WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ted Budd issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), introduced legislation to establish the Radar Next Program, which would carry out the deployment of the nation's next-generation weather radar system.
"North Carolinians rely on accurate and reliable weather radar equipment, and making sure these current capabilities are maximized while we prepare to integrate the next generation of technology is vital for emergency personnel to keep folks out of harm's way. Given the severe storms that have impacted communities across our state, we can't afford to have coverage gaps wher...