- December 2018
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12/12/18
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, released the following statement on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) report that fentanyl has become the deadliest drug in the United States.
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- October 2018
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10/24/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, joined President Donald Trump at the White House for a landmark bill signing of H.R. 6, a comprehensive package of bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis. Included in this critical legislation are three of Rep. Hudson's bipartisan bills that focus on the safe and responsible packaging and disposal of unused opioids.
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- September 2018
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09/28/18
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed his bipartisan bills, the Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate (SOUND) Disposal and Packaging Act (H.R. 5687), the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), and the Education for Disposal of Unused (EDU) Opioids Act (H.R. 5714), as part of H.R. 6, a comprehensive package of bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis.
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09/26/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6378, which includes his bipartisan MISSION ZERO Act (H.R. 880) to assist assigning Department of Defense (DoD) trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers, filling a gap in care observed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
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- July 2018
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07/31/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement reacting to the announcement that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina requested an overall average rate decrease of 4.1 percent for 2019 Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans offered to individuals– the first rate decrease request since the ACA was passed into law. In 2015, rates increased by 13.5%; in 2016, by 32.5%; and in 2017, by 24.3%.
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- June 2018
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06/22/18
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed his bipartisan bills, the Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate (SOUND) Disposal and Packaging Act (H.R. 5687) and the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), as part of H.R. 6, a comprehensive package of legislation to combat the opioid crisis. This legislation is critical for our community as North Carolina has four of the top 25 worst cities for abuse in the country – including Fayetteville.
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06/19/18
Today the House passed U.S. Representative Richard Hudson's (NC-08) bipartisan bill, the Securing Opioids and Unused Narcotics with Deliberate (SOUND) Disposal and Packaging Act (H.R. 5687), 342-13. This bill is applauded as one of "the most important opioid bills in the House" and legislation that "could make a more serious difference."
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06/13/18
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the House passed dozens of bills to combat the opioid crisis, including his bill, the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), a bipartisan response to the opioid crisis that will help prevent the misuse or diversion of unused medications by equipping hospice professionals with the legal authority to safely dispose of unused drugs after a hospice patient's death.
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06/06/18
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), co-Chair of the Pediatric Trauma Caucus and a leader on the Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act (S. 292), the most significant pediatric cancer research bill in Congress' history.
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- March 2018
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03/28/18
On Tuesday, March 27, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader in Congress's efforts to combat the opioid crisis, hosted a roundtable discussion at Serenity House in Concord to meet with local leaders, local officials, law enforcement, health care professionals and members of our community fighting addiction and talk about ways to improve public health response efforts.
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03/21/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, continued his efforts to find legislative solutions that help combat the opioid crisis. During a two-day Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions," Rep. Hudson questioned witnesses, including Dr. John Holaday, Chairman and CEO of DisposeRx, the country's leading site-of-use medication disposal company which is located in Southern Pines, N.C., in Rep. Hudson's district.
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03/19/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on President Donald Trump's plan to combat the opioid crisis.
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03/01/18
As part of his ongoing effort to combat the opioid crisis, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) questioned Susan Gibson, the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Diversion Control Division at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and spoke of his work to find common sense solutions to safely dispose of unused opioids at yesterday's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing reviewing eight legislative proposals pertaining to the Controlled Substances Act.
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- February 2018
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02/26/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed his bipartisan MISSION ZERO Act (H.R. 880) to assist assigning Department of Defense (DoD) trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers, filling a gap in care observed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
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02/15/18
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) joined Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) to introduce the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act (H.R. 5041), a bipartisan response to the opioid crisis that will help prevent the misuse or diversion of unused medications by equipping hospice professionals with the legal authority to safely dispose of unused drugs after a hospice patient's death.
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- January 2018
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01/05/18
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the National Football League (NFL) announced it will invest $16.3 million to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) to support traumatic brain injury and concussion research. Last September, Rep. Hudson visited the Carolina Panthers to discuss his efforts to increase collaboration and advance the understanding of concussions, as well as the steps being taken by the Panthers and the NFL to reduce injuries.
