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October 1, 2020
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and sponsor of the Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act, is urging passage of his legislation as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is expanding eligibility to include veterans injured before 9/11.
Issues:Veterans
September 29, 2020
A bill to advance American manufacturing written by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.
Issues:Economy and Jobs
September 28, 2020
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), author of legislation to improve the disposal of opioids, hosted White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Jim Carroll today in Kannapolis to discuss efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.
Issues:Health Care
September 27, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has created many challenges for every part of our daily lives. If you’re a parent like me, you’re probably well aware of the difficulties with remote learning.
September 22, 2020
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced that he has helped secure a waiver to ensure special needs students can use respite hours and access caregiving services during remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 21, 2020
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced with U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) and Representative Dan Bishop (NC-09) that they secured a $13.1 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Class III Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway (ACWR) located in southcentral North Carolina.
September 20, 2020
Recently, I was walking to vote at the U.S. Capitol with a Congressman from an urban area of the country. We began talking about agriculture and he told me, “I don’t have any ag interests in my district.”
September 16, 2020
Editorial: Federal Grant is Welcome News
The Pilot
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September 15, 2020
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced today that a $2.88 million grant has been awarded to the City of Fayetteville to hire additional firefighters. The grant is from the Department of Homeland Security's FY 2019 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. In June, Rep. Hudson wrote a letter to Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Pete Gaynor to advocate for this funding for Fayetteville.
September 15, 2020
The coronavirus has laid bare a number of critical needs, but those needs are not limited to public health alone.
Internet access — the great digital divide between "haves" and "have nots" — has risen to the forefront these past six months. For all the talk about connectivity — everyone's bragging these days about 5G — it can be pretty hard for some communities to get reasonable, reliable speeds sufficient enough to see a doctor over the computer or have a kid log in to his classroom remotely.
Issues:Economy and JobsEducation