Thom Tillis Quotes


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.


Citations

Tillis, Thom. "Tillis Statement on the Introduction of the Better Care Reconciliation Act." Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator for North Carolina, 22 June 2017.

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This statement, along with {633806}, was made by the President dozens of times. It is a quotation that had more influence on the political status of the nation than most others. Why Obama made such an absolute statement has been a mystery since, but the statement could not possibly have been literally true as long as the insurance companies had the right to cancel existing plans. When they did, they often laid the blame on the Obamacare rules, when the rules had grandfathered them in, but these were policies that the insurance companies saw as not sufficiently profitable in the new health insurance environment. The Republicans and many Democrats castigated Obama as millions of American lost their health insurance despite the President’s oft stated promise. Though not recognized at the time, the statement turned out to have been a huge gaff.


Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
  • Born: August 30, 1960
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Thomas Roland Tillis is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and Speaker in 2011. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan, and reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Cal Cunningham.