Quotes About Legislation

Red flag law is a general concept. There could be good ones and there can be bad ones. You should be against the bad ones, as I am.

A few states have taken redistricting out of the hands of partisans and put them in the hands of fair-minded committees. Every state should do the same.

Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

It has been a top priority of Congress to reduce the drug costs of all seniors.

One of my top priorities in Congress is to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.

Rhode Island works hard to reduce air pollution in our communities. We passed laws to prohibit cars and buses from idling their engines and to retrofit school buses with diesel pollution controls. But there is only so much a single state can do, particularly against out-of-state pollution.

In the absence of a Congress ready to act to reduce gun violence, we will keep working to create a different Congress.

I'm committed to the goal of Senate Bill 324, and that is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

We know that Congress must find ways to reduce the cost of health insurance, including premiums and out-of-pocket costs, as well as to lower the actual costs of health care.

Everyone knows that my key drivers to moving health care policies is improving access and reducing costs and improving outcomes.

Instead of legislating through the courts, Republicans in Congress should join with Democrats to make further progress reducing costs and expanding access to quality healthcare.

Parliamentarian rules, the rules of the House, how you get bills referred, really the nuts and bolts that most members don't ever want to know because it's a lot of work. But that's what really makes you successful.

What's historically been referred to as 'gerrymandering' can more aptly be labeled an incumbent protection program.

'Stand your ground' laws based on the ALEC model have had harmful consequences and need to be reconsidered.

We don't have a lot of technology people in Congress, so one of the basic things is to help people be educated on how technology works: what's there, where is it headed, what some of the challenges and opportunities are.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.

Having access to affordable, available health care is not a Republican or Democrat issue.

In the Senate, I will defend the protections in the Affordable Care Act, and expand health care to more Americans.

Saying 'no' to very bad legislation is not wrong. In fact, when the American people tell you that they don't want the health care bill, you've got a responsibility to say no.

I am not in favor of implementing a Medicare-for-All, single payer healthcare system.

You need the House, you need the Senate and you need the administration. And absent one of them, you're not going to get a heck of a lot done.

I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held up the first experiment. At that time, I went in front of Congress, along with the major agencies involved with this.