Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging them to take action...
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Budd Lays Out Opposition to National Security Spending Package Without Border Security
Washington, D.C. — Before voting no on a national security spending package that did not include provisions to secure the southern border, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor and laid...
Senator Budd Secures NC Wins in FAA Reauthorization
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, voted to advance the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act out of committee. The package...
Budd, Kaine, Young, Baldwin Resolution Recognizing Career & Technical Education Month Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. — The Senate has passed S. Res. 550, a resolution recognizing February 2024 as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd...
Budd, Tillis Secure $125,000 Grant for Rowan-Salisbury Schools to Expand Resource Officer Program
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that a $125,000 Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) hiring grant has been awarded to the Rowan-Salisbury...
Budd-Kelly Bill to Track High-Altitude Balloons Passes Committee
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) ‘Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly’ (SOAR) Act passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee – a key step towards it...
Budd Statement Opposing Foreign Aid Without Border Security
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement following his vote against moving forward on a foreign aid bill that does not address border security: “My principle has...
Budd Statement on Release of DOD’s List of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the Department of Defense published the names of Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the...
Budd Statement Opposing National Security Supplemental Deal
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement on the backroom deal on the national security and border package: “This deal fails to change the state of the border...
Budd, Manchin Introduce Sound Science for Farmers Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Sound Science for Farmers Act. The bill creates accountability and scientific quality standards for...
Budd Joins Coalition Demanding End to U.S. Aid to UNRWA Amid Hamas Ties
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senators Pete Ricketts, Tim Scott (R-SC), and Jim Risch (R-ID) demanding, “an immediate and permanent prohibition” of...
Budd Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Biden to Strengthen Iran Sanctions Enforcement
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan coalition letter led by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to President Biden calling on him to enforce current...
Budd Slams Biden’s Iran Appeasement in New Op-Ed
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has written an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner slamming the Biden administration’s appeasement towards Iran in the wake of an Iranian-backed...
Budd, Colleagues Propose Bills to Expand Financial Opportunity
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced two bills designed to expand economic opportunity, reduce regulations, and make it easier for Americans to start and grow new businesses....
Budd, Colleagues Press DOD on Failure to Publish List of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of seven Senators to send a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pressing the Pentagon, “to publish the names of “Chinese...
Budd Joins Coalition Blasting Biden for Pausing LNG Permits
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) blasting the Biden administration for pausing all pending non-FTA export permit...
Budd Sends Message to Qatar: Time is Up on Hostages Crisis
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) delivered a sharp message to the government of Qatar, who hosts Hamas’ political office: “Our patience has run...
Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce Bill Requiring Census to Include Citizenship Question
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Equal Representation Act. The bill would require the Census Bureau include a citizenship question on any future census to provide...
Budd Joins Coalition Calling on Biden Administration to Withdraw EV Mandate
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) to the National Highway Traffic...
Budd Leads Colleagues to Introduce Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act. He was joined by Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Mike Braun (R-IN), and...