In a state with more than 13,000 veterans that have been exposed to toxic burn pits, Tillis voted against a bill that he, theoretically, supports.
The bipartisan bill is an effort to secure marriage protections after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning abortion rights.
The bill passed with support from North Carolina’s US Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, both Republicans who have received millions from groups that oppose legislation on firearms.
North Carolina’s senators were two of only 14 members of the U.S. Senate to vote against advancing a measure aimed at helping members of the military exposed to toxic fumes.
State and national leaders from North Carolina joined the fierce reaction to a draft opinion from the US Supreme Court placing abortion rights in jeopardy.
Gun reform has a long way to go before it’s passed. But 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans, including NC’s Burr and Tillis, are working on it behind the scenes.
A federal push to guarantee women in the United States access to abortions failed this week after Republicans including Sens. Burr and Tillis blocked debate.
Schools participating in the federal school lunch program provided meals at no cost for the last year. That will end in June.
A quarter of the people who need insulin are skipping doses because of soaring prices, but new legislation would cap monthly costs at $35.
The PRO-Act passed the US House in March, and every NC Republican member of Congress voted against it
