Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) presented a Purple Heart Medal to Vietnam Veteran James Michael Hess of Timberlake, North Carolina.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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.
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 2:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote to Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley, expressing concern that the Air Force's plan to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a speech on the Senate floor expressing disappointment over the Senate's failure to advance the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 @ 1:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a legislative meeting to consider several bills introduced to help improve our bureaucratically flawed VA system
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today issued the following statement on the filibuster of a vote of disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, noting that the President has still failed to submit side agreements to Congress, which he is required to do by law.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 3:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after one Marine died and several others were injured during a CH-53E helicopter accident at Camp Lejeune last night
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 @ 3:09 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is continuing his efforts to oppose a potential tobacco carve out in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Published: Friday, August 7th, 2015 @ 2:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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.
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 10:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) questioned Chairman Dempsey as to why the United States would have confidence in Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions when the regime is the world's top state sponsor of terrorism and continues to threaten and make incendiary rhetoric.
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 3:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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At today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Thom Tillis announced his support for the bipartisan Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 4:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to discuss the Obama Administration's nuclear agreement with Iran and why, despite President Obama's assurances, the deal will be bad for the American people and will pave the way for Iran to become a nuclear power in the near future.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 3:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, following the vote by the United Nations Security Council to pave the way to lift economic sanctions on Iran, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 @ 12:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the opening of a new regional office in High Point, NC, and the relocation of his Charlotte, NC, office.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 4:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement in response to the announcement of the Obama Administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Fayetteville Observer reported that the Air Force is delaying its plans to deactivate Fort Bragg's 440th Airlift Wing for one year as a result of a sustained push by North Carolina's Congressional delegation to stop the deactivation.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing questioned members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the Avian Influenza Epidemic.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 10:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There’s another player out there rating the conservatism of DC politicians — Conservative Review. The folks at that site give both North Carolina senators failing grades, and pass only FIVE of North Carolina’s 13 House members.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 5:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced, “The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act.” This legislation is vital to restoring justice to the victims of this heinous government run program.
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For those of you who may not be familiar with this Ripon crowd, they were founded to counter the rise of the Goldwater / Reagan people in the GOP and to return the party to the grand old days of Nelson Rockefeller and Teddy Roosevelt.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 2:47 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to discuss the ever-failing Affordable Care Act and why President Obama’s current “one-size-fits-all” approach is simply not affordable and will not help deliver a health care system that works for everyone.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 9:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It took two-and-a-half years, but state Senator Fletcher Hartsell's (RINO-Cabarrus) campaign finance / ethics case is going to get some attention from an actual bona fide prosecutor.
Published: Saturday, June 20th, 2015 @ 4:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the U.S. Senate for passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2016, 71-25.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 6:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan effort led by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) to introduce legislation that would establish a new infrastructure financing authority to help states and localities better leverage private funds.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 @ 7:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered testimony to the National Commission on the Future of the Army in Fayetteville, NC, which outlined the severe risks of the Obama Administration’s proposed budget cuts to our Armed Forces, including severe cuts to Army end strength.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert McDonald, where they discussed working together to create a long-term strategic vision for the VA and help shepherd legislation that will make it easier to reform the VA.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Tillis repeatedly called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explain why the H-2B visa cap was reached so soon in comparison to previous years, and called on DHS to conduct an audit to determine whether the correct number of H-2B visas was issued.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will not only save, but increase the C-130 presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Mohamed M. Tawfik, to discuss cooperation between the two nations in efforts to defeat ISIS and curtail Iran’s geopolitical ambitions in the Middle East.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 3:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the USA Freedom Act
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 11:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently toured Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point military bases in North Carolina where he met with service members, their spouses, veterans and several wounded warriors.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) announced that its customers covered under the President’s Affordable Care Act will face an average 25.7 percent premium rate increase next year.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 10:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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