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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)
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Jun 9, 2026

Had either version of the SAVE Act been adopted, the underlying bill would also have been at risk of losing privilege.

dailycaller.com
Jun 9, 2026

The gain will not offset the pain in key races, and urging Republicans to avoid further 'unforced errors' heading into November.

dailycaller.com
Jun 9, 2026

Forcing votes with 'no upside for in-cycle members' and then attacking colleagues for those votes undermines efforts to hold the majority.

dailycaller.com
Jun 9, 2026

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.

dailycaller.com
Jun 9, 2026

Instead, we added weight to that albatross by having 41 members vote to protect the program.

dailycaller.com
Jun 9, 2026

They better not have said for one minute that the people who beat up police officers, like these right down here, were righteous people.

foxnews.com
Jun 7, 2026

I’m not going to vote for it if we don’t have underlying language to restrict 1776 fund.

huffpost.com
Jun 5, 2026

I don't care about my own personal amendment.

foxnews.com
Jun 5, 2026

If Blanche says this is largely inoperative, why not use this moment to codify that?

npr.org
Jun 4, 2026

I’m going to be guided by the position of the members that are in [cycle].

rollcall.com
Jun 4, 2026

I, for one, think that it’s a political liability that we should take off the table.

rollcall.com
Jun 4, 2026

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.

rollcall.com
Jun 4, 2026

It's going to be hard for me to vote yes.

foxnews.com
Jun 4, 2026

The only way that you're going to just end this two-week drama is to end [the fund].

bbc.com
Jun 4, 2026

I think even DOJ knows that this was a bad idea and what we need to do is provide finality.

cbsnews.com
Jun 3, 2026

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.

dailycaller.com
Jun 2, 2026

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.

wisconsinexaminer.com
May 28, 2026

These people don’t deserve restitution. Many of them deserve to be in prison.

thebulwark.com
May 27, 2026

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.

padilla.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

The FARM Stability Act delivers the certainty our farmers need by bringing clarity and predictability to the H-2A wage process.

scott.senate.gov
May 26, 2026

To call Paxton ‘ethically challenged’ is to call Jeffrey Dahmer ‘suffering from an eating disorder.’

huffpost.com
May 26, 2026

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.

huffpost.com
May 26, 2026

You’re talking about people who assaulted Capitol police officers on January the 6th, were then convicted.

huffpost.com
May 26, 2026

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?

foxnews.com

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