Thomas Tillis
Senator for North Carolina · Republican · United States
“Today, those relationships are helping our country expand domestic manufacturing capacity, reinforce critical supply chains, and compete in the next generation of automotive technology.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“Madam President, I rise today to recognize Toyota's extraordinary commitment to North Carolina and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association.”
Senate24 September 2026Source ↗
“She provided expert assistance on a wide range of issues involving Federal agencies, represented the Congressman at community events throughout North Carolina's Sixth Congressional District, and built lasting relationships with constituents, local leaders, and public officials through her unwavering commitment to public service.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“She provided expert assistance on a broad range of Federal matters, represented the Congressman at public events, and built lasting relationships with constituents and public officials throughout North Carolina's Sixth Congressional District.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“Throughout her tenure, she demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the people of North Carolina, assisting thousands of constituents in navigating complex Federal agencies. She also led critical efforts during times of crisis, coordinating the rescue and evacuation of Americans from Lebanon, Peru, and Afghanistan.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
“Her perseverance throughout this yearslong endeavor exemplifies her ability to carry an important mission across congressional offices and Presidential administrations while never losing sight of the individual she was determined to honor.”
Senate6 August 2026Source ↗
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“I ask for the yeas and nays. Vote on Motion”
Senate30 April 2025Source ↗
“I move to proceed to H.J. Res. 75.”
Senate30 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I understand the Senate has received H.J. Res. 75 from the House.”
Senate30 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum calls with respect to the Johnson and Cabrera nominations.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“So anybody who tells me this trade stuff is going to be tumultuous for a couple of years does not understand American democracy. Americans give you about 14 months after January when you get sworn in to demonstrate that you are putting the country on the right track. If you do, you get rewarded at the ballot box, and if you don't, you get sent home. So the only thing that I was trying to communicate today is I hope and I believe that there are people in the White House who are protecting the President by looking around corners and implementing policies that are going to benefit the American people. If they did, then this should work out really well. If they didn't, they should be that ``throat.''”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“So I will hear from my pork farmers and I will hear from soybean farmers and I will hear from cotton farmers and I will hear from people who grow about 80 different commodities at scale. We are one of the No. 1 pork States, and we are one of the No. 1 chicken States. They need certainty. I am willing to have some of this happen, but at some point, we have to settle it down and sooner rather than later. The only other thing I said that, I think, bears repeating is that businesspeople do think in long terms. Most of the business cases I have built for clients were for 5-year, 10-year, 15-year sort of horizons. You don't have that luxury in business. If you get the country on the right track or the wrong track, you suffer the political consequences or the benefit every 2 years.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“But the point that I was making is that someone in the administration--I assume, when they decided to do broad-based tariffs against dozens and dozens of countries, that they gamed out the second- and third-order effects of that decision. I am assuming that anybody with a modicum of business experience would have understood that the markets are going to react the way they did, and that is OK. Markets go up and down. Markets reacting the way they have over the past few days over the long term is a problem.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“When somebody makes a business decision for a major enterprise, there is always one person-- it is not the President; it is not the Vice President, as they are in elected positions, and they have to roll out experts. All I was saying there is I support what is going on, right now, with trade. As uncertain as it may seem now, I think the President is right in challenging other nations that have, for decades, abused their relationship with the United States--to press. I think he should. Whether or not I would do it ``alla prima,'' as I described--that is all at once--or whether or not I would pick out the top quartile of the worst offenders, work on them, and then kind of work down the list is subject to debate.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, this morning, we had a Finance Committee meeting, and Ambassador Greer was there, our U.S. Trade Representative, whom I voted for and have a lot of confidence in. I asked him a line of questions. Then I saw the press getting lazy and not reporting what I said. So I felt like, instead of having to talk a lot to the press, here is what I said: I was a partner at Price Waterhouse for most of my career. I have advised big clients on big projects. What I was asking the Ambassador today was a simple question on policy--or, I should say, on business-- that didn't resonate with the people in journalism who have, apparently, never worked a day in business. We used to have this concept of ``one throat to choke,'' right?”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“I also ask that the order be amended to include the Huckabee nomination.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 4:30 p.m., the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Hoekstra nomination; further, that at 6 p.m., the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Johnson and Cabrera nominations in the order listed and that if cloture is invoked on the nominations individually, the postcloture time be expired and the Senate vote on the confirmations of the nominations as well as the motion to invoke cloture on the Atkins nomination at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Democratic leader, no earlier than Wednesday, April 9; finally, that if the nominations are confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.”
