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SALISBURY — In a virtual Small Business Town Hall meeting Tuesday morning, U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson, R-8, and Patrick McHenry, R-10, provided information and guidance on the funding options available from the federal government to businesses impacted by COVID-19.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act — or CARES Act — was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27 and includes more than $2 trillion in relief for individual citizens, businesses, education, public health, state and local governments and food security programs.

In a telephone town hall Tuesday morning, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08), along with U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10), answered questions about the federal government's $2.2 trillion stimulus package, also known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in late March.

With multiple Middle Eastern deployments under his belt, Rob Harris is something of an expert on high-stakes travel experiences.

But when he got back to North Carolina a week ago from his first personal trip abroad in South America, the 32-year-old Army veteran was almost ready to kiss the ground.

What was planned as a week exploring Incan ruins and learning about ancient plant medicine segued into a 10-day stint in quarantine limbo as the coronavirus pandemic escalated in mid-March.