A biography for Thom Tillishasn’t been written yet.
“You will never satisfy the far extremes on the Left and the Right.”
“Anytime ISIS takes ground, it's a bad thing.”
“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.”
“Barack Obama and Kay Hagan think that the minimum wage needs to be the same in the mountains of North Carolina and in the city of Boston - it makes no sense to me.”
“We should refuse to settle for a deal that fails to secure the release of American hostages and paves Iran's path toward realizing its nuclear weapon ambitions.”
“Federal dollars and resources come with so much red tape that state and local experts can't use that funding for initiatives that are working the best or are most needed.”
“Fulfilling your promises is the easiest way to get elected, and breaking your promises is the easiest way to get fired.”
“I think the best way to fight your detractors is to produce positive results and not think about them, but think about winning the hearts and minds of North Carolinians - or Americans - on good policy.”
“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.”
“I believe that what we should do first and foremost is seal the border. The Republicans and Democrats have both failed on this issue for decades. And one of the reasons why is I don't think we have stabilized the problem by taking credible steps to seal the border. Then let's discuss what we do with the population who is illegally present.”
“Law enforcement officers are entrusted with a tremendous responsibility; that is why we hold them to such a high standard. With that said, there are a small number of officers who have not lived up to that standard.”
“Greece has to stay in the euro.”
“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.”
“It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations.”
“I think we've got a pretty good track record of definitively opposing Obamacare in the state of North Carolina.”
“Labels are irrelevant. It's the results.”
“Everyone knows that my key drivers to moving health care policies is improving access and reducing costs and improving outcomes.”
“We owe it to the American people to set aside the areas where our ideology may prevent progress and find common ground where there are plenty of opportunities to produce good results.”
“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.”