Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Senate voting on two separate proposals to end the shutdown.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 5:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the President's proposal to end the partial government shutdown through a compromise on border security funding and protections for DACA and TPS recipients.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2019 @ 9:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to bolster U.S. government efforts to prevent genocide and other human rights atrocities around the world was signed into law.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored legislation to ensure federal workers that are deemed "essential" and continue to work are paid despite the partial government shutdown.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 2:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2019 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following joint statement to reiterate the strong support for NATO in the United States Senate
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 2:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Trump's address to the nation regarding border security.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2019 @ 11:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced they will re-introduce the bipartisan Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act this week.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2019 @ 4:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA), which provides funding for Children's Advocacy Centers that serve child victims and help law enforcement hold perpetrators accountable.
Published: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 @ 4:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, legislation that will allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws
Published: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 @ 1:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation co-introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburses veterans for missed or underpaid GI Bill housing benefits into law.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 11:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, legislation that will allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry laws, while abiding by that state's laws.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that would, for the first time, create a public health infrastructure across the country to combat Alzheimer's disease and preserve brain health was signed into law by President Trump.
Published: Monday, January 14th, 2019 @ 1:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on today's hearing.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 12:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner, John Koskinen, to urge the IRS to reconsider a recent decision that will cause lower-income military retirees to lose federal benefits
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 1:56 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, attended a hearing on the state of Alzheimer’s disease and questioned witness Maria Shriver on ways to better support caregivers and the need to find a cure for Alzheimer’s.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:36 am
By: Thom Tillis
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This weekend, North Carolina will be experiencing gusty winds and a large amount of rainfall as Hurricane Matthew makes its way up the East Coast.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 7:27 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis issued the following statement on the terrorist attacks in Brussels
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered the Weekly Republican Address, during which he discussed why the American people deserve to have a voice in the selection of the next Supreme Court Justice and the need for the Senate to focus on bipartisan efforts to help hardworking Americans.
Published: Sunday, March 20th, 2016 @ 10:34 am
By: Thom Tillis
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"Vice President Biden was absolutely correct: there should be no hearings, there should be no confirmation. The most pragmatic conclusion to draw in 2016 is to hold the Supreme Court vacancy until the American people's voices have been heard."
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 3:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2016 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement announcing he will vote in favor of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act, which would expand and tighten enforcement of sanctions for North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program and combat North Korean cyber...
Published: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 @ 10:24 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) took to the Senate floor to criticize the Obama Administration's lack of support for Camp Liberty, a former U.S. military installation in Baghdad that now houses approximately 2,300 Iranian political refugees who oppose the totalitarian Islamic Republic of Iran.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 11:36 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John McCain (R-AZ) have wagered the delivery of a humbling Senate floor speech on the outcome of tomorrow's NFC Championship Game between the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 6:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement announcing he will vote in favor of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act, which would implement key security provisions to help ensure that refugees from Syria and Iraq do not pose security threats to the United States.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 2:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 12:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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My first year as North Carolina's U.S. Senator has been eventful and productive to say the least.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 2:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's press conference at the Pentagon
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 12:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis voted in support of the omnibus appropriations bill, which, in addition to keeping the federal government running, also boosts defense discretionary funding, provides much-needed pay raises for military personnel.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 11:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The letters note that the notification of transfer for Mr. Aamer did not list the Joint Chiefs of Staff as one of the entities "concurring" and "approving" of the transfer, as is normally the case.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement in response to news that the United States and 11 other nations have reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which includes a carve-out of tobacco
Published: Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today introduced the Wounded Warrior Employment Improvement Act of 2015 to help veterans with service-connect disabilities find and retain employment.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 1:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Under Tillis' amendment, the C-130Hs cannot be removed from Fort Bragg unless the following leadership approvals indicate our national security and readiness of the global response unit will not be jeopardized.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 4:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke at a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the impact of exposure to toxic chemicals on veterans.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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