Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Employer-Directed Skills Act. The legislation would help businesses streamline the process for assisting job seekers in accessing...

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Employer-Directed Skills Act. The legislation would help businesses streamline the process for assisting job seekers in accessing...
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Kids Off Social Media Act alongside Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL)....
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Lifelong Learning Act. The bipartisan bill gives local workforce development...
Washington, D.C. — The Senate has passed S. Res. 550, a resolution recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd...
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that a $125,000 Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) hiring grant has been awarded to the Rowan-Salisbury...
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) have introduced S. 3074, the Eyes on the Board Act. The bill would limit children's access to...
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has introduced S. 2878, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act. The legislation modifies the Fair Labor Standards Act, to allow employers to offer...
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Safeguarding American Education from Foreign Control Act. The bill would require American universities to report gifts of any value...
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 14 Republican colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to...
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act. He was joined by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). The bill creates a Workforce Pell...
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) delivered his maiden speech on the Senate floor. The maiden speech is historically a U.S. Senator’s first major address after taking office. The...
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act. He was joined by Sens. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Roger Marshall (R-KS). The bill would...
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) was named co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and...
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has sponsored the Federal Skills Act. The bill would modernize the federal hiring process to prioritize skills instead of simply university degrees. The...
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success (A-PLUS) Act. The bill would give states more flexibility to spend their federal...
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a Washington, DC rally to celebrate National School Choice Week 2023. He also co-sponsored S. Res. 11, to designate January 22-28 as National...