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- November 2017
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11/20/17
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statements after President Donald Trump signed into law their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (H.R. 304).
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11/06/17
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (H.R. 304), passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support on Friday, November 3. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation now heads to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.
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11/03/17
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act (H.R. 3922), fully offset legislation to fund the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), community health centers, and other important health priorities.
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- October 2017
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10/26/17
Today as part of his ongoing effort to combat the opioid crisis, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) is joining President Donald Trump at the White House for his announcement to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
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10/11/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of a bipartisan "Member Day" on the opioid crisis. The bipartisan Member Day allowed representatives to testify about the opioid epidemic, share local and personal stories, and highlight potential legislative solutions.
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10/03/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting to protect pain-capable unborn babies and their mothers.
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- September 2017
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09/20/17
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after visiting the Carolina Panthers to discuss his efforts to increase collaboration and advance the understanding of concussions, as well as the steps being taken by the Panthers and the National Football League (NFL) to reduce injuries.
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09/15/17
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement applauding Cabarrus County Government and Cabarrus Health Alliance for their commitment to combatting the opioid epidemic and announcing a full Energy and Commerce Committee hearing to examine the federal response.
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- July 2017
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07/28/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the Senate's setback to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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- June 2017
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06/28/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House passed the Protecting Access to Care Act (H.R. 1215), including his amendment to implement reforms to the current medical liability system so it will better serve patients and physicians.
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06/20/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on being awarded the American Ambulance Association's (AAA) 2017 Legislative Recognition Award.
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- May 2017
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05/18/17
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, introduced the Quality Systems Certification Act of 2017 (H.R. 2483) to improve the efficiency of FDA's medical technology review process and help ensure more timely patient access to the latest medical innovations.
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05/04/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting for the American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628), a conservative bill to repeal Obamacare and rebuild a market-driven, people-first health care system.
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- March 2017
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03/22/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed common sense reform legislation to make health care more affordable and accessible.
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03/09/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Committee passed legislation as part of efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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03/08/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, shared real life stories from North Carolina's Eighth District about why we must repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that put patients first.
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03/07/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on the introduction of legislation in the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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- February 2017
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02/28/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) issued the following statement in reaction to President Donald Trump's first address to a Joint Session of Congress.
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02/08/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after joining Reps. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Gene Green (TX-29), to introduce the bipartisan MISSION ZERO Act (H.R. 880) to assist assigning Department of Defense (DoD) trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers filling a gap in care recently examined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
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- January 2017
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01/13/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after Congress passed a resolution to pave the way for repealing and replacing Obamacare.
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01/11/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after being selected to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health.
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01/09/17
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (H.R. 304), passed the House with overwhelming support, 404-0.
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01/09/17
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) led the North Carolina Congressional delegation in a letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reject Governor Roy Cooper's illegal Medicaid expansion proposal.
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01/05/17
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statements after re-introducing their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (H.R. 304).
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- November 2016
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11/30/16
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted for a comprehensive package of innovative health care legislation to advance the discovery, development and delivery of life-saving treatments and cures. In addition, today's package includes landmark reforms to our mental health system and critical resources to help combat the opioid epidemic in our communities.
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11/14/16
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) and G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, passed the House with unanimous support.
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- September 2016
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09/28/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) joined Reps. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Gene Green (TX-29), to introduce the bipartisan, bicameral MISSION ZERO Act to assist assigning Department of Defense (DoD) trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers filling a gap in care.
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09/21/16
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, was approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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- August 2016
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08/16/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson held a roundtable discussion at Fayetteville City Hall with the Fayetteville Opioid Task Force to discuss ways to combat the growing prescription drug and opioid abuse crisis, as well as the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, a bipartisan law Rep. Hudson helped champion to tackle America's opioid epidemic.
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- July 2016
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07/06/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the House passed the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 2646), bipartisan legislation to significantly reform our nation's mental health care system.
