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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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Apr 22, 2024

She's uninformed. She's a total waste of time. She is a horrible leader. She is dragging our brand down. She -- not the Democrats -- are the biggest risk to us getting back to a majority.

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Mar 21, 2024

I want to compliment my colleague from Indiana on those wonderful remarks and reflection on history. I will reflect, in the present day, North Carolina has three teams in March Madness.

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Mar 6, 2024

I want to do it to protect the veteran and not to have these people rip off qualified veterans.

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Mar 6, 2024

What do you think about a Veterans Bill of Rights, and what do you all think we should do just to get it done?

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Mar 6, 2024

I want to do it to protect the veteran and not to have these people rip off qualified veterans.

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Mar 5, 2024

Do you realize that you do not have to pay a dime to apply for this?

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Mar 5, 2024

I want to do it to protect the veteran and not to have these people rip off qualified veterans.

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Feb 12, 2024

I just want to make a point that I have actually seen a number of amendments Senator Lee has made that I would like to vote on, and I don't believe that there is anyone here who is making a judgment about whether or not he should get the…

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Feb 12, 2024

OK. May I ask another question? So I just want to be clear that, generally speaking, Senator Lee, I have observed you do some extraordinary things on the floor and managed to get some very helpful measures--amendments--voted on, including…

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Feb 3, 2024

If we ultimately fail on the border policy, we will live to regret it.

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Jan 10, 2024

Senator Lankford, isn't it true that tens of thousands of people who cross our borders today--and who may, ultimately, request asylum--have looked past an opportunity to safely relocate in the country they are seeking asylum from, likely…

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Jan 10, 2024

Senator Lankford, you have done an extraordinary job of negotiating what I think is going to be a successful compromise that is going to get support from Republicans and Democrats. But as you were going through this work, in the years that…

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Jan 10, 2024

Before the Senator from Oklahoma leaves, I was wondering if he would yield for a question.

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Jan 7, 2024

The ultimate accountability is through our criminal justice system.

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Nov 7, 2023

It's about execution. It's about messaging. Yesterday, to me, was a complete failure.

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Nov 7, 2023

I think it's about execution. It's about messaging and we've got to do a better job. Yesterday to me was a complete failure.

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Sep 20, 2023

We have got to figure out a way to get them better connected.

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Sep 20, 2023

We have got to figure out a way to get them better connected.

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Sep 19, 2023

We have got to figure out a way to get them better connected.

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Jul 26, 2023

I think that will get our facts right.

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Jul 26, 2023

I want to thank Senator Welch--we have had several different discussions about how we go about attacking and creating a sustainable change in the trajectory of drug pricing in this country.

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Jul 26, 2023

I have a belief that Congress probably needs to do something, too.

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Jul 26, 2023

To me, it is one of the critical areas that we need more clarity in to really have a more robust economy and to incentivize innovation.

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Jul 26, 2023

I think the patent system works best when there are clear rules of the road to guide inventors and businesses.

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