Richard Hudson
Hudson wrote in April 2024 that President Biden's "failure to support Israel has escalated" the conflict, having voted for every Israel funding measure on this card and against both later measures to cut it.
Hudson has represented North Carolina's 9th District since 2013 and chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee.
His April 2024 newsletter faults the administration: "President Biden's continued appeasement of Iran and failure to support Israel has escalated" the situation.
In the same newsletter he wrote that "countless innocent men, women, and children have been held hostage, tortured, and killed by Hamas" and that "This senseless violence is sickening and evil."
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, 2024-04-28] "Standing Up Against Evil", his own eNewsletter, opened and confirmed word for word: "On October 7th, we witnessed a barbaric and unprovoked attack on our greatest democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel, by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists. Since then, countless innocent men, women, and children have been held hostage, tortured, and killed by Hamas. This senseless violence is sickening and evil." And: "President Biden's continued appeasement of Iran and failure to support Israel has escalated" the situation. Position band.
- [After October 7, 2023-11-02] "Hudson Votes to Fund and Arm Israel", opened and confirmed word for word: the bill is "an emergency supplemental appropriations bill that is supplying Israel with the resources needed to defend itself against the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists," and his words are "Israel has every right to defend itself against the barbaric attacks launched by Hamas, and the United States should stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our ally in this terrible time," and "Today and everyday, I will stand with Israel and continue to pray for the innocent victims and their families." From the weeks right after October 7, so research page only.
- [Prior, 2021-08-05] Statement supporting Israeli strikes after rocket fire from Lebanon, opened and confirmed word for word: "Rocket fire from Lebanon is just the latest example of aggression most likely backed by Iran. These attacks are unacceptable and it is essential that the United States fully support and help defend our greatest Middle Eastern ally." Prior band.
- [Prior, 2021-05-19] A further vote release. Prior band. Not opened.
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- No statement or documented position located.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2024-04-28] "A barbaric and unprovoked attack on our greatest democratic ally in the Middle East" by "Iran-backed Hamas terrorists," and the violence as "sickening and evil" (confirmed verbatim, above).
- [Prior, 2021-08-05] Described cross-border attacks as "increasingly dangerous and reckless attacks on its people" and rocket fire from Lebanon as "aggression most likely backed by Iran." Prior band.
- [After October 7, 2023-10-25] Release on a House resolution describing October 7 as a "barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists." From the weeks right after October 7.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Prior, 2019-07-23] Urged support for H.Res. 246 against the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, opened and confirmed word for word: "The toxic attack on Israel's right to exist has no place in our society, and I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation condemning the BDS movement." And: "We must confront this anti-Semitic poison head on and continue to stand up for Israel and its citizens." He also said the resolution "is a good step, but we need to have a vote on the bipartisan Senate bill with teeth." Prior band; all three quotations come from the same release. The research rendered the first as "a toxic attack" where the source has "The toxic attack"; corrected.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Covered by the 2019 BDS release above, which the research lists under both headings. It is one statement, not two.
Consulted
- Wikipedia; his campaign site; a Helsinki Commission biography. Note that a civicgate.org profile of this member turned up in nc10-harrigan's research rather than in his own.
Also in this race: Richard Ojeda (Democrat) · All North Carolina candidates.
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