Thom Tillis actually said...

"You are going to do a great job as Secretary. I leaned over to Mike Rounds. I said I have got to make sure I let him know to enjoy the honeymoon because the floggings will begin soon."

"I should mention that every one of those meetings that Senator Tester and I have had over the past few years also included Mr. Wilkie."

"I specifically want to thank Ranking Member Tester for always being there at every single meeting over the course of that process with two Secretaries."

"The only reason the omnibus language is in there is--I have been a Senator for 3 years. I have been working on it for 3 years, and I want to get it done."