Advance, N.C. -- Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) held a telephone town hall meeting this morning on the Coronavirus pandemic. He was joined by three leading local experts who answered questions from a medical, public health, and economic perspective. The audio of the entire one-hour town hall meeting can be found HERE. The guests were: Lillian Koontz, Health Director, Davidson County Department of Health Dr... Read more »
Washington D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Pandemic Health Care Access Act along with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX). The bill’s Senate companion was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). This legislation temporarily decouples Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) from high deductible health care plans, allowing more Americans to use HSAs to save for health care expenses during the Coronavirus pan... Read more »
Op-ed from Rep. Budd & Rep. Spano on Townhall https://townhall.com/capitol-voices/congressmanrossspano/2020/03/20/increase-social-distancing-by-incentivizing-telework-during-covid19-pandemic-n2565375 In recent days, our nation has watched as COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) has significantly spread across the United States. Some of our finest medical experts have told us that our citizens will have to e... Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Epidemic Tax Credit Act of 2020. This legislation helps stop the spread of the coronavirus by awarding an “epidemic tax credit” to all private businesses in declared epidemic areas who choose to provide any type of paid leave to their employees. Rep. Budd said in a statement: “The Coronavirus pandemic is a once in a generation health c... Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) introduced H.R. 6297, the Informed Resident Notification Act. The legislation requires Public Housing Authorities to inform all residents in a public dwelling when a COVID-19 outbreak is detected in their building. This would trigger additional steps be taken to stop the spread of the virus in that area. Rep. Budd said in a statement: “In the case o... Read more »
Op-ed from Rep. Budd on Townhall https://townhall.com/capitol-voices/congressmantedbudd/2020/03/18/turning-to-faith-friends-and-family-during-coronavirus-outbreak-n2565234 Last Sunday, President Trump declared a National Day of Prayer for those affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The president proclaimed: “We are a country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and stre... Read more »
Washington D.C. -- Today, Representatives Ted Budd (R-NC) and Ross Spano (R-FL) introduced the Safeguarding Americans from Epidemics (SAFE) at Work Act. This legislation would help reduce the risk of community spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) by creating a new telework tax credit for tax years 2020 and 2021 for employers who allow their employees to telework a minimum of 12 days per month. The... Read more »
Op-ed from Rep. Budd in the Salisbury Post https://www.salisburypost.com/2020/03/13/ted-budd-be-smart-to-beat-back-coronavirus/ As your congressional representative, I am closely following the events surrounding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The coronavirus is a respiratory disease first detected in China and has spread around the world. Within the past week, we have seen several cases... Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) released the following statement after launching a website devoted to gathering all federal and state information regarding the Coronavirus: “I encourage everyone in the 13th District to visit Budd.House.gov/Coronavirus for the latest updates regarding this rapidly evolving outbreak. This simple site is designed to be a one stop shop so that folks can get ... Read more »
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Ted Budd (NC-13), along with 11 of his colleagues, sent a letter to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) thanking him for introducing a public health perspective to the question of banking for marijuana enterprises. Rep. Budd said in a statement: “I want to thank Sen. Crapo for his leadership in introducing a public health perspective to ... Read more »
