While Phillips maintained that he does regularly vote with his party, he said, "I am the 27th most bipartisan member of Congress, the 12th most bipartisan Democrat, and one of every three bills that I sponsor was authored by a Republican."
Maaddaama uu Phillips sheegtay in uu caadi ahaan ula codeeyo xisbigiisa, isagu wuxuu yiri, "Waxaan ahay xubinta 27-aad ee Koongareeska ee la shaqeeyey labada xisbi, Dimuquraaddiga 12-aad ee labada xisbi la shaqeeya, oo mid ka mid ah saddexdii xeer ee aan ayiday waxaa soo qoray Jamhuuriyiinta."