Richard is committed to securing our border and protecting our community from dangers posed by threats like the opioid crisis and crime.
Secure the border and protect the community from threats such as crime and the opioid crisis.
Occurrences
finish securing our border with wall and technology
reinstate border policies that have worked like ‘Remain in Mexico,’
Evidence
Richard is committed to securing our border and protecting our community from dangers posed by threats like the opioid crisis and crime. To achieve this goal, Richard believes we must support good police officers and law enforcement who serve our communities, finish securing our border with wall and technology, reinstate border policies that have worked like 'Remain in Mexico,' and build on our efforts to end the opioid epidemic.
I believe in proven solutions to secure our border, including reinstating the 'remain in Mexico' policy, maintaining Title 42 authority to protect our public health, and requiring a negative COVID test before releasing migrants. We must also finish wall construction and other border security measures... I've voted to fund border wall construction, increase funding for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by $110.6 million, authorize the highest number of CBP and Border Security Officers in history, and provide additional technology, roads, and other tactical infrastructure to secure our border. I've also sponsored the HALT Fentanyl Act to increase penalties on the lethal opioid which has entered the U.S. through our border at record rates.
House Republicans passed key legislation to put an end to the Harris-Biden open border catastrophe, including H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, the strongest border security package to fix this crisis and enforce our laws once and for all.
H.R. 2 ... Secure the Border Act of 2023 ... To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes. ... Measures Passed the House ... No further action was taken on H.R. 2 in the 116th ...
In the House of Representatives, January 3, 2025, Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hudson, ... ) introduced the following bill... To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of illicit drugs into the United States. ... Introduced in House ... Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Assessments
Hudson materially advanced pieces of the promise, including sponsoring/co-sponsoring HALT Fentanyl legislation that became law in July 2025 and supporting House-passed border-security legislation. That supports credit for progress on the opioid and enforcement components. But the broader promise to secure the border, finish wall/security measures, reinstate Remain in Mexico/Title 42-style policies, and protect the community from crime was not fully delivered through enacted federal policy; major border legislation such as H.R. 2 passed the House but did not become law. Because the most concrete enacted result occurred after the original campaign-period term and only covers part of the promised outcome, partial credit with later-term timing is appropriate.
Hudson made concrete legislative and oversight efforts tied to the promise, including supporting House-passed border-security legislation, advocating for Remain in Mexico/Title 42-style policies, voting for border enforcement funding, and sponsoring fentanyl-related legislation. However, the core promised outcome was broad and results-based: secure the border and protect the community from crime and the opioid crisis. The evidence shows activity and partial advancement, not full enactment or demonstrable completion of those outcomes; key border legislation passed the House but did not become law, and some fentanyl/border proposals stalled. This supports partial fulfillment rather than delivered.