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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MARCH 22 - 28, 2023 UCW 5 PART-TIME ADMIN ASSISTANT The Administrative Assistant helps our systems and operations run efficiently at Up & Coming Weekly. They are good with problem solving and time- management skills. NOW HIRING: We are looking for someone who is: Organized Self-Motivated Communicative A Team Player Comfortable in an office environment Able to work with various office materials such as printers, phones, etc. INTERESTED? Send your resume to accounting@upandcomingweekly.com How does this impact you? at's the question I ask myself before consid- ering every bill I introduce, cosponsor, or vote on as your Congressman. With our new Republican majority in place, we have hit the ground running this year — and we will not slow down. From stopping soft-on-crime policies, defending the Second Amendment with my Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, protecting our strategic oil reserves, standing up to social- ism and the Chinese Communist Party's use of a spy balloon over U.S. territory, and voting to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates — House Republi- cans have delivered results for you and families across the country. Following a productive work week, I returned to Washington last week where we built on this work with more than a dozen hearings to hold the Biden administration accountable on is- sues including the origins of COVID-19 and the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Last week we also advanced my HALT Fentanyl Act, one important stop to keep fentanyl out of our communities and away from our children. e fentanyl crisis has only gotten worse due to the open border policies of the Biden administra- tion, as thousands of pounds of fentanyl continue to pour into our country every month. No parent should have to endure the loss of their child to fentanyl poisoning or overdose, and I'm proud to support North Carolinians who turn loss into ad- vocacy, such as Matthew's Choice out of Sanford. My bill now advances to the full Energy and Commerce committee before heading to the House floor. With a record amount of drug over- dose deaths and fentanyl poisonings occurring right here in North Carolina, putting an end to the lethal amounts of drugs and fentanyl present in our communities is a priority. I was also honored to introduce bipartisan legislation to secure a statue of the late Reverend Billy Graham to represent our state. I will contin- ue to work with my colleagues to place this once- in-a-generation faith leader in the U.S. Capitol. Last week, I also continued my work to im- prove our nation's pandemic preparedness and response. During the last pandemic, our nation learned there are many things we can improve in our preparedness for Public Health Emergencies. Congress has to reauthorize the law that governs our response this fall. As the lead Republican on this effort, I released a Request for Information from stakeholders and citizens across the coun- try on how the U.S. can be better prepared when taking on future emergencies. I look forward to reviewing the information submitted and leading bipartisan discussions of how we can improve our nation's response efforts. To close out the month of February, I intro- duced a resolution supporting the designation of February 28 as "Rare Disease Day." I have long worked to improve access to treatments and therapies for Americans who are affected by rare diseases. Working with my colleagues to advance com- mon sense solutions is part of my commitment to you as your Congressman. I will never stop fight- ing for you, our community, and our nation. Congressman provides update on proposed legislation affecting North Carolinians by REP. RICHARD HUDSON REP. RICHARD HUDSON, R-N.C. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200. OPINION