Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 1768 to impose sanctions on the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The bill was originally introduced by Senator James Risch...
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Budd Co-Sponsors Bill to Recover Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Payments
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 1587, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. The bill would help recover funds lost to unemployment insurance...
Budd Joins Letter Urging State Department to Address Passport Backlog
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to take immediate action to resolve the massive backlog of passport applications. The...
Budd, Tillis, Edwards Announce Up to $7.5 Million DOL Grant to Support Canton
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC) announced that the Department of Labor (DOL) will be awarding the first segment of...
Budd Co-Sponsors Bill to Sanction Fentanyl Traffickers
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 1271, the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. The bill would strengthen current law by directing the...
Budd, Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan ‘Save our Stoves Act’
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and six other Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle to introduce the Save Our Gas Stoves Act. The bill...
Budd, Manchin Introduce Volunteer Pilot Support Act
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) have introduced the Volunteer Pilot Support Act. The bill allows volunteer pilots to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses from...
Senator Budd Meets with Moldova Ambassador
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) met with Ambassador Viorel Ursu of Moldova. Sen. Budd said in a statement: “North Carolina and the Republic of Moldova have shared a special...
Budd, Colleagues Send Letter Opposing Mandy Cohen’s CDC Nomination
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-led a letter to President Biden opposing the nomination of Dr. Mandy Cohen to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Budd Introduces General Aviation Airport Access Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has introduced S. 1847, the General Aviation Airport Access Act. The bill requires federally funded airports to designate part of their parking area for...
Budd, Manchin, Colleagues Introduce Chinese Currency Accountability Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Chinese Currency Accountability Act. They were joined by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Katie Britt (R-AL),...
Budd Co-Sponsors Bill to Stabilize Baby Formula Supply
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 1782, the FORMULA 3.0 Act. The bill would permanently waive tariffs and ease trade barriers on infant formula, ensuring a stable and...
Budd, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Defense Cooperation
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Gary Peters (D-MI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) have introduced S. 1802, the U.S.-Israel Future of Warfare Act. The bill directs the...
Budd Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Fight Pediatric Cancer
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 1624, the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0. The bill would support the National Institutes of Health’s Gabriella...
Senator Ted Budd to Vote No on Debt Ceiling Deal
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement on H.R. 3746, the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023”: “Throughout this process, I have said that we should only raise the debt...
Budd, Tillis, Edwards Joint Statement on Canton Mill Closure
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC) released the following joint statement after the Pactiv Evergreen Paper Mill in...
Budd Proposes Bill to Make Assaulting a Police Officer a Deportable Offense
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality...
Budd, Tillis Lead Bipartisan Letter to Navy, DOJ over Camp Lejeune Settlement Delays
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Braun (R-IN), and several House members sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy and the Attorney General, “concerning...
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...
Senator Ted Budd Meets with Swedish Ambassador
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) met with Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter of Sweden. They discussed a range of topics impacting the bilateral Sweden-U.S. relationship. Sen. Budd said...