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...
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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...
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...
Budd Statement on FISA Reform Bill
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after voting in favor of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America (RISA) Act. The bill shortens the authorization period...
Budd Touts F-15E Strike Eagles from NC After Successful Intercept of Iranian Drones & Missiles
Washington, D.C. — During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) touted the F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina after the...
Budd Pushes Senate to Pass Bill to Consider Terminating Qatar’s Major Non-NATO Ally Status
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) pushed the chamber to pass his bill to review Qatar’s Major Non-NATO Ally Status. Senator Budd introduced the...
Budd Defends NC-Based F-15E Strike Eagles from Cuts During Hearing with Joint Chiefs Chairman
Washington, D.C. — During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) defended the importance of the F-15E Strike Eagle to the United States’ strength around the world...
Budd Introduces Bill to Consider Terminating Qatar’s Major Non-NATO Ally Status
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the ‘Reviewing Qatar’s Major Non- NATO Ally Status Act’ alongside Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Rick Scott (R-FL). The bill would...
Senate Passes Budd, Manchin, Boozman Resolution Honoring Gold Star Spouses
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution to designate April 5, 2024 as Gold Star Wives Day. The resolution honors the sacrifices made by the spouses and...
Senators Budd & Ernst Call on Qatar to Expel Hamas Leaders
Washington, D.C. — After reports that Hamas refused the latest U.S.-brokered hostage offer, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued a joint statement calling on the State of Qatar to...
Budd, Cardin, Risch, Ernst, Tillis, Coons, Blumenthal, & Rosen Issue Bipartisan Statement Calling on Qatar to Renew Pressure on Hamas to Release Hostages
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Sens. Joni...
Video: Budd Uncovers “Alarming” Number of Drone Incursions at U.S.-Mexico Border
Washington, D.C. — During Senator Ted Budd’s (R-NC) questioning at today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, the Commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace...
Senator Budd Meets with Family of NC Hostage
Washington, D.C. — Prior to the State of the Union Address, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) met with the family of Keith Siegel. Keith Siegel is the North Carolina native who is among the six Americans...
Budd, Tillis to Host NC Hostage’s Family at State of the Union
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) announced that he and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) have invited the family of Keith Siegel to be their guests at the State of the Union Address...
Budd, Tillis, Hudson Request Update on Fort Liberty’s Joint Deployment Warfighting Complex
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Secretary and Chief of Staff requesting updates and progress...
Budd-Kelly Bill to Track High-Altitude Balloons Passes Committee
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) ‘Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly’ (SOAR) Act passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee – a key step towards it...
Budd Statement on Release of DOD’s List of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the Department of Defense published the names of Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the...
Budd Joins Coalition Demanding End to U.S. Aid to UNRWA Amid Hamas Ties
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senators Pete Ricketts, Tim Scott (R-SC), and Jim Risch (R-ID) demanding, “an immediate and permanent prohibition” of...