WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICMYI: Budd Publishes Op-Ed in The Hill, Demanding American Sanctions on CCP Officials Responsible for Religious Persecution * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) published an op-ed in The Hill entitled, "China's crackdown on religious freedom demands American sanctions," arguing for strict American sanctions to hold Chinese Communist Party officials accountable for their repeated rec more PR