- April 2016
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04/15/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), representative of Charlotte Motor Speedway and Rockingham Dragway and co-author of legislation to combat EPA overreach into motorsports, released the following statement after the EPA withdrew its proposed racing regulation.
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- February 2016
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02/02/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after cosponsoring H. Res. 585, a bipartisan resolution to promote cooperative effort among states along the Interstate 73 corridor that would benefit I-73's development.
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- September 2015
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09/16/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, released the following statement after a bipartisan bill he authored last Congress, the Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act (H.R. 720), unanimously passed the U.S. Congress.
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- November 2014
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11/01/14
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, released the following statement in remembrance of last year's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that tragically took the life of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer Gerardo Hernandez.
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- October 2014
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10/16/14
Today, U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, and Susan Brooks (R-IN), Chairman of the Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Subcommittee, released the following statements after urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to place individuals who have been exposed to the Ebola virus on the ‘Do Not Board' list enforced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a minimum of 21 days.
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10/16/14
Today, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, released the following statement in reaction to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole's announced departure.
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10/15/14
Tonight, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, issued the following statement after joining Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and fellow subcommittee chairmen to call for enhanced travel restrictions and security measures to help combat the spread of the Ebola Virus and protect the American people.
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- September 2014
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09/17/14
Today, U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 5462, bipartisan legislation to limit the fees charged to passengers of air carriers and clarify Congressional intent.
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09/15/14
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 5462, a bill to limit the fees charged to passengers of air carriers and clarify Congressional intent.
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- July 2014
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07/22/14
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, released the following statement after his bipartisan bill, the Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014 (H.R. 4802), passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
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- June 2014
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06/10/14
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4802, the Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014, which addresses the lessons learned from last year's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that tragically claimed the life of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer Gerardo Hernandez. This bill would require TSA to conduct outreach to domestic airports to verify that they have working plans for responding to similar security incidents or acts of terrorism inside the perimeter of the airport.
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- December 2013
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12/20/13
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson released the following statement following the announcement that U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced companion legislation to H.R. 2719, the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, a bill authored by Rep. Hudson that unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives, 416 – 0 earlier this month.
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12/03/13
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2719, the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, a bill authored by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08).
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- November 2013
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11/18/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after attending a memorial service for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer Gerardo Hernandez:
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11/02/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after today's tragic shooting at Los Angeles International Airport:
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- October 2013
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10/29/13
Despite an unprecedented level of partisan gridlock in Washington, it was demonstrated today that hard work and bipartisan outreach can lead to results.
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- May 2013
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05/22/13
Today, the House voted to clear out the roadblocks preventing construction of the pipeline. U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting for the Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3).
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05/15/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House Homeland Security Committee markup of the Border Security Results Act of 2013, a bill he co-sponsored.
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05/10/13
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) commended the FAA on its decision to end employee furloughs and keep 149 local airport control towers open for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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- April 2013
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04/26/13
Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that provides the Secretary of Transportation full authority to access funds to prevent the FAA furloughs and contract tower closures.
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04/10/13
Today, Congressmen Richard Hudson (NC-08), Tom Cotton (AR-04),and Bruce Braley (IA-01), issued the following statement on the introduction of Air Traffic Control Tower Funding Restoration Act, a bipartisan bill that restores funding for contractor-operate
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- March 2013
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03/25/13
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released a statement on the Administration's announcement to close the Concord Regional Airport Tower and 148 other airport towers.
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03/22/13
Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee Richard Hudson (R-NC-08) sent the following letter to TSA Administrator John Pistole, advocating for changes in TSA's screening policies that will ensure our wounded veterans are treated with respec
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03/14/13
Below are U.S. House Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson's (R-NC) prepared remarks for this afternoon's subcommittee hearing on the "Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Se
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03/08/13
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to a report revealing details of a botched security test by TSA at Newark Airport
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- January 2013
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01/31/13
In his first official airport tour as Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) visited Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to discuss the current security measures utilized by one of America's leadi
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01/23/13
The Transportation Security Administration has announced their decision to drop full-body scanning machines that produce graphic images of travelers at security checkpoints due to the fact that the maker of the machines, Rapiscan Systems, cannot produce s
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01/04/13
Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced that U.S. Representative Richard Hudson will be appointed the Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee.
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