Press Releases 06/9/2020
VIDEO: Tillis Leads Bipartisan Effort To Support Servicemembers, Military Families In Personnel NDAA Mark-Up
Senator Tillis announced bipartisan consensus on a number of priorities, including another pay raise for servicemembers, additional accountability measures to improve military housing conditions and impact aid to local educational agencies with military dependent children.
Press Releases 06/9/2020
Tillis & Casey Push for More Resources to Protect Seniors from Scams During COVID-19 Pandemic
I recently sent two bipartisan letters to Congressional appropriators urging them to protect seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letters pushed for additional funding to support senior legal services and public awareness campaigns to educate seniors about fraud and scams.
Press Releases 06/9/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Urge Top Health Officials to Swiftly Distribute Emergency COVID-19 Funds to Hospitals Serving Low-Income, Vulnerable Populations
Senator Tillis along with 15 of his colleagues recently sent a bipartisan letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma requesting that the administration act swiftly to distribute emergency funding allocated in COVID-19 spending packages to hospitals that overwhelmingly serve Medicaid and low-income patients. Without adequate federal funding, these hospitals will be unable to effectively treat the country’s most vulnerable communities.
Press Releases 06/5/2020
Tillis Sends Bipartisan Letter Pushing for Community Health Center Funding to Help American Families
We write to express our support for additional emergency funding for community health centers in the next COVID-19 relief package. Community health centers are vital to our response to the coronavirus pandemic and need appropriate funding to continue their front-line health care work.
Press Releases 06/5/2020
Tillis Seeks Greater Support for Homeless Veterans During COVID-19 Pandemic
While we continue to work to lower the homeless veteran count, we must ensure we protect this vulnerable population during the pandemic. This bipartisan legislation will give the VA the resources it needs to provide assistance and ensure access to VA health care services.
Press Releases 06/4/2020
Tillis Pushes Additional Regulatory Relief to Help Americans Recover from COVID-19
Wrote a letter to Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought urging the Administration to phase out all federal regulations that have been waived during the COVID-19 crisis and allow the rules to go back through the regulatory review process to determine if they need to be maintained, modified, or permanently repealed.
Press Releases 06/4/2020
Tillis Sends Letter to DOJ Requesting Financial Status of Crime Victims Fund
Sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting information about the financial health of the Crime Victims Fund in light of significant decreases in deposits to the account.
Press Releases 06/4/2020
Tillis Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias from Elder Abuse
As a former caregiver to my grandmother with Alzheimer’s, I understand firsthand how those battling this horrible disease face a heightened risk of elder abuse and are too often exploited. I am proud to co-sponsor this bipartisan legislation that would protect this vulnerable population and ensure we are doing whatever we can to prevent elder abuse.
Press Releases 06/3/2020
Tillis Supports PPP Fix Based on Bipartisan Legislation He Co-Introduced
I am proud Congress could come together to make necessary fixes to provide flexibility to keep small businesses open and protect the jobs of workers. I’ll continue to work across the aisle on commonsense, bipartisan solutions to provide relief to small businesses and their employees.
Press Releases 06/2/2020
VIDEO: Tillis Calls for National Unity to Provide Justice for George Floyd and End Violence Across America
George Floyd – an unarmed black man – was suffocated and killed by a police officer as he was pleading for air. This murder was horrific and it was disgraceful.