Thom Tillis

I’m telling the president that you have been misinformed.

You have to remember, you volunteer for this job, and you can leave anytime you want.

I said to them, we’ll play hide-and-seek, and I’ll run around in different places on the Senate floor.

I think the people in the White House, those advising the president are not telling him that the effect of this bill is to break a promise…

So, what do I tell 663,000 [North Carolina] people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding is not there anymore, guys?

It is inescapable that this bill in its current form will betray the very promise that Donald J. Trump [when he met with Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee]. He said, ‘We can go after waste, fraud and abuse’ on any programs.

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.

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.

What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off Medicaid?

The reality is, let's fast-forward now to 2017. I was in this Chamber when we passed the TCJA. After we passed this, again, everybody was arguing this was all tax policy for the rich, but we unleashed an American economy that we had not…

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

Alright, so what do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years, when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding’s not there anymore, guys?

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

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

I’m telling the president that you have been misinformed. You supporting the Senate mark will hurt people who are eligible and qualified for Medicaid.

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 would not seek re-election after voting against advancing the 'big, beautiful bill.'

So what do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off Medicaid?

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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