It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J. Trump was in the Oval Office.

Now, Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care and betraying a promise.

This will force the state to make painful decisions like eliminating Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands in the expansion population.

Sen. Thom Tillis could vote to take away our health care and give tax breaks to billionaires.

I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form.

It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J. Trump made.

I cannot support this bill in its current form. It would result in tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina, including our hospitals and rural communities.

I cannot support this bill in its current form.

Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who really don’t give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail.

I had a very good discussion with President Trump last night.

When people see independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming from their side, they scorn, ostracize, and even censure them.

It would result in tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina, including our hospitals and rural communities.

If you've got to surprise or jam your conference to get something done, you're a pretty sh***y legislator.

It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.

When people sue independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming from their side, they scorn, ostracize and even censure them.

In Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.

Republicans are about to make a mistake on health care.

It's become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.

It's not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.

As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year, and at times even joked about, I haven’t exactly been excited about running for another term.

I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form.

The loss of rural hospital funding.

It would result in tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina, including our hospitals and rural communities.

We can and must accomplish this without hurting our rural communities and hospitals.

I come today to explain my vote yesterday for voting against the motion to proceed on this bill. I spent most of my career in management consulting. I managed large, complex enterprise projects, multiyear, thousands of hours, with a lot of…