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Hudson, Tillis lead NC Congressional GOP in urging use of Greensboro migrant facility for Helene victims

As cleanup and recovery continue in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Rep. Richard Hudson, NC-09, and North Carolina US Sen. Thom Tillis led Republican members of North Carolina’s Congressional Delegation in a letter Saturday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell urging the federal government to use the Greensboro Influx Care Facility (ICF) to house hurricane victims temporarily and/or as a staging area.

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Senate blocks Budd’s bill that would put pressure on Qatar

On Wednesday, the US Senate blocked the invoking of unanimous consent of a bill introduced by US Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, on Tuesday despite an impassioned plea by Budd. The legislation would put pressure on leaders in Qatar, where leaders of terrorist group Hamas have taken refuge, and possibly start the process of releasing hostages...

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