Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced the LEGION Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend American Legion membership to honorably discharged veterans who served since World War II.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 8:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, attended the swearing-in ceremony for VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, a native of Fayetteville and former Senior Advisor to Senator Tillis
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 4:29 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the bipartisan committee approval of Robert Wilkie, a native of Fayetteville, NC and Senior Advisor to Senator Tillis from 2015 until late 2017, to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation that would create a center of excellence within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to better understand the health
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:08 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joined Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT) to introduce the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, attended the signing ceremony of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, voted to pass the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 4:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Robert Wilkie, a former senior advisor to Senator Tillis, as Secretary of the VA
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 2:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, announced that he secured $53 million to fund three North Carolina State Veterans Home construction projects through the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 @ 5:02 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Admiral Ronny L. Jackson as VA Secretary and announced that Robert Wilkie, a former senior advisor to Senator Tillis, will serve as Acting VA Secretar
Published: Thursday, March 29th, 2018 @ 1:39 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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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 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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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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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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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, 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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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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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, co-sponsored The Veterans Overmedication Prevention Act
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2017 @ 11:58 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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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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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired a joint House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing to welcome the American Legion members visiting Washington, D.C. to give their legislative presentation
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 @ 4:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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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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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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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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During his first two years as a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has worked across the aisle to advance proposals to reform the VA and expand education and job opportunities for veterans, with several of his bipartisan proposals being signed into law
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 2:42 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, took the Senate floor and called on Senate Democrats to stop blocking the VA/Military Construction Appropriations bill, which also includes $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 10:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and several of his Republican and Democratic colleagues on the Senate floor to speak in support of the Veterans First Act, bipartisan legislation that would give the VA the tools it needs t
Published: Friday, June 24th, 2016 @ 11:01 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing on pending legislation to improve veterans' health care and benefits, five of which were bills co-introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC).
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 12:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee yesterday to announce the introduction of the Veterans First Act.
Published: Monday, May 2nd, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee approved a "megabus" bill (S.425) that includes three bipartisan bills introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) aimed at improving educational opportunities for veterans and their families. On Veterans Day, two of these bills were endorsed by...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 12:40 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing to discuss legislation focused on health care and benefits for our nation's veterans. The committee looked at five bills, three of which Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) originally co-sponsored...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:34 pm
By: Chris Downey
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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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