Quotes About Legislation

I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.

I really think we need to see how we can expand our privacy laws.

No public servant or legislator can claim any privacy to take money for conducting their official functions.

There are hardly any private sector employees who get both a 401k and a pension. There's just no need that Congress should get both.

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

I can't think of a greater privilege than to speak out with legislation for people that can't often speak for themselves. And I know the ABLE Act will bring justice and peace of mind to millions of American families who deal with disabilities every day.

I believe in civil rights, but not in special privilege laws to allow flaunting homosexuals to become role models for children.

It is an honor and privilege to serve as a member of the 116th Congress.

ERA means abortion funding, means homosexual privileges, means whatever else.

I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.

I'm proud to have earned a 100 percent score from Planned Parenthood and to have been previously endorsed by both Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro Choice.

I am a pro-choice Republican. But there are some areas - late-term abortions and parental notification - I'd be open minded to.

As a member of the House Pro-Choice Caucus and a strong defender of a woman's right to choose, my bottom line here is this: women have a constitutional right to access abortion.

Those of us who are pro-life should demand more from Congress.

We have all these politicians that claim they're pro-life and that say women should not be able to get abortions and all this other stuff... there's nothing more pro-life than helping a woman who wants to have a child have a child. Then I realized that health insurance doesn't cover IVF.

If we are going to change this country's laws, we need to have pro-life members of both parties.

If I have the chance to say something, I will say it - but that doesn't obligate me to always say something, or to shed light on every problem, as if I were a lawmaker.

Our country is governed by the rule of law and our procedures are based on law.

The basic architecture of Dodd-Frank makes sense. At the same time, as a number of regulators and legislators have observed, the act was a complex effort that produced thousands of pages of rules.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

Congress never loses its capacity to disappoint you.

I am for our not having any discrimination in tax legislation.

We continue to work on policy to end discrimination against people with criminal records.

The border is way more porous than it should be, and I think we'd be open to discussing anything that enhances border security.