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Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), along with House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost and Reps Max Miller and Jen Kiggans, led a letter to General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, to address the recruitment shortage brought on in large part by vaccine mandates.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) was killed in a car accident Wednesday afternoon. She was 58 years old.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 1:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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For the last four years, Donald Trump kept back the tide. But now, it’s up to Congress.
Published: Saturday, January 16th, 2021 @ 4:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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Measure to be introduced in 2020 aims to cut suicides by increasing access to key services to our men and women — and offer unconventional treatments, too, such as yoga and acupuncture
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 9:42 am
By: LifeZette
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Bipartisan Legislation Gives Veterans Who Honorably Served Access to the American Legion
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2019 @ 5:53 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, that safeguard veterans from predatory loan practices and helps them more easily access their earned homeowner benefits was signed into law.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 2:40 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, that would extend eligibility for American Legion membership to honorably discharged veterans who served since World War II
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 @ 4:44 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to increase veterans’ disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to improve coordination of veteran mental health and suicide prevention services and to better measure the effectiveness of these programs in order to reduce the alarming number of veteran suicides.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 12:20 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Recently, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, that would extend eligibility for American Legion membership to honorably discharged veterans who served since World War II passed the Senate.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 4:28 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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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, 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, 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 Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending Act of 2018, bipartisan legislation that would protect veterans from targeted predatory home loan practices by requiring lenders to demonstrate a material benefit to consumer
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 11:11 am
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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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Todd Young (R-IN), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide relief to veterans whose Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 11:29 am
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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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to help veterans who have been exposed to toxic burn pits
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 @ 8:44 am
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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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today spoke at the National Press Club to help announce the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new partnership with the PGA of America to support PGA HOPE, golf programming designed to assist with the disabled veterans
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 12:52 am
By: Christopher Maye
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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, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) concluded a Congressional Delegation visit to Fort Bragg in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 2:04 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Tonight, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following video statement after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address to the nation
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 12:23 am
By: Thom Tillis
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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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