Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement on the backroom deal on the national security and border package: “This deal fails to change the state of the border...
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Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce Bill Requiring Census to Include Citizenship Question
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Equal Representation Act. The bill would require the Census Bureau include a citizenship question on any future census to provide...
Budd Sponsors Bill Authorizing States to Secure Own Border
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly (CONTAINER) Act. The bill would authorize border states...
Budd Calls on Biden to Include Border Policy in National Security Bill
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) called on President Biden and Senate Democrats to include border security funding and policy changes in the proposed...
Budd Lays Out Foreign Policy Principles in New Op-Ed
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has written an opinion piece for FoxNews.com laying out his vision for foreign policy and how the United States should confront the forces of evil now on...
Budd Sponsors Bill Requiring DHS to Notify Localities on Illegal Alien Transfers
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the National Oversight of Transportation Immigrants to Communities is Essential (NOTICE Act). The bill would require federal agencies to...
Budd Sponsors Bill to Help Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Justice for Angels Families Act. The bill would amend the Crime Victims Fund to expand coverage for Angel Families, who are immediate...
Budd Joins Coalition Demanding Answers on National Security Threats at Border
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Representative Mark Alford (R-MO) demanding answers from the Biden Department of...
Budd, Tillis Demand Answers on Flow of Fentanyl Into NC
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the U.S. Drug Enforcement...
Budd Co-Sponsors Secure Our Border Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Secure Our Border Act. The legislation is the Senate companion to H.R. 2, the House immigration bill that passed on May 10, 2023. The...
Budd Joins Letter Sounding Alarm on Mexican Cartel Exploitation of Illegal Tobacco Amid New Biden Regulations
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raising concerns over the Biden administration’s plans to restrict tobacco products for...
Senator Ted Budd Delivers Maiden Speech on Senate Floor
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...
Budd, Colleagues Travel to Southern Border
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) returned from a congressional delegation to the Southern Border as Title 42 expired. He traveled with Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and...
Budd Slams Biden for Title 42 Chaos, Will Travel to Border Tonight
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a press conference and slammed President Biden’s decision to allow Title 42 to expire without a sufficient plan to address the surge of...
Budd, Romney, Colleagues Demand Border Wall Transparency Ahead of Title 42 Expiration
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Biden administration’s failure to secure...
Senator Budd Introduces Bill Targeting Human Trafficking
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act. The bill would require abortion providers to file a report with the National Human...
Senator Budd, Colleagues Introduce Build the Wall Now Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced his first bill as a United States Senator, the Build the Wall Now Act. The comprehensive bill requires border wall construction to...
Budd Sponsors Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act. The bill makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death chargeable as a...
Senator Budd Statement Ahead of Biden’s State of the Union
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union Address: “Under President Biden, America is off course. Working families are...
Senator Ted Budd Receives Committee Assignments for 118th Congress
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) received the following committee assignments for the 118th Congress: Committee on Armed Services Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation...