Quotes from Rodney Frelinghuysen

Basic training is horrible. It's dirty, and it's ugly. But you learn it's not just about you. It makes you part of a team, which helps you to survive.

Diminishing violence is a goal everyone can support, and I look forward to participating in the debate when specific proposals come before the House.

We want to make sure the military gets it right and understands that if they're going to have less money, they're going to have to spend it a lot more smartly.

New Jersey makes important contributions to the space program. We want to make sure it just doesn't happen in Houston.

My first responsibility is to be selfish for New Jersey.

The United States is stepping up to lead the international response to the Ebola outbreak, and Congress will ensure that the president's request is fully and quickly funded.

Part of my job is to make sure the Northeast is part of our defense industrial base, and New Jersey has always played a role.

I don't apologize for looking after New Jersey's interests. That's an obligation that I'll always keep.

I have been pleased to receive petitions from groups that seek a range of new gun control measures and groups and individuals who believe additional laws are unnecessary or unwise.

You don't want to upset the people from California. They can outvote you.

When you have 435 people who are opinionated... sometimes agreeing on things is difficult.

When the federal government gets around to cleaning up their lists, I am sure we'll take another look at the Lowey amendment. But until then, this effort will continue to have bipartisan opposition.

I now sit at the table in a variety of ways with the House leadership... as we go through taking a look at threat assessments and hot spots around the world. It's a national position, but certainly I don't forget that New Jersey has a critical part of national defense.

My appropriations requests have always sought to benefit New Jersey. That is how I base my submissions to the committee for consideration.

Let me make it clear: I support health care reform. I just don't support Nancy Pelosi's version.

I'm a member of the American legion and VFW, patron member of the Jewish War Veterans.

There's been nobody who stays in more communication and listens to veterans more than I do.

My approach to public service is straightforward: I fight every day for New Jersey families, small businesses, veterans, and seniors and work to change the way business is done in Washington.

I'm very respectful of people's views. I know that they're deeply held, and I'd like to hope that people are respectful of my deeply held views.

It is now clear that the president violated both his oath of office and the oath he took to tell the truth. In doing so, Bill Clinton not only committed perjury, he violated the public trust.

Some residents, I suspect, may be politically motivated in suggesting that having two members of Congress lessens Montclair's clout. Quite to the contrary. I think it increases Montclair's visibility - as a matter of fact, Essex County's visibility.

There have been some management issues with Amtrak, but I think they have cleaned up their act.

Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom.