Thom’s legislation codified into law includes: That is why Thom has teamed up with a number of his Democratic colleagues to lead a bipartisan effort to expand educational opportunities for veterans. One of Thom’s key priorities is ensuring veterans have access to quality and affordable education as they transition back to civilian life. One year later, the VA published a regulation announcing compensation payments to Marines suffering from health problems caused by tainted water at Camp Lejeune.Įxpanding Educational Opportunities for Veterans Senators Tillis and Burr then successfully pressed the Office of Management and Budget to quickly grant the disability benefits to the veterans.
Senators Tillis and Burr have pressed the VA for answers on behalf of Camp Lejeune veterans who were exposed, and they have led the bipartisan fight for justice.įollowing the pressure from Senators Tillis and Burr, the VA finally granted disability status to the victims who were diagnosed with one of nine illnesses. The VA estimates that more than 900,000 service members could have been exposed to toxic water. Authorize the VA to implement pilot programs for new and innovative payment and delivery models for VA healthcare that will allow the department to modernize and adapt to the ever-changing needs of the veteran population.įighting For Justice For The Victims of Toxic Water Contamination at Camp Lejeuneįor years, bureaucratic red tape and internal resistance at the VA had delayed a final decision on granting Camp Lejeune veterans disability status due to health issues linked to toxic water exposure.Allow the VA to use a third-party entity to electronically process health care claims from medical providers.The bipartisan legislation also includes two provisions championed by Senator Tillis that will: The bipartisan legislation will strengthen healthcare services at the VA while streamlining the department’s community care programs to ensure veterans receive efficient, timely, and quality care, whether inside the VA system or from providers in their communities. Thom has worked across the aisle to help improve veterans’ ability to receive timely and quality health care, including championing the bipartisan Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act, which became law in 2018. Supporting Veterans’ Access to Quality Health Care Senators Tillis and Warren worked together to build a bipartisan coalition of other senators in support of their legislation, and it was codified into law in 2018. To solve this problem, Thom teamed up with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to introduce the Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending Act of 2018, bipartisan legislation that would protect veterans from targeted predatory home loan practices by requiring lenders to demonstrate a material benefit to veterans when refinancing their mortgages. This practice has potentially targeted thousands of veterans in North Carolina in recent years. Unfortunately, a small number of lenders are abusing the program by utilizing misleading advertising tactics and engaging in a practice known as “churning” – the refinancing of a home loan over and over again to generate fees and profits for lenders at the direct expense of veterans and their families, often without their knowledge. The VA Home Loan Program has provided more than 20 million loans to help veterans become home owners. One of the ways we repay our debt of gratitude to those who served our nation is through the VA Home Loan Program, which provides veterans and service members with the opportunity to purchase their own homes through a VA insured mortgage from a private lender.
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