Thom Tillis actually said...

"IPOs give companies crucial access to our capital markets, and yield the potential to create thousands of jobs. When private companies consider going public, we should be doing everything possible to ..."

"I cannot imagine that half the community banks in North Carolina would be gone purely because they were good acquisition targets."

"I saw President Erdogan from Turkey on Bloomberg this morning who was talking about he needs to be the ultimate person deciding some monetary policy or interest rates in Turkey."

"I appreciate you all continuing to be independent on that scale. I think that is a very vital role that you play."