Last week week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) brought up their bipartisan legislation to provide full forgiveness of PPP loans of $150,000 or less for small businesses for a vote on the Senate floor. Unfortunately, this commonsense reform for employers was blocked by Senat
CHARLOTTE, N.C . - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement Friday evening: "Over the last few months, I’ve been routinely tested for COVID-19, including testing negative last Saturday, but tonight my rapid antigen test came back positive. I will be following the recomme
Washington, D.C. – Early on Friday, October 2, 2020, President Donald Trump announced he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response: “Since the beginning of this pandemic we have learne
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the Penalizing Radicals and Others who Thwart Emergency Care and Transportation (PROTECT) for Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020 that would make it a federal crime to knowingly prevent an injured law enforcement officer fro
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett ahead of the Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings. “I had a great meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, which reaffirmed what a supremely qualified n
Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats opposed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that protects Americans with pre-existing conditions. The Senate voted on the Protect Act, legislation Senator Tillis introduced last year which would codify into
Yesterday, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the CLINCIAL TREATMENT Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure Medicaid programs cover routine care costs for individuals participating in clinical trials for serious or life-threatening conditions. “Clinical trials
Passes U.S. House of Representatives Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield’s (D-NC) bill, H.R. 4439, the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Creating Hope Reauthorization Act incentivizes the pharmaceutical indu
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed landmark legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that fundamentally reforms and improves how veterans exposed to toxic substances receive health care and benefits from the Department of Veter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide rural communities that are under significant financial strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency assistance to repair, modernize and renovate fail
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the “Stop Blocking Hospitals Act,” a bill making it a federal crime to obstruct any ambulance, fire department vehicle, law enforcement vehicle, or other emergency vehicles or personnel from responding to an emergency. Penalt
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: “Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an excellent choice for Associate Jus