Senate8 April 2025Source ↗
“He certainly had many other opportunities, and I think that the American people owe him a debt of gratitude. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate26 March 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”
Senate26 March 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.”
Senate14 March 2025Source ↗
“He is an evil man responsible for the murders of hundreds of thousands of people, nearly a million in the last 3 years in Ukraine alone. We all need to go in open-eyed and understand that this is the true nature of Vladimir Putin. And he cannot succeed in Ukraine. I yield the floor.”
Senate12 March 2025Source ↗
“And we also have to let Vladimir Putin know that we do owe him thanks in one way: Thanks for waking up Europe in understanding the grave, existential threat that he represents. Thanks for actually getting Finland and Sweden into NATO and adding 800 miles of border on the Russian border. Thank you for that. And now I want to thank him for receding back into the cave that he should live the rest of his life in and let democratic nations be free--and free from his threats. And until we are sure of that, we should not relent.”
Senate11 March 2025Source ↗
“I ask for the yeas and nays.”
Senate11 March 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, I rise to celebrate the Association of University Technology Managers' 50th anniversary. The Society of University Patent Administrators, known as SUPA, was first formed in 1975 to focus on how best to advance discoveries from university labs into the marketplace. In the decades since, SUPA was renamed the Association of University Technology Managers and now is known as AUTM.”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“I ask for the yeas and nays.”
Senate27 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. We should ensure that all law enforcement have the necessary equipment, training, and resources to keep our communities safe and thoroughly investigate crimes committed against all people. I have come to the floor and have spoken on this many, many times in the 10 years that I have been here. Securing the border must remain the top priority in reducing crime, and this amendment does not adequately support necessary safety improvements. So I urge you to vote no. Vote on Amendment No. 699”
Senate20 February 2025Source ↗
“If you believe that Ukraine is a country an ocean away and not relevant to our national security, think again. The world is small. The world is watching. The strength of our alliances are on the line and the future of democracy in the world is on the line if we do anything less than defeat Vladimir Putin.”
Senate20 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Members and staff and spectators in the Gallery be allowed to applaud for a period not to exceed 30 seconds.”
Senate20 February 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, today I rise to recognize the remarkable career of Raleigh chief of police Estella D. Patterson, a law enforcement officer who has dedicated nearly 30 years of her life to protecting and serving her communities. Her journey in law enforcement began in 1996, following her graduation from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.”
Senate18 February 2025Source ↗
“If my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will present facts, not innuendo that could be politically motivated at best or just bad information at worst, then we can get through this, and we can do right by the American people as a result.”
Senate5 February 2025Source ↗
“But I thought it was important for me to come to the floor and record this in the Congressional Record: Particularly, the challenge to the people who assaulted police officers, show that you are remorseful. Demonstrate that you were wrong. Don't pretend that that pardon means that what you did was right. For that reason, I felt compelled to come to the floor and make this statement because where I come from and where I have been my entire public service career, I will never stop backing the blue.”
Senate29 January 2025Source ↗
“I, for one, appreciate--although I wouldn't necessarily always use the words that President Trump does, I don't disagree with his objective, and I hope he keeps his foot on the accelerator.”
Senate23 January 2025Source ↗
“Can you imagine our communities if the logical conclusion of these people, who hate law enforcement officers so much that they proudly profess that all cops are bastards, publicly to raise money? We need to increase awareness, and we need to make absolutely certain that every man and woman in blue knows we have their back.”
Senate16 January 2025Source ↗