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Thom Tillis: “It's a waste of time. It's an exercise of futility, and those are the only positive things I can think of to say about…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
It's a waste of time. It's an exercise of futility, and those are the only positive things I can think of to say about it.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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Describing the budget reconciliation process.

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