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U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), U.S. Representative David Price (NC-04) and U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence today urging the administration to provide additional resources to increase testing capacity for coronavirus in North Carolina.

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced today new monthly office hours in Stanly County. A staff member from Rep. Hudson's office will be available the third Thursday of each month to meet with residents of the 8th District and help navigate federal agencies such as the Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Internal Revenue Service, as well as assist with other concerns. Rep. Hudson's office will be located in Albemarle at the Stanly County Commissioner's Office.

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) joined Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52), Rep. Eliot Engel (NY-16), Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10), Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-05), and Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) to introduce the Preventing Drug Shortages Act. The bipartisan bill would help address the critical issue of drug shortages that affect the quality of care patients receive across the country.

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted for $7.8 billion in emergency supplemental funding today for the U.S. response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 415-2.

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed regulatory determinations for two of the most prominent PFAS chemicals under their PFAS Action Plan. As a leader on addressing PFAS chemicals including GenX and contamination in the Cape Fear River, Rep. Hudson applauded the EPA's announcement as a milestone.

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for North Carolina veterans, hosted a press conference today at the U.S. Capitol Building to discuss the Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act (H.R. 5701), bipartisan legislation he introduced with Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04) on Jan. 30. The Caregiver Act will further modernize the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers so that veterans and their families can better access the Caregiver program.

On Saturday, February 8, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) hosted a Service Academy Nomination Ceremony at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst to congratulate students nominated to U.S. service academies.