I will continue to work on a bipartisan basis to find solutions and relief for North Carolina families to get through this crisis.
I will continue to work on a bipartisan basis to find solutions and relief for North Carolina families to get through this crisis.
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Evidence
"I will continue to work on a bipartisan basis to find solutions and relief for North Carolina families to get through this crisis." Tillis also said Congress had passed "these bipartisan solutions" to slow the spread of coronavirus and provide a stronger temporary social safety net.
Congress.gov shows H.R.6201 "Became Public Law No: 116-127" on 03/18/2020 after Senate passage by record vote 76.
Congress.gov lists H.R.748 as having "Became Public Law No: 116-136" on 03/27/2020, after Senate passage by Yea-Nay vote 96-0.
Tillis said, "That’s why I voted to pass the CARES Act in the spring and have pushed for follow-up relief to help families and businesses in need. I strongly support this bipartisan package to distribute another round of stimulus checks..."
Latest Action: 03/18/2020 Became Public Law No: 116-127. The bill provides paid sick leave, tax credits, free COVID-19 testing, expanded food assistance and unemployment benefits, and increased Medicaid funding.
Assessments
Tillis publicly committed to working in a bipartisan way on relief for North Carolina families and during his term key bipartisan COVID-19 relief bills passed (Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-127 on 3/18/2020, and the CARES Act, P.L. 116-136 on 3/27/2020). Tillis voted for and publicly supported those bipartisan packages and issued press statements backing follow-up relief (including December 2020 bipartisan packages). Those actions and enacted laws constitute concrete bipartisan solutions and relief during the referenced crisis in his term, satisfying the promise.
Tillis promised to continue bipartisan work on relief for North Carolina families during the COVID-19 crisis. During the same Senate term and 2020 campaign context, he supported and voted for major bipartisan COVID relief measures that became law, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act. Because the promise was framed as continued bipartisan work to secure crisis relief, not as sole authorship of a specific bill, his participation in enacted bipartisan relief legislation is sufficient for delivery.