Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act. The bipartisan bill would stop the Biden Department of...
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Budd Joins Bipartisan Inquiry into VA Community Care Wait Times
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan inquiry to press the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reduce wait times for community care appointments in North Carolina and...
Budd Signs Amicus Brief Defending President Trump’s Ballot Access
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. The brief urges the Court to reverse the...
Budd, Hudson Defend First Amendment Rights of Gun Groups
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) have filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court in NRA v. Vullo. The brief urges the Court to stop the State of New...
Budd, Ernst Publish Op-ed Marking 100 Days of Americans Held Hostage
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have written an opinion piece for Fox News marking the 100th day of captivity for American hostages held by Hamas terrorists in...
Budd, Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bill Requiring SCOTUS Review of Presidential Candidate Ballot Status
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the Constitutional Election...
Budd Sponsors Bill Authorizing States to Secure Own Border
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Creating Obstructions Necessary to Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly (CONTAINER) Act. The bill would authorize border states...
Budd Returns from Middle East: Meets with NC Hostage Family & Qatari Prime Minister, Tours Oct. 7 Attack Site
Washington, DC — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has returned from a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation (CODEL) to the Middle East, which included stops in Israel, Egypt, Qatar, and Bahrain. The...
Budd Joins Coalition Demanding Accountability over DOD Chain of Command Breakdown
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
Budd, Tillis, Brown, Vance, Braun, Young Resolution Honoring Wright Brothers Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. — The Senate has passed S. 513, a resolution recognizing December 17th as "Wright Brothers Day" and commemorating the 120th anniversary of the first powered flight. Senators Ted...
Senate Passes Final 2024 Defense Bill Including Budd-Secured Wins for NC
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Conference Report of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This is the final version of the annual defense bill and...
Budd Sends Holiday Message of Support to Gaza Hostage Families in Floor Speech
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) delivered a holiday message of support for the families of the hostages still being held in Gaza. Senator Budd also...
Budd Calls on Biden to Include Border Policy in National Security Bill
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) called on President Biden and Senate Democrats to include border security funding and policy changes in the proposed...
Budd, Murray Lead Bipartisan Bill Help Military Retain Skilled Nurses
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Patty Murray (D-WA) have introduced the Retain Educated Workers and Registered Nurses Developing (REWARD) Experience Act, which would empower the...
Budd, Colleagues Call on White House to Reverse Course on Digital Trade and Stand Up to China
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 Senators to urge President Biden to reverse a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to abandon long-held...
Budd, Scott, Colleagues Demand Answers on Latest Iran Sanctions Waiver
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary...
Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Renew Demand for Transparency on Taxpayer-Funded Voter Mobilization
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) to President Biden renewing their call for transparency regarding the use of taxpayer...
Budd Calls on Qatar to Pressure Hamas to Release NC Hostage in Floor Speech
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) called on the government of Qatar to exert pressure on Hamas leaders living in Doha to immediately and...
Budd Statement on Release of First U.S. Hostages From Gaza, Renews Call to Release All Hostages, Including NC Native
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after a third group of hostages was released from Gaza on Sunday, including 4 year-old American Avigail Mor Idan, and...
Senator Budd Urges Businesses to Reject ESG in New Op-Ed
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has written an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner detailing the toxic nature of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and urging...