Quotes About Legislation

Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.

As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina.

I've always supported the DREAM Act. I'm a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act.

I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.

I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare.

In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights.

Governor Kasich has done some things that I applaud and have supported and spoken out in favor of, such as Medicaid expansion.

When I went up to Glasgow University in 1967, student life was dominated by 13-hour debates on Fridays, when one of the student political clubs would form the 'government' for the day and attempt to push through a piece of legislation, which the other clubs either supported or opposed.

I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.

The bottom line is we're not going to be supporting the notion that someone could collect EI for almost a year after working only 360 hours or nine weeks.

When you show up at a rally supporting a bill, you are supporting the bill.

In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private broadcasters are not interested in supporting Polish film.

Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable.

Research who your politicians are, even; know what they do, know who they're supported by legislatively, and know who is supporting them financially for their campaigns. Because ever since Citizens United, we've seen a massive growth in the amount of campaign contributions and corruption in politics as a result, and that has to change.

I'm supporting plans in Congress to fully ban bump stock devices and prohibit the sale of high-capacity magazines.

Aside from introducing and supporting legislation to help close the gender gap in STEM, I believe that shining the spotlight on female role models is one of the best ways we can break the gender stereotype.

A lawmaker cannot be pro-sequester while also purporting to be pro-national security or supportive of a strong economy.

I think it's been lovely the way people have been really supportive in parliament of my pregnancy.

I've always said that anytime Congress can provide us direction and answer the question of how they would like the commission to implement something, then I am totally supportive.

We reached a high point in my opinion with the passage of the civil rights legislation and Martin Luther King's success and the crusade of others. I think we kind of breathed a sigh of relief as if we had achieved the end of racial discrimination or white supremacy.

Presidents and speakers for over 100 years had tried to pass affordable care for all Americans. It was challenged over and over. The Supreme Court declared it constitutional.

In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld President Obama's overreaching mandate that forces every American to purchase health insurance or face a fine.

I have strong differences with Mr. Trump on a woman's right to choose and what kind of justices belong on the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court should interpret the law, not make the law.