Quotes from Michael Capuano

I like working in those dark, smoke-filled rooms in the back. That's what I'm good at.

I can't remember the last time, if ever, I voted for a Republican, you know.

Why do the people in Massachusetts need to have a superdelegate speak on their behalf when they've already voted?

I voted against the creation of ICE. However, changing who enforces bad policy now doesn't fix that bad policy and it won't bring families back together.

I'm happy and very proud that I voted against the Iraq war.

I think the average voter wants somebody who has the right philosophy and can combine that with the ability to get something done in Washington.

I like working in the shadows.

Look, there is always something of a fine balancing act to what we do, but ultimately I believe what matters most of the time to me is what matters to my constituents. That doesn't mean I haven't gotten into trouble at times for taking a stand I believed was right, but may not have been the popular choice.

I don't think it's a bad thing to say everybody pays $10 and if you go to vote you get your $10 back. And if you don't vote that money goes to support the election process.

Perfection is our enemy... not because we don't want perfect candidates, but because perfect candidates don't exist.

If voters think Donald Trump is rough around the edges, wait until they really start hearing from Chris Christie.

In a short campaign there's no way any of us can meet all the voters.

I'm very proud of my record and I know that it's controversial to some, but I have as high a score as you can get from groups like the National Organization for Women, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters and on and on and on.

I wasn't going to say things just to get votes.

If we open the borders tomorrow there would be 50 million people who came here, all good people, mostly good people. But they'd all want jobs. They'd drive wages down. Not because they intend to, that's not what they're coming for, but that would be the result.

I won't impeach anybody the way they impeached Bill Clinton, for political reasons. No matter how much I don't like his politics, I won't do that.

Anybody who wants to cut the gas tax is going to have to suggest to me how we get the money to repair our roads and bridges.

Congress always gets new blood. You have to balance that with people who know what's going on. It's no different than a business, it's no different than your personal life.

I feel strongly that the Democratic body is supposed to be representing the average American who is unaware and incapable of defending themselves when it comes to things like Wall Street abusing them.

I think Elizabeth Warren has done a great job, and I say that as a person who always has some doubts about a person who comes in to the political world from a high office with little experience.

Everybody wants to fall in love with the perfect candidate.

I do not want our society to be one where the government feels free to check your private phone records anytime it pleases.

No politician wants to be challenged. They all say they want to be, but we all want to be anointed.

I am an elected official, a politician who has been very successful in Washington, in city halls and state houses for my entire career. If somebody wants somebody who needs on-the-job training, then they will not be able to vote for me.