Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) pushed the chamber to pass the Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act. The bill would prohibit federal agencies from...
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Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect American Assets From Unlawful Seizure by AMLO’s Mexico
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) helped introduce the Defending American Property Abroad Act alongside Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN). The bipartisan legislation would impose...
Budd Supports Restoring Veterans Benefits After VA Mismanagement
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after supporting legislation that covers the short-term funding gap in veterans benefits created by the VA’s failure to...
Budd Joins Letter Calling Out Harris Mismanagement of Broadband Funds
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her egregious mismanagement of federal broadband initiatives. In 2021, President Biden...
Budd Joins Joint Statement Condemning Anti-Israel UN Resolution
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) joined dozens of his Senate colleagues to issue a joint statement condemning the Palestinian Mission to the UN after it submitted a disgraceful and...
Budd Joins Bipartisan Push for DOD to Prioritize Trade Jobs for Veterans that Boost Defense Industry
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan letter to the Department of Defense suggesting new ways to improve transition assistance that better support the needs of the men...
Budd Helps Introduce Bill to Jail Eco-Terrorists Who Attack Pipelines
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act, a bill led by Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX). The...
Senator Budd Highlights 100 County Tour
Davie County, NC — Today, U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a new video highlighting his recently completed 100 County Tour across North Carolina. In the video, Senator Budd discusses the...
Budd Statement on Murder of American Hostage by Hamas
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American citizen who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was murdered by...
Budd Joins Letter Calling Out Biden-Harris VA for PACT Act Mismanagement
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) expressing strong disappointment of the VA’s mismanagement leading to an unacceptable...
U.S. Senator Ted Budd Completes 100 County Tour
Tyrrell County, NC — Today, U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) completed a tour of all of North Carolina’s 100 counties. This was his first 100 county tour since taking office last year. Senator Budd...
Budd Joins Letter Calling Out Biden-Harris for Partial Arms Embargo Against Israel
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined an oversight letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris calling out their partial arms embargo against Israel. The letter...
Budd, Lujan Bill to Help Children of Substance Abuse Victims Passes Committee
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Ben Ray Luján’s (D-NM) Families Care Act passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee – a key step towards...
Budd Statement on Death of Hamas Political Leader
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the death of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran: Senator Budd said: “The death of Hamas’ political leader...
Budd, Lummis Introduce Bill to Adopt ‘Permit By Rule’ to Federal Permitting
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) have introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. The legislation would introduce a 'permit by rule'...
VIDEO: Budd Slams Harris Snub of Netanyahu Speech
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at a press conference organized by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping Israeli Prime Minister...
Budd, Hudson Lead Letter to Army After Fort Liberty Training Labels Pro-Life Orgs “Terrorist Groups”
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) led a group of 88 members of the Senate and House of Representatives to send a letter to Secretary of the Army...
Budd Introduces Bill to Help Job-Seekers Access Skills Development Programs
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Employer-Directed Skills Act. The legislation would help businesses streamline the process for assisting job seekers in accessing...
Budd, Kelly Introduce Bill to Boost Microchip Manufacturing Workforce
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the CHIPS Training in America Act, a bipartisan plan to strategically boost the microchip manufacturing workforce...
Budd & Tillis Joint Statement on 4th Circuit Nomination
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s nomination of Ryan Park to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: “This...