Tag: Ted Budd

Budd backs streamlining FAA new-plane certifications

U.S. Sen. Ted Budd has joined eight of his colleagues in sponsoring a bill they hope will streamline the process for certifying new kinds of battery-powered aircraft. The group is bipartisan and includes three Democrats, among them lead sponsor U.S. Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont. Welch’s state is home to Beta Technologies, a company that’s […]

Written by on February 23, 2026

Tillis, Budd and Noem

The hold-ups of federal Hurricane Helene recovery subsidies are figuring in U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ public condemnations of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “She’s not even handling the other part of her job,” Tillis told reporters this week after being asked whether he has confidence in the former South Dakota governor following two fatal […]

Written by on January 29, 2026