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WebImproving Healthcare - U.S. Senator Ted Budd. Senator Budd believes that every North Carolinian should have access to the healthcare that works best for them. That means providing more choices, more price transparency, more competition, and more affordable health insurance options. Obamacare utterly failed on these metrics.

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Senate Passes Final 2024 Defense Bill Including Budd-Secured …

WebWashington, 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 will be sent to the president to be signed into law after the House approves it. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services

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Healthcare Archives

WebWashington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) Action for Dental Health Act was included in the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act that passed out of the Senate

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Budd, Booker Bill to Increase Access to Oral Health Care Passes

WebWashington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) Action for Dental Health Act was included in the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act that passed out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The legislation would reauthorize and expand a grant program through the …

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Budd, Murray Lead Bipartisan Bill Help Military Retain Skilled Nurses

WebWashington, 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 Military Health System to retain skilled nurses as they pursue higher education. The legislation gives the hiring manager …

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Budd Joins Bipartisan Inquiry into VA Community Care Wait Times

WebWashington, 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 across the nation. The letter was also signed by: Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), Reverend Raphael …

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Budd, Markey Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Prepare for AI Threats

WebWashington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced a pair of bills to direct federal officials to prepare for and respond to potential catastrophic threats related to the possible misuse of artificial intelligence (AI). The Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence …

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Budd Co-Sponsors Bill to Stop Biden from Imposing Gun Control …

WebWashington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored S. 2911, the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act. The bill would prohibit the President or a cabinet official from imposing gun control measures by: The bill comes after the Governor of New Mexico instituted a public health emergency for the purpose of […]

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Budd, Colleagues Send Letter Opposing Mandy Cohen’s CDC …

WebWashington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-led a letter to President Biden opposing the nomination of Dr. Mandy Cohen to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The letter was signed by six U.S. Senators and 22 House members. Full text of the letter:. According to recent news …

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Sen. Budd, Rep. Brecheen Lead Letter to NIH Demanding Answers …

WebWashington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) led a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) demanding answers about a dangerous NIH-funded study on transgender youth. Co-signers of the letter include: Senator Budd said in a statement: “Taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund studies …

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Budd Leads Majority of Senate GOP to Demand that DOD Rescind …

WebWashington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of 27 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin denouncing the department’s policy of paying the travel expenses of those servicemembers and dependents seeking abortions. The letter also stresses that, “our men and women in uniform deserve …

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Sen. Budd, Rep. Allen Lead Bipartisan CRA to Overturn Biden DOL …

WebWashington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to overturn a flawed rule from the …

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Sen. Budd, Rep. Brecheen Lead Follow-Up to NIH Demanding …

WebWashington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) led a follow-up letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) again demanding answers about a dangerous NIH-funded study on transgender youth. The NIH failed to respond to their first letter on this issue, which was sent on May 9, 2023 and […]

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VIDEO: Senator Budd Helps Dedicate Rev. Billy Graham Statue at …

WebWashington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke at the dedication of the Rev. Billy Graham statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. WATCH THE FULL SPEECH HERE Full transcript of the speech: Good morning. It is absolutely my honor to be here. This day is a decade in the making. And it would […]

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Senate Democrats Block Budd Amendment to Make Assaulting …

WebWashington, 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 illegal immigrant may be deported for assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder. Current law does not cover all assaults …

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Budd, Cotton, Colleagues Help Introduce Bill to Repeal Biden

WebWashington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would force the Biden administration to send critical weapons to Israel. The bill’s introduction was led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR). The bill comes after President Biden announced that his administration would withhold certain …

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