Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced Lee Lilley joins his Administration as the new Director of Legislative Affairs
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2018 @ 12:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the VA Senior Executive Accountability (SEA) Act of 2018, bipartisan legislation that would strengthen accountability of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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President Donald J. Trump is taking steps to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which can serve as a model for wider government reform
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 1:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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OMB is preparing for what we're calling the "Schumer shutdown." It still surprises me - and I've been through some of these before - that the Democrats in the Senate are opposing a bill that they don't oppose.
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 11:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump has signed a new Executive Order to ensure veterans have the resources they need as they transition back to civilian life
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 8:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Okay, thank you very much. And I want to thank Secretary Shulkin, Secretary Nielsen, and Deputy Secretary Shanahan for joining us as we take yet another historic step to make sure our incredible veterans - and that they're taking care of - that they're being taken care of in a proper manner.
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 @ 4:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that seeks to improve veterans' access to health care by expanding telehealth services
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2018 @ 2:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Last month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 30 congressional colleagues called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to quickly address recent reports that the VA knowingly hired doctors who lost their licenses for malpractice and providing poor care to patients
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 @ 4:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) increasing access to apprenticeship-training programs for veterans was signed into law
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 @ 3:57 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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First-generation students are defined broadly (neither parent has completed a four-year degree) or narrowly (neither parent has any postsecondary education)
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 3:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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President Trump States Policy, Comments, News, and Presidential Edicts: Bills Signed - September 29, 2017
Published: Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 @ 1:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to re-introduce the Prioritizing Veterans' Access to Mental Health Care Act
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 5:13 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) applauded the Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to help veterans who have been exposed to toxic burn pits as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 2:57 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today's appeals legislation was last updated in the 1930s. The President's signature today will help thousands of Veterans receive timely action on their appeals. We have to do better and get faster decisions for our Veterans
Published: Thursday, August 24th, 2017 @ 11:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, co-introduced broad, bipartisan legislation that seeks to improve veterans' education benefits and enhance the post-9/11 G.I. Bill
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2017 @ 5:38 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Governor Cooper's office and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Larry Hall responded to the legislature's decision not to provide funding for the Eastern Carolina Veterans' Cemetery
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 4:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the President for signing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his work for Eastern North Carolina veterans by voting for S.1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act unanimously passed the Senate
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 11:14 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel and member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 4:39 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the committee passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 12:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced appointments to various state commissions and boards, including the North Carolina Military Affairs Commission and the North Carolina State Museum Natural Sciences Advisory Commission
Published: Monday, May 22nd, 2017 @ 1:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his steadfast support of veterans and voted for passage of H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 8:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of Senators, including the leadership of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), to send a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin in response to a troubling Inspector General report earlier this month
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 3:43 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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After weeks of ducking constitutionally mandated Senate confirmation hearings, a contrite Larry Hall appeared under subpoena before the Commerce and Insurance Committee on Thursday, answered questions at length, and was approved unanimously for recommendation to the full Senate for confirmation as s
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 4:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A government body can't block the media from reporting on one of its public meetings because its leader doesn't like the coverage he thinks it will get.
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Media law experts believe the North Carolina Military Affairs Commission violated the spirit — if not the letter — of state laws requiring the conduct of public meetings in a transparent manner
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 9:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today voted to confirm Dr. David Shulkin as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 4:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The chairman of the N.C. Military Affairs Commission refused to allow a presentation at an open committee meeting Tuesday because a Carolina Journal reporter was in attendance
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2017 @ 7:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has named two new members to the Governor's office to work in communications and in government relations
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2017 @ 12:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, met with VA Secretary nominee Dr. David Shulkin.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2017 @ 3:08 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper named Secretaries to head two additional cabinet departments today as he works to move North Carolina forward
Published: Friday, January 13th, 2017 @ 10:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on David Shulkin, President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 7:55 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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