Press Releases 07/29/2020
Burr, Tillis Introduce Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains, is so important to the Western North Carolina tourism industry, creating thousands of jobs and contributing billions of dollars to the local economy.
Press Releases 07/29/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Deny Visas to Individuals Who Attempt to Steal Intellectual Property from American Companies
This legislation will punish foreign adversaries and deter additional efforts to undermine American leadership through intellectual property theft.
Press Releases 07/28/2020
Tillis On Next Steps For COVID-19 Relief Legislation
The draft proposal represents a starting point in the negotiations, and I’m glad it includes priorities I’ve championed to fund testing, support child care services, assist schools and keep students and teachers safe, and protect small businesses from trial lawyers.
Press Releases 07/27/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bill Allowing Catch-Up Contributions for Retirement Accounts
With so many still unemployed, paying off large medical bills, or trying to store away emergency funds in the midst of this, North Carolinians are having to delay their retirement contribution, adding more stress to families. I am proud to co-introduce this legislation so that families can have peace of mind knowing their future retirement will be protected.
Press Releases 07/24/2020
Tillis Co-Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Give More Loan Relief to Students
While we were able to provide much-needed student loan relief in the CARES Act for many borrowers, this important legislation will bring parity to ensure these federal loan borrowers have the same monthly payment and interest rate suspensions while they adjust to this pandemic.
Press Releases 07/24/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support U.S. Research Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We need to move quickly to protect our nation’s research investments and workforce pipeline so that the medical and scientific research community can resume operations and restore progress to pre-pandemic levels.
Press Releases 07/23/2020
Tillis Co-Sponsors Legislation to Support Child Care Providers and Families Affected by COVID-19
This legislation would provide federal assistance for child care providers so they can continue to offer critical, affordable child care for working mothers and fathers in North Carolina and ensure they have the support needed to protect the health of children and staff.
Press Releases 07/23/2020
Tillis Releases Plan to Help Defeat COVID-19, Protect North Carolinians, and Prepare for Next Pandemic
Our state and nation are at war with COVID-19, and my sole focus is protecting the physical and economic health of North Carolinians so we can defeat this virus and safely return back to our normal lives.
Press Releases 07/23/2020
Senate Passes NDAA that Includes Tillis’ Wins for North Carolina Servicemembers, Additional Measures to Improve Military Housing and Support COVID-19 Vaccine Research
Senator Tillis also secured the authorization of $215.8 million for North Carolina military installations in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Since being elected in 2015, Senator Tillis has secured more than $3 billion for Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, New River, and Seymour Johnson.
Press Releases 07/23/2020
Tillis, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Consider Clean Energy Jobs Impacted by Pandemic in Next COVID-19 Package
As we focus on getting the country back to work, we must include an industry that had already been putting Americans to work faster, and in more places, than the overall economy before the COVID pandemic hit. Clean energy job growth had outpaced the economy by 70 percent over the past five years. Further, this growth is truly nationwide, encompassing every state.