now seeking to infiltrate the flow of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into our country. While the mainstream media has moved on to the next hot topic, this problem is only growing in intensity.

Rep. Richard Hudson, who represents North Carolina’s 8th District in the U.S. House, appeared Monday on Fox News to discuss his support for legislation that would tighten the screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees who want to come to the United States.

The bill, called the American SAFE Act, is a more detailed version of a proposal Hudson and his staff crafted last fall, after the terrorist attacks in Paris. It passed the House by a veto-proof margin, and the Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to bring it to the floor for debate.

PEMBROKE — Just five days after being sworn in as the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s chairman, Harvey Godwin Jr. made history.

Godwin found himself in Washington, D.C., at the nation’s capitol attending the final State of the Union address delivered by President Barack Obama. He was there at the invitation of Rep. Richard Hudson, a Republican from Concord whose District 8 encompasses most of Robeson County.

This week, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, introduced a bill intended to improve the quality of emergency services.

Called the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, the bill would clarify existing law to allow emergency medical responders to administer controlled substances under the supervision of a physician. Examples include: pain narcotics and anti-seizure medications.