As Ted Budd travels the state hosting private fundraisers instead of meeting with voters, we’re continuing to highlight the ways in which he’s failed communities across the Tar Heel State – today in Linville, North Carolina.

As Budd fundraises in Linville today, take a look at five ways he’s voted against their best interests: 

• Ted Budd voted against the American Rescue Plan which allowed Avery County to invest $3 million to provide stable internet access.

• That funding led to Avery County being officially awarded funding last month through North Carolina’s GREAT Grant program, expanding internet access to nearly 2,000 homes.

• Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Avery County is receiving funding to reconstruct low-water bridges to improve the impact of flooding and extreme weather.

• Avery County has the highest uninsured rate for non-elderly workers in the state, but when given the chance Ted Budd has voted time and time again against expanding access to health care.

• Even as the Avery County hospital struggles to meet the needs of patients struggling with mental health, Congressman Budd voted against a spending bill that provided funding for key health initiatives like mental health, opioid abuse, suicide prevention.

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