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Press ReleaseBipartisan2026-04-22

Budd, Shaheen Lead Three-Bill Package to Enhance American Airpower and Boost Defense Industrial Base

Ted Budd
Ted Budd
RNC · Senator
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This press release from Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) was published on 2026-04-22 and titled "Budd, Shaheen Lead Three-Bill Package to Enhance American Airpower and Boost Defense Industrial Base". It focuses on foreign policy and touches on defense.

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Budd, Shaheen Lead Three-Bill Package to Enhance American Airpower and Boost Defense Industrial Base

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led several of their colleagues in introducing a robust bipartisan legislative package of three bills focused on elevating and preserving the dominance of American military airpower in modern warfare. The Airpower Acceleration Act would ensure strategic and generational investment in [ ]
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