The Latest Breaking News from Thom Tillis

Senate Republicans dodge as Dems plot votes codifying gay marriage, access to contraception

After Roe, Democrats are readying new legislation to codify long-settled precedents.

Axios · Jul 14, 2022

Dems stress national security as computer chips bill stalls

The Biden administration and Democrats are warning of dire consequences if Congress fails to act on computer chips legislation

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

GOP senator Thom Tillis is pushing back on Trump on guns. Why the North Carolina Republican think it’s time to act

The Republican senator who helped negotiate the first major piece of gun legislation in 28 years talks with Eric Garcia about bipartisanship, why Trump shouldn’t oppose the gun bill and why he supported a primary challenge against Madison Cawthorn

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

NC’s senators vote no on bill that helps Camp Lejeune vets exposed to toxic water

WASHINGTON — Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr voted Thursday against the bill they helped craft that would benefit veterans from Camp Lejeune who were exposed to toxic chemicals in the base’s water for nearly three decades.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 18, 2022

Prospects dim for quick deal on Senate immigration proposals

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators sounded doubtful they could put forward a bipartisan immigration proposal before Congress leaves Washington for an August break, dimming the prospects to pass long-awaited immigration changes ahead of midterm elections that could flip control of Congress.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

Prospects dim for quick deal on Senate immigration proposals - Roll Call

Senate negotiators sounded doubtful they could put forward a bipartisan proposal before Congress leaves Washington for an August break.

Roll Call · Jun 9, 2022

House passes gun bill with age restriction, other proposals

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed a package of gun violence prevention measures on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday evening, even as the bill faces little hope of clearing the evenly divided Senate.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

House passes gun bill with age restriction, other proposals - Roll Call

The House of Representatives passed a package of gun control measures on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday.

Roll Call · Jun 8, 2022

Uvalde survivor, 11, tells House hearing she smeared herself with friend’s blood

Miah Cerrillo speaks before House passes gun control bill that is all but doomed in Senate

The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2022

North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis works to change gun laws following mass shootings

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is one of four senators leading the charge on examining the country’s gun laws following two high-profile mass shootings last month that left 31 people dead.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 8, 2022