Had either version of the SAVE Act been adopted, the underlying bill would also have been at risk of losing privilege.
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.
The gain will not offset the pain in key races, and urging Republicans to avoid further 'unforced errors' heading into November.
Forcing votes with 'no upside for in-cycle members' and then attacking colleagues for those votes undermines efforts to hold the majority.
I did not understand why a supermajority of Republicans opposed my amendment, which I said was offered at the request of members in competitive races.
Instead, we added weight to that albatross by having 41 members vote to protect the program.
They better not have said for one minute that the people who beat up police officers, like these right down here, were righteous people.
I’m not going to vote for it if we don’t have underlying language to restrict 1776 fund.
If Blanche says this is largely inoperative, why not use this moment to codify that?
I, for one, think that it’s a political liability that we should take off the table.
I don’t want to be disruptive to the leader, but we’ve got to have a treatment for this fund before we get off this bill.
The only way that you're going to just end this two-week drama is to end [the fund].
I think even DOJ knows that this was a bad idea and what we need to do is provide finality.
Whoever told the President to go ahead and commit to this publicly before vetting it should lose their jobs, because they should know that the math just works against Pulte being confirmed.
To provide restitution to somebody who assaulted a police officer and pled guilty to it. I mean, man, I’ve seen some crazy stuff before, but that’s right up there with crazy.
These people don’t deserve restitution. Many of them deserve to be in prison.
As co-chair of the Senate Mental Health Caucus, I’m proud to work with Senator Padilla to introduce the 9-8-8 Connect Act and help ensure Americans experiencing a mental health crisis can quickly connect with local care and support.
The FARM Stability Act delivers the certainty our farmers need by bringing clarity and predictability to the H-2A wage process.
To call Paxton ‘ethically challenged’ is to call Jeffrey Dahmer ‘suffering from an eating disorder.’
If the Republican Party stands for standing with insurrectionists who assaulted police officers, turning a blind eye towards... then don’t call me a Republican. Just call me a conservative.
You’re talking about people who assaulted Capitol police officers on January the 6th, were then convicted.
Imagine that. A fund that is set up to compensate people who assaulted Capitol Police officers... How absurd does that sound coming out of my mouth?





