Ted Budd: “I fully support Phil Washington. He will step in and he will be a very effective executive.”

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

He has been a fighter for the people of Western North Carolina as they work to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene, and I know he’ll continue to advocate for disaster funding for the remainder of his time in D.C.

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

The time to increase pressure on Moscow is now.