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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) slammed President Joe Biden’s attempt to pack the Supreme Court on Fox & Friends First. Rep. Budd also spoke in support of his Constitutional Amendment to cap the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. Watch Rep. Budd’s comments HERE and HERE. Read more »

This morning, Rep. Budd appeared on Fox & Friends First to discuss the Democrats' second impeachment of President Trump, why President Biden should be tough on China, and the Biden-induced crisis brewing at the border. Rep. Budd on impeachment: “They’re trying to impeach a private citizen. There is no due process.” “There was no more evidence gathered. Trump was just exercising his First Amendment... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement following the passage of House Resolution 759 to honor Reverend Billy Graham: “Today I was joined by many of my North Carolina colleagues in passing a resolution honoring the legacy of Billy Graham for his lifelong commitment to preaching the Gospel, his fight for civil rights, his opposition to communism, and t... Read more »

“We wanted a real inside look,” said Budd. “We wanted to see the leadership. We know in the last two years, there’s been improvements here. We wanted to see them.” Read more »

The opioid epidemic has hit our communities rapidly over the past few years. In 2015 our state saw more than 1,000 lives lost from opioid-related causes. Read more »

here’s money to be made in vocational training and where this leads. So I’m very proud of the students here, very proud of the teachers and that Iredell County is recognizing that. Read more »

Triad congressman Ted Budd has joined a U.S. House member from Ohio in urging the revocation of a recent trade ruling that went against an ATM maker with a Greensboro plant. Read more »

The first time Gallup polled the approval rating of the U.S. Congress, the year was 1974, and over the course of that year, it was about 40 percent. At the beginning of this year, that approval rating had been cut in half, clocking in at an embarrassing 19 percent. Congress worked a great deal more in 1974. That Congress was in session for more than nine full work weeks longer than the most recen... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Ted Budd and Mark Walker joined two other North Carolina congressmen this week in prodding trade officials to rule in favor of an ATM manufacturer with a local workforce of more than 200. The two Republican congressmen, who each represent parts of Guilford County, partnered on a letter they sent Monday to the U.S. International Trade Commission urging it to side with Diebold Nixdorf in ... Read more »

A House government oversight committee is requesting the Air Force turn over documents related to a U.S. government weapons sale to Kenya pushed through on President Obama’s last day in office. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday will request the Air Force produce documents related to the $418 million sale to Kenya for twelve weaponized crop duster-like planes to conduct... Read more »