Quotes About Legislation

I worked with President Obama on the Affordable Care Act and getting health coverage to all Americans. It was my legislation that said insurance companies can no longer deny coverage for kids with preexisting conditions.

Only Congress can amend the law, not President Obama nor the courts.

I hate it when Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi get to beat their drums and talk about what a great day it is for America that President Trump failed - when even they know ObamaCare is a total disaster.

No one has done more to advance the rule of law than President Trump.

I think you have to be concerned about any presidential executive order because it has the power of law until it's knocked down by an act of Congress or a court.

All presidents get frustrated with Congress.

I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that this legislation did pass and we mean business by it. We mean to have it enforced, we mean to have it become effective.

Policy gets out of date.

I wish I could set deadlines for the Congress, but that's just not the way the Constitution is written.

I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate.

I think we have to be more forward-looking when considering any legislation dealing with technology.

Cloture is simply cutting off debate.

We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It's anachronistic and it's a problem.

They've also, the government's decided now, what sexual content is.

Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

As long as I am in the Congress, I will continue to fight for and defend our sacred values.

I will support a path to citizenship if it does not fall within the definition of amnesty, and we've got to define what amnesty is in this country.

I think I'm the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won't take earmarks.

Democrats embrace The Affordable Care Act. We're very proud of it.

When it comes to the SAFE Act, when it comes to rolling back Common Core, I recognize that I need Assembly Democrats to make that a reality.

If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.

I'm as desperate as anyone for there to be a DACA deal, for there to a deal on DREAMers.

The Knesset has balances that will not allow it to pass legislation that would destroy democracy from within.

We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses.