Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care.

It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J. Trump made.

I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form.

It's not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.

When people see independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming from their side, they scorn, ostracize, and even censure them.

It's become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.

It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.

As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year, and at times even joked about, I haven’t exactly been excited about running for another term.

Sen. Thom Tillis could vote to take away our health care and give tax breaks to billionaires.

This will force the state to make painful decisions like eliminating Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands in the expansion population.

Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who really don’t give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail.

When people sue independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming from their side, they scorn, ostracize and even censure them.

In Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.

If you've got to surprise or jam your conference to get something done, you're a pretty sh***y legislator.

I will always do what is in the best interest of North Carolina, even when that puts me at odds with my own party.

We can and must accomplish this without hurting our rural communities and hospitals.

I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form.

The loss of rural hospital funding.