Yancey County, N.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) visited the Blue Ridge Parkway and met with officials from the National Park Service (NPS), Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, the Yancey County...
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Budd, Hassan Introduce Bill to Cut Taxes for Small Businesses to Provide Retirement Plans
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Retirement Investment in Small Employers (RISE) Act. The legislation would enable all small businesses,...
Budd, Colleagues Demand Answers After Jordanian Nationals Attempt to Breach Quantico
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of 13 Senators to send a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas pressing the department for answers after two...
VIDEO: Budd Responds After Senate Democrat Calls Bill Protecting Police from Illegal Aliens “Nothing”
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) pushed the chamber to pass the POLICE Act. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly state...
Budd Statement on Biden Administration’s Planned Release of Guantanamo Bay Terrorists
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after press reports that the Biden Administration planned to transfer 11 detainees from the detention facility at...
VIDEO: Senator Budd Helps Dedicate Rev. Billy Graham Statue at U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at the dedication of the Rev. Billy Graham statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. WATCH THE FULL SPEECH HERE Full transcript of the...
Budd, Kelly Bill to Track High-Altitude Balloons Set to Become Law
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) ‘Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly’ (SOAR) Act passed the House of Representatives as part of the Federal Aviation...
Budd, Cotton, Colleagues Help Introduce Bill to Repeal Biden Administration’s Arms Embargo on Israel
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would force the Biden administration to send critical weapons to Israel. The bill’s...
Sen. Budd, Rep. Allen Lead Bipartisan CRA to Overturn Biden DOL Rule, Protect Consumer Choice & Investment Access
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Roger...
Senate Passes FAA Reauthorization Including Budd-Secured Wins for NC
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) secured nearly two dozen wins in the package for North...
Budd Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Anti-Tunneling Efforts
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Cooperation Act. The bill authorizes a $30 million increase in funding to...
Budd, Bishop Lead Resolution Condemning Violent Anti-Israel Protests, Praising Police and Patriotic UNC Students
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) led a coalition of U.S. Senators to introduce a resolution that: “Condemns the violent, anti-American and anti-Israel protests that are occurring...
Budd, Ernst Demand Answers After Biden Withholds Weapons from Israel
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have sent a letter to President Biden demanding answers over his administration’s withholding of critical ammunition to Israel,...
Senators Budd & Ernst Return from Middle East: Push Hostage Release, Thank U.S. Troops
Washington, DC — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have returned from a congressional delegation (CODEL) to the Middle East, which included stops in Israel, Iraq, Syria, and the United...
Budd Joins Letter Demanding Biden Stop Plan to Welcome Gazan Refugees
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter calling on President Biden to stop the reported plan to welcome Gazan refugees into the United States before American hostages held by...
Video: Budd Praises UNC’s Response to Pro-Hamas Mob
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a video statement praising the University of North Carolina’s response to a pro-Hamas mob that disrespected the American flag and...
Budd Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Overturn Biden EV Mandates
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) helped introduce a bipartisan Congressional Review Act legislation to block the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandates. The Environmental...
Budd Statement on Hamas Video Showing NC Hostage
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after Hamas terrorists released a video showing North Carolina native Keith Siegel, who Hamas took hostage with his wife in...
Budd Announces Opposition to Foreign Aid Package
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) announced that he will be voting against the National Security Supplemental package. WATCH THE FULL REMARKS HERE Key...
Budd Leads NC Delegation to Support Bid to Host World Military Games
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has led the majority of the North Carolina congressional delegation to send a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing support for North...