Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after voting to support government funding legislation that provides tens of billions of dollars in disaster relief for the people of...
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Video: Budd Demands WNC Disaster Relief Before Congress Leaves for Christmas
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a press conference and laid out his demand that he would not support any continuing resolution to fund the government unless disaster aid...
Budd Protects F-15Es at Seymour Johnson and Prohibits Dangerous Transgender Procedures in Defense Bill
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to pass the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for...
Budd, Tillis Applaud House Passage of Lumbee Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Lumbee Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation to grant the Lumbee Tribe of...
Budd Pushes Legislation to Cut Government Red Tape and Speed up Relief for Western North Carolina
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced two bills to cut government regulation and deliver relief to North Carolinians impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Disaster...
Budd, Tillis Meet with NC General Assembly Leaders on Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis hosted N.C. Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, N.C. House of Representatives Speaker-elect Destin Hall, State Senators Bill Rabon...
Budd, Tillis Lay Out the Road Ahead for WNC in New Op-Ed
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis have written an opinion piece for the Carolina Journal laying out the road ahead for Western North Carolina as they rebuild and recover from...
Budd, Cruz, Klobuchar-Sponsored Bill to Stop Online Sexual Exploitation Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. — The Senate has passed S. 4569, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII, and require...
Budd, Kaine Introduce Bill to Incentivize Landowners to Participate in Military Land Use Program
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced the Incentivizing REPI Sales Act. The bipartisan bill provides financial incentives for landowners to sell land for...
Senator Budd Presents Service Medals to NC Veterans’ Families
Advance, N.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) presented service medals to the families of two deceased North Carolina veterans whose families live in Kernersville and Graham. Senator Budd said in a...
Budd Statement on Murder of American Hostage Omer Neutra
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed that U.S.-Israeli citizen Omer Neutra was killed by Hamas terrorists during the...
Budd, Tillis, Ossoff, Warnock, Warner, Kaine Push Senate for Disaster Aid Vote First Week of December
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Senate leadership...
Budd, Tillis, Foxx, Edwards Urge Feds to Waive Regulations, Provide Temporary Housing Units for WNC
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to “ immediately...
Budd, Wicker, Ernst Call on Turkey to Extradite Hamas Leadership to U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released a joint statement after Hamas leaders...
Budd, Tillis, NC Delegation Support Establishment of Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hub in NC
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, sent a bipartisan letter to the Defense Innovation Unit...
Budd, Scott, Tillis, Blackburn Propose Bill to Bring Accountability to SBA Disaster Loan Account
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Scott (R-SC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the SBA Disaster Transparency Act, which requires the Small Business...
VIDEO: Budd Honors WNC Heroes, Calls for Action on Recovery Bill
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke passionately on the Senate floor to honor the heroic individuals in Western North Carolina who helped others during Hurricane Helene. Senator...
Budd, Tillis, Colleagues Demand Answers After Reports that FEMA Avoided Homes Supporting Trump
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a coalition of 18 U.S. Senators to send an oversight letter to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Budd, Colleagues Celebrate Passage of Bill to Support Service Dogs for Veterans & First Responders
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) celebrated the Senate passage of their bipartisan Working Dog Commemorative Coin...
Budd Joins Call for Greater Financial Accountability at VA after Budget Shortfall Fiasco
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) demanding greater accountability and oversight of the...