Tillis: Senate politics shifted from enduring coalitions to transactional dealmaking
Tom Tillis · Critical Capital: Senator Tillis' case for "all-of-the-above" energy · Aug 11, 2026 · at 5:06
Outgoing US Senator Tom Tillis explains how cross-party legislative dynamics have deteriorated inside the Senate chamber.
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“It's different in that it's very difficult to create sustaining coalitions. Now everything's transactional.”
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