WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letters: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to major shipping companies regarding their policies discriminating against legal firearms and ammunition. Recently, several large freight and shipping companies have implemented policies that discriminate against the firearm and ammunition industries, including prohibitions on shipments containing certain firearm parts to total bans on firearms and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raising concerns over the Biden administration's plans to restrict tobacco products for Americans, potentially creating opportunities for Mexican cartels to profit from illegal tobacco on the black market. The letter was led by Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and co-signed by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Vice Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) reintroduced the bipartisan Securing Global Telecommunications Act. "Russia and China are working to assert dominance over critical technologies such as 5G and AI. This poses a serious threat to national and global security. The United Stat more PR