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March 11, 2020
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.
Issues:Health Care
March 9, 2020
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.
Issues:Congressional Issues
March 5, 2020
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.
Issues:Health Care
March 4, 2020
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.
Issues:Health Care
February 21, 2020
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.
Issues:Environment
February 13, 2020
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.
Issues:Health CareVeterans
February 11, 2020
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.
February 5, 2020
WASHINGTON — Sitting inside the House chamber, Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal took it all in.
The North Carolina Purple Heart Green Beret's story of botched medical care led to a bipartisan bill that turned into a new federal law. Fourteen months after he first told his story to FOX 46, Stayskal was invited by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-Concord) to attend the State of the Union on Tuesday.
"At first I was wondering if he had the right person," Stayskal said. "It was just crazy. I was blown away for him to think of me."
Issues:Defense & National Security
February 4, 2020
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman and a voice for North Carolina's veterans, issued the following statement in reaction to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.