Press Releases 09/17/2015
Tillis Advocates For Veterans Education With VA Panel
Yesterday, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a legislative meeting to consider several bills introduced to help improve our bureaucratically flawed VA system and prioritize the men and women who have served our nation.
Press Releases 09/16/2015
Tillis: The American People Deserve A Vote On The Iran Nuclear Deal
“It Is A Sad State Of Affairs When President Obama And Senate Democratic Leaders Resort To A Hyper-Partisan Effort To Stifle Debate And Deny The American People Their Promised Opportunity To Have The Final Say On The Iran Nuclear Deal Through Their Duly-Elected Representatives.”
Press Releases 09/11/2015
Tillis Statement On The Anniversary Of September 11
"Today we remember the thousands of innocent lives that perished on September 11, 2001, and pray for the family members and friends who continue to bear the pain of their loss...
Press Releases 09/4/2015
Tillis' Daily Recess Schedule
Senator Tillis is spending the next couple of weeks traveling across North Carolina, from Manteo to Murphy. If you’re interested in his whereabouts, check out this schedule for daily updates.
Press Releases 08/6/2015
Tillis Continues Pressure On Administration To Drop Potential TPP Tobacco Carve Out
Press Releases 08/5/2015
Tillis, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Veterans' Use of GI Bill Benefits, Stop Use on Unaccredited Education Programs
Press Releases 08/3/2015
Tillis To Carter: Air Force Attempts To Undermine Effectiveness of 440th Airlift Wing Are Unacceptable
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently wrote to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter expressing concern over comments made by some Air Force senior leaders instructing commanders at Fort Bragg’s Pope Airfield to “open up the clearing house to undermine the personnel structure” of the 440th Airlift Wing.
Press Releases 07/30/2015
Tillis Denounces Potential TPP Tobacco Carveout
“I hope our trade negotiators will work hard to ensure that American values are upheld in the final agreement they bring before Congress. And that goes for language in the entire agreement – even that which appears in annexes and footnotes.”
Press Releases 07/30/2015
Tillis, Burr Applaud Passage Of Highway Bill With Provisions To Improve North Carolina’s Infrastructure
The designation of the highways would advance the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Strategic Transportation Corridors Vision, which aims to provide North Carolina with a network of high priority corridors that will become part of the Interstate system once they are fully built and upgraded to interstate standards.
Press Releases 07/29/2015
Tillis Calls For An End to Veteran Homelessness
Today, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing regarding the persistent homeless veterans population that continues to plague 40,000-45,000 of the men and women who served our nation in honor. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), attended the hearing, and after a discussion with panelists form the Veterans Health Administration, the VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, called for solutions to eliminate the current bureaucratic barriers to find both short- and long-term strategies to end veteran homelessness.