I’m worried that he and others may be persuaded by House members that their version is the one that should be passed by the Senate as well as the House.

The fact is that a medium-sized power at this point is perceived to have fought a superpower to a draw.

I appreciate that. You know, one of the things we've realized, a number of the members who work in particular on the African continent, have realized that natural resource management is actually national security.

Firms tied to the Chinese communists are expanding inside our borders and collecting granular data on Americans.

Folks, I guarantee we can do this. And we will. We just remember who in the hell we are. We're the United States of America.

The electric vehicles that were purchased by [the] previous administration with no chargers, and some of the waste that was done there.

We’ve got to take steps to ensure, No. 1, that there are guardrails around these companies, so that working people have a say in how AI is adopted, have a say in whether data centers are coming to their towns and are protected from rate…

“For that reason,” Budd continued, “I will vote against any supplemental appropriations package that does not include additional funding for Western North Carolina.”

“Every time I’m in WNC, people ask me to make sure that they’re not forgotten. I’d ask my colleagues in Washington and Raleigh to send them a clear message that we’re with them by passing additional funding for disaster recovery,”

Nearly two years since Hurricane Helene ravaged our state, debris still clogs waterways.

For that reason, I will vote against any supplemental appropriations package that does not include additional funding for Western North Carolina.

Every time I’m in WNC, people ask me to make sure that they’re not forgotten.

I, as a former school superintendent, when I went to D.C., led the fight for the Enhanced Child Tax Credit, which cut childhood poverty in America in half.

I frankly worry that there could be many more infestations in the wildlife populations as opposed to livestock that have not been detected.

I look forward to an apology from Rep. Luna for weaponizing the ethics process while refusing to investigate historic corruption that's making life harder for families.

Along with the draft rule, we are equally opposed to the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act because it codifies the same harmful reductions in benefits for veterans with tinnitus and sleep apnea benefits.

He’s made it harder for workers to get a job and join a union, and easier for giant corporations to deny benefits and endanger workers.

It’s the corruption, the brazen, blatant corruption. Corruption on a scale never seen before in American history in any administration.