Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging his department to quickly correct policies that are making it...
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Budd Joins Bipartisan Push to Overturn Biden NEPA Phase II Final Rule
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden administration’s National...
Budd Leads 21 Senators to Demand Answers After Suspected ISIS Terrorists at Southern Border Were Released Into U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of 21 Senators to send a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers after...
VIDEO: Budd Touts His Provision to Protect F-15Es at Seymour Johnson AFB
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a video statement touting his provision that fully prohibits the Air Force from divesting F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft at Seymour Johnson...
Budd Introduces Bill to Force Federal Reserve to Pause Debit Card Proposal That Hurts Consumers
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Secure Payments Act, which would require the Federal Reserve to pause its Regulation II Debit Card Interchange Fee proposal until it...
Budd Secures Provision Fully Protecting F-15Es at Seymour Johnson AFB in Senate Defense Bill
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the Senate floor....
Budd, Colleagues Call Out Biden’s “Mass Amnesty” for Illegal Immigrants
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined an oversight letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding...
Budd, Tillis Join Letter to AG Garland Condemning Trump Conviction
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have joined a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning the conviction of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan,...
Budd, Tillis Join Entire Senate GOP to Slam Democrat Fearmongering on IVF
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined the entire Senate Republican Conference to issue a joint statement slamming Senate Democrats for their scare tactics and...
Budd Leads Colleagues to Demand IRS Investigate Palestine Chronicle’s Links to Terrorism
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of Senators to send a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel demanding that the IRS open an investigation...
VIDEO: Senator Budd Honors 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a video statement commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE Senator Budd said: “Today, as we...
Budd, Colleagues Slam Democrat Fearmongering on Contraception
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined 21 of his Senate colleagues to issue a joint statement slamming Senate Democrats for pushing the so-called Right to Contraception Act, which...
VIDEO: Budd Pushes Bill to Protect Police After Illegal Migrant Shoots NYPD Officers
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) once again pushed the chamber to pass a bill to make assaulting a first responder a deportable offense, but was...
Budd Statement on Biden Executive Action on the Border
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after President Biden announced new executive actions on the Southern border. Senator Budd said: “It took allowing nearly 10...
Budd Statement on Israeli Hostage Proposal
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after Israeli officials announced a proposal that would free the remaining hostages. Senator Budd said: “I commend Israel for...
Budd Visits Blue Ridge Parkway in Bid to Secure National Historic Landmark Status
Yancey County, N.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) visited the Blue Ridge Parkway and met with officials from the National Park Service (NPS), Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, the Yancey County...
Budd, Hassan Introduce Bill to Cut Taxes for Small Businesses to Provide Retirement Plans
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Retirement Investment in Small Employers (RISE) Act. The legislation would enable all small businesses,...
Budd, Colleagues Demand Answers After Jordanian Nationals Attempt to Breach Quantico
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of 13 Senators to send a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas pressing the department for answers after two...
VIDEO: Budd Responds After Senate Democrat Calls Bill Protecting Police from Illegal Aliens “Nothing”
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) pushed the chamber to pass the POLICE Act. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly state...
Budd Statement on Biden Administration’s Planned Release of Guantanamo Bay Terrorists
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after press reports that the Biden Administration planned to transfer 11 detainees from the detention facility at...