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Thom Tillis

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Thom Tillis is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina, a position he has held since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Tillis has focused on issues such as tax reform, healthcare, and national security during his tenure in the Senate. He previously served as the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012, where he played a significant role in shaping state legislation.

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  1. Social Security is on an unsustainable path that will lead to dramatic benefit cuts for retirees and growing skepticism among workers paying into a program on the brink of insolvency.3 sources2026durbin.senate.gov
  2. The key there is exactly what I’ve said. That this agreement, the 1776 fund, needs to go away, and the language with respect to audits needs to be very tightly tailored.2 sources2026dailycaller.com
  3. I will continue working in good faith to put an end [to] this legal and political albatross and prevent any potential misallocation of taxpayer dollars.2 sources2026rollcall.com
  4. Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the majority of Republicans in the Senate would be against.2 sources2026cbsnews.com
  5. We owe it to our Afghan allies to provide a fair and efficient process to preserve the service records documenting the sacrifices they made while serving alongside U.S. forces.2 sources2026rounds.senate.gov
  6. I’m proud to cosponsor this effort to ensure those records are available for those who stood with our servicemembers in Afghanistan.2 sources2026rounds.senate.gov
Aug 18, 2026

Reducing joint exercises with South Korea does nothing more than free up thousands of North Korea’s troops to support Putin’s systematic kidnapping, torture, rape and murder of innocent Ukrainian citizens.

theguardian.com
Aug 13, 2026

I’m proud to cosponsor this effort to ensure those records are available for those who stood with our servicemembers in Afghanistan.

rounds.senate.gov
Aug 11, 2026

We owe it to our Afghan allies to provide a fair and efficient process to preserve the service records documenting the sacrifices they made while serving alongside U.S. forces.

rounds.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

Law enforcement officers in North Carolina and across the country are heroes who risk their lives every day to protect our communities.

coons.senate.gov
Aug 6, 2026

But folks, we got to end this stuff. We do.

huffpost.com
Aug 5, 2026

“Some bonehead in North Carolina thinks that that’s a crime. Well, they better damn sure have information to back it up because if all it is is a picture, that person should lose his job,”

huffpost.com
Aug 5, 2026

Chuck Edwards made the right decision to drop out of the race for himself and his family.

ncnewsline.com
Aug 5, 2026

“Maybe it’s a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one, and that a little bit more intense in the prior administration, and so on and so forth,”

huffpost.com
Aug 5, 2026

“But folks, we got to end this stuff. We do. I’m going to support Mr. Blanche’s nomination, but what I hope I see out of him is a bending of the curve of this absurdity.”

huffpost.com
Aug 4, 2026

It’s done. It’s been rescinded, and I am satisfied.

rollcall.com
Aug 4, 2026

It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal.

foxnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

Despite the assurances from the administration, Mr. Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks.

cbsnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

Canceling August recess, where we have to have our members out campaigning and connecting with their voters, and people not understanding that, is about as tone-deaf as telling everybody to stay home in 2020 when we lost [Kelly] Loefler…

foxnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the…

cbsnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

We’ve gotten funds released. We’re still in arrears, and I’ve made that very clear. But I think that with the next disaster supplemental, we’ll be able to catch up.

rollcall.com
Aug 1, 2026

I have no doubt he will serve with integrity and will respect the constitutional rights and liberties of all Americans.

foxnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

He has an outstanding record serving our country and has a deep understanding of the law.

foxnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

In this place, nothing's ever as good or as bad as it seems, so we're continuing to negotiate.

foxnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

This is not Blanche's problem. It's clear to me that Blanche was honest when he answered without hesitation, working with us to end this.

foxnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

The president's not winning on this issue. It is killing some of our candidates because they can't explain it.

reason.com
Jul 31, 2026

The best thing is, take the win, get Blanche confirmed and get this agreement out of the way.

foxnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

I will continue working in good faith to put an end [to] this legal and political albatross and prevent any potential misallocation of taxpayer dollars.

rollcall.com

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