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...
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Budd Calls on National Park Service to Designate Blue Ridge Parkway as National Historic Landmark
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams III to, “encourage the Department of Interior and the National Historic Landmarks...
Budd Celebrates Fujifilm NC Expansion
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies announced a $1.2 billion investment expansion at their manufacturing facility in Holly...
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...
VIDEO: Budd Calls for Mayorkas Impeachment Trial, Lists Actions that Caused Border Crisis
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) listed a series of actions taken by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that caused the crisis at...
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...
Budd Joins Letter Blasting Senate Democrats’ Political Meddling in Oil & Gas Mergers
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of recently announced oil and gas mergers. Senate...
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 Fights to Stop Illegal Aliens Who Assault Police, Commit Theft from Becoming Citizens
Washington, D.C. — Early this morning, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) forced a Senate vote on two amendments to the second government funding package. The first amendment he proposed prevents illegal...
Budd Joins Letter Calling Out Biden’s Tax Hike on American Energy Producers
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing serious concern over the $110 billion in target tax increases on the production of...
Budd Leads Senate GOP’s Call to Pass the Laken Riley Act
Washington, D.C. — At a press conference today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led his Republican colleagues to call on Senate Democrats to hold a vote and pass the Laken Riley Act. “We simply do not...
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...
Senate Democrats Block Budd-Britt Laken Riley Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) attempted to pass the Laken Riley Act through the U.S. Senate, but was blocked by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Democrat Whip. Senator Budd joined...
Budd, Britt Lead 34 Senators to Introduce Laken Riley Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Katie Britt (R-AL) led a group of 34 Senators to introduce the Laken Riley Act. The bill would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Budd, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Sanctuary Cities, Deport Criminal Illegal Aliens
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced two bills that would crack down on sanctuary cities and incentivize deportation for criminal illegal aliens. The...
Senate Democrats Block Budd Amendment to Make Assaulting Police a Deportable Offense
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) blasted Senate Democrats after they blocked his amendment to the partial government funding package that would have explicitly stated that an...
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...