Americans from all walks of life have voiced their deep frustration with Washington's seeming inability to get anything constructive done. For decades, they have watched politicians talk a good game while failing to deliver.
— Thom Tillis
It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations.
The main opposition to Judge Gorsuch's confirmation comes from a handful of Democratic Senators who are using the playbook of far-left special interest groups, the same groups that routinely attack anyone who doesn't actively promote their agenda.
I have immense respect for Loretta Lynch both personally and professionally.
I'll be reaching across the aisle to find opportunities to work with Democrats on the issues that desperately need to be addressed.
I worked on minimum wage; I didn't go to college out of school. I worked multiple jobs, and it's probably not something Sen. Hagan's not had to worry about because we grew up in very different life circumstances.
Fulfilling your promises is the easiest way to get elected, and breaking your promises is the easiest way to get fired.
The heartaches of Obamacare don't have to be the norm.
I've always had the kinds of careers that have a tendency to go home with you.
I have serious concerns with the discussion around minimum wage because it drives up costs, and it could harm jobs.
We need to tell the far-right and the far-left to go away and have people in the center solve the problem.
I'm for creating high-paying jobs.
I graduated from University of Maryland, 1996 - or '97, actually.
Republicans do need to communicate that we agree that there are serious health care issues among the American people that we need to solve.
I've actually got a Motley Crue channel on Pandora.
We have to show respect for that woman who has cerebral palsy and had no choice in her condition, that needs help, and we should help.
In the Senate, I will work to shrink the size of our federal government to its core Constitutional role so the private sector can thrive.
Let's be clear: the American people didn't give the GOP a stamp of approval or a mandate to ram through an ideologically-driven, far-right agenda.
My Democratic colleagues should not forget that President Obama's Supreme Court nominees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan were both given up or down votes by Republicans.
You can't put a gun in the hands of someone who represents a danger to themselves or society.
Fort Bragg is an enormously important presence as the home to the 82nd Airborne and the Global Response Force of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
In cyberspace, weapons systems get created in 24-hour cycles. You have no earthly idea whether or not you have a defensive capability against them.
One of the biggest disagreements between Sen. Hagan and I - I don't believe we should be building an economy that's founded on making ends meet on minimum wage. It's impossible; it's a stepping stone.
Their failures, both Obama's and Kay Hagan's, are obvious.
Since I became a senator in 2015, my office has been inundated by countless letters, emails, and calls from North Carolinians telling us how Obamacare has been a nightmare for them and their families.
I just received the endorsement of the National Right to Life, and more than anybody else, more than any organization I can think of, I'm proud that they recognize the work that we've done to save the lives of the unborn.
Labels are irrelevant. It's the results.
People bring up Willie Horton or some other political bombshell in the past, but what they're not being intellectually honest about is if we do not work on early release, if we do not rehabilitate 95 percent of the people who go into the prison system and come out, far more innocent people are going to be harmed.
You will never satisfy the far extremes on the Left and the Right.
I was a partner at Pricewaterhouse before I got my four year degree.
We don't need something as large and complex and costly as the Affordable Care Act, because it can't work.
If we don't do a better job of getting illegal worker immigration policies in place, it's going to be a significant impediment to a number of industries.
As Speaker of the North Carolina House, I've proven I'm a problem-solver, balancing budgets, cutting wasteful spending, and providing teachers with historic pay raises.
I strongly support the construction of the Keystone Pipeline and favor expanding offshore drilling to make our nation less dependent on foreign oil.
What we need to do is be the party of results.
Senators should not play politics by threatening filibusters and evaluating Judge Gorsuch based on what his policy preferences are or how he might come down on a specific case that may come before the Court.
Violent felons and people with mental health problems need to be rehabilitated.
I believe there are several conservative democrats who are prepared to join Republicans in opposition to measures that propose new entitlements and reparations.
Change, while sometimes good, is difficult to absorb. I think that a part of it is just having to see the results.
It's good, sound business to treat all the teachers fairly, and I think it's a good story to tell.
I've been anything but an establishment kind of guy.
I've never seen anything that I didn't want to jump off of.
Obviously, we want people to be paid a wage that could help make ends meet, but when you increase artificially the cost of labor to do a job, then oftentimes, those jobs will just go away.
People who truly represent an extreme on either side have a very difficult time getting bipartisan support for what they're doing.
In-person town halls generally require a commitment several weeks in advance - a commitment my office is not prepared to make given the full schedule of the Senate and the duties attendant to service there.
I'm an organizational guy.
A focus on regulatory overreach, things that the benefit doesn't outweigh the cost, is probably the single greatest opportunity we have for having a positive impact on job creation.
Any time you do tax reform, you really need to have a transition period.
As the economy turns, one of the most significant impediments to economic growth is going to be labor availability.
In Washington, I will focus on creating a climate that helps create jobs and opportunities for Americans.
