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Budd and Rouzer urge Trump to protect NC tobacco farmers
Sens. Ted Budd and Rep. David Rouzer urged President Trump to prioritize NC flue-cured tobacco as China halts purchases, threatening millions in farm exports.
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Tillis, Budd lead push for federal disaster relief funds
Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are leading a push by federal lawmakers to pass an appropriations package to support those affected by the impact of Helene. This follows a visit by the senators and other federal lawmakers on Tuesday, touring the destruction of Hurricane Helene.
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Tillis reintroduces bill making assault on LEOs a federal crime
US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime.
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RNC looking to declare Trump the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee
With a rematch of former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in the November 2024 General Election almost a certainty, the Republican National Committee is reportedly looking to declare him the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
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Budd leads congressional effort on nuclear energy resolution
North Carolina's Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, is leading a bipartisan coalition of 15 senators who want the U.S. Senate to embrace nuclear energy as a reliable, clean answer to a secure power grid.
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N.C. senators vote in favor of Respect for Marriage Act
North Carolina senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr were among 12 Republican members of the Senate who voted Wednesday in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which passed in the Senate 62-37. The act protects the rights of same-sex married couples while protecting religious freedom.
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Ted Budd, Lindsey Graham speak at U.S. National Security forum in Charlotte
U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-NC13, along with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, joined former Trump administration officials on Oct. 17 in Charlotte for a discussion forum on national security issues currently facing the United States. The event was hosted by the POLARIS National Security organization, whose mission according to their website involves advancing “a real...
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Tillis among group of senators that want to reform Electoral Count Act
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is among a bipartisan group of 16 senators that have proposed to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887.
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N.C. senators’ job approval affected little by Biden’s first year in office
The first year of the Biden presidency has prompted major swings in job approval ratings for some U.S. senators. But neither of North Carolina’s sitting senators has seen much impact.
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Senators focus on civility, Constitution in day one SCOTUS hearings
On Tuesday morning, day two gets underway of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, she would replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer who has served on the Supreme Court since 1994. She would also be the first black woman to serve...
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Tillis helps push U.S. defense bill for N.C. bases, yet lawmakers manage to sneak in unrelated provisions
Military installations in North Carolina will benefit from the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, helped to push through Congress. President Biden signed the $778 billion act, Senate Bill 1605, in late December. The act authorizes appropriations principally for Department of Defense programs and military construction,...
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Proposed tribal casino in Kings Mountain pits Cherokee versus Catawba
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation wants to build a $340 million casino in Kings Mountain. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opposes the competition. Most N.C. state senators say the federal government has no business approving the resort. The Cherokees claim the proposed 16-acre site would encroach on their aboriginal territory. They also say...
