Press Releases 10/7/2015
Tillis & Burr Applaud Passage Of NDAA That Includes Amendment To Help Protect 440th Airlift Wing
North Carolina Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr applaud the Senate for passage of this critical legislation that will support our wounded warriors, servicemembers, and their families, and will provide the necessary funding our military needs to combat ISIS and other terrorist threats around the world.
Press Releases 10/7/2015
Tillis & Burr Congratulate NC Nobel Prize In Chemistry Winners
“We congratulate Dr. Paul Modrich and Dr. Aziz Sancar for their well-deserved Nobel Prize in Chemistry."
Press Releases 10/5/2015
Tillis: Partisan TPP Carve-Out Sets Dangerous Precedent
“Breaking the long-standing tradition of not picking winners and losers in trade agreements, the Obama Administration has decided to use the TPP as a laboratory for partisan politics by discriminating against specific agricultural commodities. This sets a dangerous precedent for future trade agreements, and I will not only vote against the TPP, but actively work to help defeat its ratification in the Senate.”
Press Releases 10/2/2015
NC Weather Emergency Information
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Press Releases 10/1/2015
Tillis & Burr Respond To Administration’s Partisan TPP Tobacco Carve-Out
By carving out tobacco from the TPP, the Obama Administration is discriminating against an entire agricultural commodity, setting a dangerous precedent for future trade agreements.
Press Releases 09/30/2015
Tillis And Brown Introduce Bill To Help Disabled Veterans Find Long-Term Employment
Bipartisan Legislation would Improve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities who Served after September 11, 2001, Have an Unemployment Rate of Nearly 18 Percent
Press Releases 09/29/2015
NDAA Includes Tillis Amendment To Help Protect C-130 Presence At Pope Airfield
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, successfully included an amendment into the final NDAA that aims to preserve the C-130H presence at Fort Bragg’s Pope Airfield in North Carolina.
Press Releases 09/29/2015
Tillis: Secretary Mabus Out Of Step On Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke at a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on the impact of exposure to toxic chemicals on veterans.
Press Releases 09/25/2015
Tillis & Burr: Elimination Of 1-130th Apache Unit Would Weaken Combat Prowess of Army Guard
Earlier this week, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis (R) and Richard Burr (R) wrote to National Guard Chief General Frank Grass expressing concern over the Army’s recent decision to eliminate the state’s Apache unit as part of its Aviation Restructuring Initiative.
Press Releases 09/23/2015
Tillis & Burr: Shuttering 440th Airlift Wing Would Harm Combat Readiness