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President Donald J. Trump is ensuring our veterans receive the student loan and educational benefits to which they are entitled and deserve.
Published: Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 @ 4:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Mark Takano (CA-41) and reintroduced the bipartisan Military and Veterans Education Protection Act
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2017 @ 5:15 am
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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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. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve veterans' experience when using GI Bill education benefits
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2017 @ 6:17 pm
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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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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A new event at East Carolina University's Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is aimed at supporting programs and scholarships for student veterans.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 3:48 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory joined nearly 300 state government and military leaders at a summit today to encourage hiring veterans in state government. The summit was part of Governor McCrory's efforts to make North Carolina the most military and veteran-friendly state in the nation by connecting...
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 4:46 am
By: McCrory Communications
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More military veterans are choosing to make North Carolina their home, thanks, in part, to efforts by Governor Pat McCrory to make North Carolina the most veteran friendly state in the nation.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 1:19 am
By: McCrory Communications
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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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On Veterans Day, Americans come together to honor and thank the brave men and women who have risked their lives to protect our nation's values.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:12 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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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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U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation to ensure that veterans, students serving in the armed forces, and their qualifying dependents, can take full advantage of the federal education benefits they have earned for themselves and their families.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 12:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, at Camp Lejeune, Governor Pat McCrory announced the NC Military Pipeline, a public-private pilot project aimed at keeping newly separated veterans in North Carolina by matching their military skills and experience to civilian employment, education and training opportunities.
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2015 @ 4:23 am
By: Chris Downey
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In the 113th Congress, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) cosponsored a career record of 86 bills to help veterans by providing better access to more transparent healthcare, access to educational opportunities, affordable housing, and job opportunities.
Published: Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 @ 11:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced one of the largest federal community development block grants in the state's history today, a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a facility for homeless veterans.
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 5:31 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Until the mid-60s, the federal government had almost nothing to do with higher education, with college benefits for veterans under the GI Bill being the exception. But with the passage of the Higher Education Act, the government got massively into the student aid business.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory is calling for a scholarship program that will give newly separated veterans the equivalency of in-state tuition at the state's University of North Carolina institutions. In April, the governor said he will ask the Legislature for in-state tuition at the state's 58 community...
Published: Monday, May 12th, 2014 @ 12:47 am
By: Chris Downey
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Court Will Support Veterans under Judicial Monitoring by Offering Resources for Treatment, Education and Vocational Programs and Community Resources.
Published: Saturday, November 9th, 2013 @ 1:19 am
By: David Winstead
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the availability of federal grant funds today to support AmeriCorps programs in the state for 2014. Funds will be awarded by the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service to organizations and agencies that focus on economic opportunity.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2013 @ 11:56 am
By: David Winstead
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