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- June 2016
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06/22/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after House Republicans put forward a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare with patient-centered, affordable health care.
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- May 2016
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05/13/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House passed a series of bipartisan bills to combat the opioid abuse epidemic plaguing the country.
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- March 2016
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03/23/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the six-year anniversary of Obamacare becoming law.
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03/02/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after holding a hearing with his colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to examine the U.S. public health preparedness and response to the Zika virus.
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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 voting to override the president's veto of legislation to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood.
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- January 2016
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01/22/16
Today, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement on the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade.
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01/14/16
Today, U.S. Representatives Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after introducing the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (H.R. 4365), a bipartisan bill that will clarify existing law to allow emergency medical responders to administer controlled substances, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medications, under the supervision of a physician.
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01/08/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after President Barack Obama vetoed the first bill successfully passed by both chambers of Congress to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood.
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01/06/16
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after Congress passed a bill to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood.
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- October 2015
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10/23/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting for the Restoring Americans' Health Care Freedom Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762), a bill to repeal key parts of Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood for a year while redirecting those savings to community health centers.
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- September 2015
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09/30/15
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after Congress passed a funding bill that fails to defund Planned Parenthood and address the horrific practices uncovered in recent videos.
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09/18/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting for legislation to defund Planned Parenthood and address the horrific practices uncovered in recent videos.
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- July 2015
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07/10/15
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted to cut mandatory spending and advance permanent entitlement and regulatory reforms that will yield billions in savings while accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of life-saving treatments and cures.
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- June 2015
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06/25/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on King v. Burwell:
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06/23/15
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a harmful rationing board of unelected bureaucrats created by Obamacare.
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06/18/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted to repeal Obamacare's onerous medical device tax.
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- May 2015
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05/13/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting to ban late-term abortions.
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- April 2015
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04/02/15
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) hosted a roundtable discussion in Charlotte with Mayor Dan Clodfelter, Fred Wells Brason II, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police-Department Captain Corte Vorhees and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Director of Arts, Health and Physical Education Debra Kaclik to examine the growing prescription drug and opioid abuse crisis in our local communities.
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- March 2015
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03/26/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting to strengthen Medicare and establish the most significant structural entitlement reform in nearly two decades without increasing taxes.
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- February 2015
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02/03/15
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted to repeal and replace Obamacare with patient-centered health care reforms that foster job creation, lower costs and empower patients with more choices.
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- January 2015
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01/08/15
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting in support of the Save American Workers Act (H.R. 30) to repeal Obamacare's 30-hour definition of full-time employment.
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- November 2014
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11/20/14
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after being selected by his colleagues to serve on the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee for the 114th Congress.
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- April 2014
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04/10/14
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced her resignation.
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04/10/14
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting in favor of the FY2015 House Republican Budget–The Path to Prosperity (H.Con.Res. 96).
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- January 2014
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01/22/14
Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) issued the following statement on the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade.
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- November 2013
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11/15/13
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released a statement following the successful passage of the Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 (H.R. 3350) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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- September 2013
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09/28/13
Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted for a Continuing Resolution that keeps the government open for business, delays Obamacare for one year, and repeals the medical device tax.
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09/20/13
Today, U.S. Rep Richard Hudson (NC-08) voted to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2014 while permanently and fully defunding Obamacare.
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- August 2013
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08/02/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) issued the following statement after voting for the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013- legislation that would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from implementing or enforcing any provisions of the
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- July 2013
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07/17/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after the House voted to delay Obamacare's employer and individual mandates.
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- May 2013
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05/16/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after voting in favor of the full repeal of Obamacare.
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- March 2013
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03/20/13
Congressmen Richard Hudson (NC-08) and Robert Pittenger (NC-09) introduced legislation to repeal the Auto-Enroll provision of Obamacare, freeing businesses to create new jobs and allowing hardworking Americans the choice to keep more of their own paycheck
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03/11/13
U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) announced his co-sponsorship of the Defund Obamacare Act (H.R. 1005), which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to implement the President's health care takeover.
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