A
Message
From
Thom:
What
Thom’s
Been
Up
To:
Fighting
Against
a
Potential
TPP
Tobacco
Carve
Out
Thom
is
helping
lead
efforts
to
oppose
a
potential
tobacco
carve
out
in
the
Trans-Pacific
Partnership
(TPP),
which
would
harm
the
22,000
North
Carolina
jobs
that
are
supported
by
the
tobacco
agriculture
industry.
Thom sent
a
letter to
U.S.
Trade
Representative
Michael
Froman
explaining
that
any
agricultural
carve
out
would
directly
threaten
the
ratification
of
the
TPP.
Thom
has
also
been
meeting
with
his
Senate
colleagues
to
share
his
concerns
that
a
tobacco
carve
out
would
hurt
American
farmers
and
local
economies,
in
addition
to
raising
questions
over
what
industry
or
industries
will
be
carved-out
in
the
next
trade
agreement.
Watch
his
recent
floor
speech
here:
Condemning
Concessions
Made
In
Iran
Deal
At
a
recent
Senate
Armed
Services
Committee
Hearing,
Thom
questioned
Chairman
of
the
Joint
Chiefs
of
Staff
Martin
Dempsey
as
to
why
the
United
States
would
have
confidence
in
Iran
to
give
up
its
nuclear
ambitions
when
the
regime
is
the
world’s
top
state
sponsor
of
terrorism
and
continues
to
threaten
and
make
incendiary
rhetoric
toward
the
United
States
and
its
allies,
even
after
the
Administration
reached
a
nuclear
weapons
deal
with
Iran.
Watch
the
hearing
here:
Calling
For
An
End
To
Veteran
Homelessness
The
Senate
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
held
a
hearing
to
address
the
40,000-45,000
homeless
men
and
women
who
have
previously
served
our
nation
in
uniform.
Thom
attended
the
hearing,
and
after
a
discussion
with
panelists
from
the
Veterans
Health
Administration,
the
VA
National
Center
on
Homelessness
Among
Veterans,
and
the
U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
called
for
solutions
to
eliminate
the
current
bureaucratic
barriers
to
find
both
short-
and
long-term
strategies
to
end
veteran
homelessness.
Watch
the
hearing
here:
Fighting
To
Protect
The
440th
Airlift
Wing
Thom
has
been
leading
the
North
Carolina
Congressional
delegation’s
fight
to
stop
deactivation
of
the
440th
Airlift
Wing
at
Fort
Bragg,
and
as
a
result
of
these
sustained
efforts,
the
Air
Force
recently
announced
it
would
delay
its
plans
to
deactivate
the
air
lift
wing
for
one
year.
Thom
is
working
to
save
the
440th
because
he
believes
we
must
do
what’s
best
for
America’s
tip
of
the
spear,
Fort
Bragg,
instead
of
making
strategically
flawed
and
short-sighted
budget
decisions
that
will
jeopardize
our
military’s
combat
readiness
and
our
national
security.
"The
Air
Force
had
planned
to
inactivate
the
unit
this
fall,
and
had
already
started
the
exodus
of
airmen
to
other
airfields.
But
members
of
Congress
-
led
by
Sen.
Thom
Tillis
and
Rep.
Renee
Ellmers
-
had
put
up
a
furious
battle
against
the
plan.
Each
had
placed
amendments
in
the
new
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
requiring
certification
that
the
inactivation
wouldn't
harm
training
at
Fort
Bragg."
Fayetteville
Observer
Editorial
Board
|
July
15,
2015
In
Case
You
Missed
It:
Thom
Opens
Up
Two
New
Offices
Prioritizing
constituent
services,
Thom
recently
opened
a
new
regional
office
in
High
Point,
NC.
Additionally,
Thom
relocated
his
office
in
Charlotte,
NC.
The
state
office
expansion
is
part
of
Thom’s
ongoing
effort
to
broaden
the
range
of
services
offered
by
his
staff
to
North
Carolinians
in
every
corner
of
the
state.
Thom
plans
to
open
an
office
in
Western
North
Carolina
in
the
near
future
and
encourages
constituents
to
utilize
his
in-state
offices
to
help
resolve
any
issues
that
they
might
experience
when
dealing
with
the
federal
agencies
and
the
government.
Thom
Attends
the
14th
Annual
NC
Defense
&
Economic
Development
Trade
Show
in
Fayetteville
|