Press Releases 08/18/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Renew Bipartisan Push for Charitable Nonprofit Support in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Senator Tillis and a bipartisan group of 24 Senators sent a letter to Senate leadership, renewing the push for inclusion of aid for charitable nonprofits in upcoming coronavirus relief legislation.
Press Releases 08/17/2020
Tillis Co-Sponsored Legislation to Help Families of First Responders Lost To COVID-19 Signed Into Law
Every day local law enforcement, school resource officers, and firefighters protect our communities, potentially exposing themselves to the virus, and unfortunately, some losing their battle with it. I will never stop fighting for our heroes, and I am proud to work with my colleagues across the aisle and get this legislation signed into law to ensure family members of every first responder lost to coronavirus has quick access to the benefits they deserve.
Press Releases 08/17/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Urge Flexibility for School Meals
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the department to continue providing flexibilities to schools and sponsoring organizations for school meals and child nutrition.
Press Releases 08/14/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Push for Improvements to Main Street Lending Program To Help Employers and Save Jobs
Senators Thom Tillis, Kelly Loeffler, John Cornyn, and Mike Braun (R-IN) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve urging them to improve the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to help small and mid-sized employers access loans and save jobs.
Press Releases 08/14/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Urge USAID to Prevent US from Funding Abortions, Abortion Advocacy Abroad
Senator Tillis and his colleagues sent a bicameral letter to the Acting Administrator for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) John Barsa to urge him to protect American taxpayer dollars during the coronavirus pandemic from funding pro-abortion lobbying or advocacy efforts in other countries via the United Nations (UN) in violation of the Siljander Amendment, which prevents State Department funds from being used to lobby about abortion.
Press Releases 08/14/2020
Tillis and VA Secretary Wilkie Discuss Work to Help Veterans
Senator Thom Tillis released a video with North Carolina native and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie discussing their work to improve the VA and help ensure veterans receive the benefits they need and deserve.
Press Releases 08/13/2020
Tillis & Feinstein Urge Japanese Government to Resolve All Remaining International Parental Abduction Cases
Recently, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) sent a bipartisan letter to Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama encouraging the Japanese government to act in good faith and resolve all remaining international parental abduction cases of American citizen children who have been abducted to Japan.
Press Releases 08/12/2020
Tillis Co-Sponsored Legislation to Eliminate COVID Testing Shortages, Allow for State Compacts
The Suppress COVID-19 Act appropriates $25 billion for states to purchase tests and testing supplies, and it authorizes states to enter into interstate compacts and regional agreements that allow them to overcome challenges with the testing supply chain. There is an additional $25 billion in funding provided to support testing administration, data modernization and other efforts that allow health officials to isolate outbreaks to more quickly reduce the spread of the virus. States would be required to meet certain criteria to receive funding.
Press Releases 08/11/2020
Tillis Co-Introduces Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Package
Included in the package is bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Tillis, Moran, and Tester to expand VA home loan benefits to National Guard & Reserve members who have been activated by governors in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, recent civil disturbances, and natural disasters. Currently, members of the National Guard and Reserves are only eligible for the VA home loan program if they have had 90 consecutive days of active service or if they have been a member for six years.
Press Releases 08/10/2020
Tillis Co-Sponsored Legislation to Protect Seniors with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias from Elder Abuse Passes Senate
Approximately one in 10 seniors aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse. For people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, the prevalence is much higher, with some estimates putting it at just over 50 percent.