"I look forward to having the pure freedom to call the balls and strikes as I see fit and representing the great people of North Carolina to the best of my ability."
"I don’t have a problem [with] President Trump… I got a problem with some of the people I consider to be amateurs, advising him."
"I don’t have a problem with President Trump."
"I got a problem with some of the people I consider to be amateurs advising him."
"I would certainly vote for him again, however, if all I had was the information I had going into the vote in January."
"I don’t regret my vote to confirm Hegseth based on the facts as I knew them then."
"I would not based on the information I have today."
"I was so focused on Medicaid, I wasn’t looking for other reasons to be against the bill. But that would be another one."
"I think based on the information I have today, if all I had was the information on the day of the vote, I’d certainly vote for him again."
"What this bill does is sort of, kind of blow apart the systems that states have set up to establish their healthcare programs."
"Cuts to Medicaid are inescapable."