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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.

Quotes by year · 2015–20261,046 total · peak 2023 (219)
2015: 108 quotes2016: 81 quotes2017: 130 quotes2018: 94 quotes2019: 3 quotes2020: 3 quotes2021: 46 quotes2022: 23 quotes2023: 219 quotes2024: 34 quotes2025: 148 quotes2026: 157 quotes
Sep 4, 2026

He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.

foxnews.com
Sep 4, 2026

I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country.

foxnews.com
Sep 4, 2026

If we had a @SecWar who maintained the same priorities and forward-thinking, he would be fighting to retain talented leaders like Dan and the many flag officers he has forced into retirement.

foxnews.com
Sep 4, 2026

I urge the President to find a new leader at the Pentagon who will retain and empower our military talent rather than diminish it.

foxnews.com
Sep 4, 2026

Hegseth is creating a leadership void at the top of our military ranks.

cbsnews.com
Aug 19, 2026

Reducing the drills does nothing more than free up thousands of North Korea's troops to support Putin's systematic kidnapping, torture, rape, and murder of innocent Ukrainian citizens.

foxnews.com
Aug 18, 2026

Reducing joint exercises with South Korea does nothing more than free up thousands of North Korea’s troops to support Putin’s systematic kidnapping, torture, rape and murder of innocent Ukrainian citizens.

theguardian.com
Aug 13, 2026

I’m proud to cosponsor this effort to ensure those records are available for those who stood with our servicemembers in Afghanistan.

rounds.senate.gov
Aug 11, 2026

We owe it to our Afghan allies to provide a fair and efficient process to preserve the service records documenting the sacrifices they made while serving alongside U.S. forces.

rounds.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

Law enforcement officers in North Carolina and across the country are heroes who risk their lives every day to protect our communities.

coons.senate.gov
Aug 6, 2026

But folks, we got to end this stuff. We do.

huffpost.com
Aug 5, 2026

Chuck Edwards made the right decision to drop out of the race for himself and his family.

ncnewsline.com
Aug 5, 2026

Some bonehead in North Carolina thinks that that’s a crime. Well, they better damn sure have information to back it up because if all it is is a picture, that person should lose his job,

huffpost.com
Aug 5, 2026

But folks, we got to end this stuff. We do. I’m going to support Mr. Blanche’s nomination, but what I hope I see out of him is a bending of the curve of this absurdity.

huffpost.com
Aug 5, 2026

Maybe it’s a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one, and that a little bit more intense in the prior administration, and so on and so forth,

huffpost.com
Aug 4, 2026

It’s done. It’s been rescinded, and I am satisfied.

rollcall.com
Aug 4, 2026

It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this reversal.

foxnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

Despite the assurances from the administration, Mr. Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks.

cbsnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

We’ve gotten funds released. We’re still in arrears, and I’ve made that very clear. But I think that with the next disaster supplemental, we’ll be able to catch up.

rollcall.com
Aug 3, 2026

Canceling August recess, where we have to have our members out campaigning and connecting with their voters, and people not understanding that, is about as tone-deaf as telling everybody to stay home in 2020 when we lost [Kelly] Loefler…

foxnews.com
Aug 3, 2026

Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the…

cbsnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

I have no doubt he will serve with integrity and will respect the constitutional rights and liberties of all Americans.

foxnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

He has an outstanding record serving our country and has a deep understanding of the law.

foxnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

The president's not winning on this issue. It is killing some of our candidates because they can't explain it.

reason.com

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