Hudson

02 Aug

Accountability on the issues impacting you

U.S. Rep. Richard HudsonOpinionseditorial, Hudson, opinion

President Ronald Reagan famously said, “A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” President Joe Biden’s open border policies have fueled a historic surge in illegal immigration and the flames of our ongoing border crisis. Since Biden took office, there have been over 5.6 million illegal crossings encountered at our Southern border, and while approximately 1.6 million illegal immigrants have escaped apprehension that we know of. According to Customs and Border Protection, 144,500 illegal immigrants were encountered at the Southern border in June alone—a 186% increase from the number of June encounters during the last administration. To…

07 Jun

HUDSON: One step toward a fiscally responsible future

U.S. Rep. Richard HudsonOpinionscolumn, economics, editorial, fiscally responsible, Hudson, opinion, rep. richard hudson

$95,000. That’s more than the average household income for an entire family in North Carolina. It’s also your share of our nation’s astonishing $31 trillion debt. When I think about my seven-year-old son being saddled with a $95,000 bill before he even enters the 2nd grade, I can’t help but be worried about his future and all our children and grandchildren. While our national debt is nothing new, out-of-control spending from Washington the last two years has accelerated this crisis to a five-alarm fire. In fact, since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he and House Democrats have…