Legislation is about three fundamental things - affordability, access, and quality. That's what the American people want. — Sylvia Mathews Burwell Copy Share Image
The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I will support legislation that benefits the American worker and prevents the outsourcing of American jobs. — Ed Pastor Copy Share Image
It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] has had the good judgment and common sense to get back with all these people, who have written the legislation… — Mary Matalin Copy Share Image
Part of what we should be thinking about, whenever legislation is passed, is, 'how does this affect all varieties of communities?' — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image
...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU. — Jacques Delors Copy Share Image
In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that… — Sandra Fluke Copy Share Image
We're talking of passing the legislation that repeals and replaces Obamacare with a patient-centered system that brings down prices and expands choices,… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
In Cleveland there is legislation moving forward to ban people from wearing pants that fit too low. However, there is lots of… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Do we substantially increase military spending and prepare for endless war in the middle-east, or do we make college affordable for all… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I believe in strong legislation for the environment. So the only question is being smart enough and educated enough to scrutinize the… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
I think that part of the problem that arose with that legislation, is that there probably wasn't sufficient information - probably there… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
There is one way, only one way to solve it, and that is through legislation. It cannot be through an unconstitutional executive… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare… — Alphonse de Lamartine Copy Share Image
I do go against my leadership all the time because I stand firm on the four questions that I ask about all… — Paul Broun Copy Share Image
Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
It will be, I suppose, a foolhardy Government that tries to push through legislation making knowledge of both official languages one of… — Judy LaMarsh Copy Share Image
I want to compliment the fraternity and sorority organizations for taking the time to meet with us and then removing their support… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
“Under the attempt to perform the impossible there sets in a general disintegration. When legislation fails, those who look upon it as… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
We will work in conjunction with the administration, passing legislation, repealing and replacing Obamacare. When that actually takes place, will take some… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
But the wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting; that the State must follow,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I will continue to support legislation that provides American families and Seniors affordable health care. — Ed Pastor Copy Share Image
As I've learned in my time in the state legislature, important legislation is always a work in progress. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
In many countries adult pornography legislation is an attempt to legislate something else. — Eric Schmidt Copy Share Image
Surveillance legislation passed in good faith has been stretched well beyond its original purpose. — Dominic Grieve Copy Share Image
“I would rather contend with an honest asshole than a duplicitous diplomat.” — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
Leaving prices out of the picture is probably the source of more fallacies in economics than any other single misconception. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Sloppy language leads to sloppy thought, and sloppy thought to sloppy legislation. — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
Every piece of legislation which came to my desk in the coming years as the governor, I came down on the side… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
It's obvious throughout secular and church history that significant legislation follows only after dramatic action. — Carter Heyward Copy Share Image
The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it — Lamar Alexander Copy Share Image
We respect and support the example set by President José Mujica of Uruguay in proposing legislation that regulates the cannabis market — Otto Perez Molina Copy Share Image
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness. — Thomas Francis Meagher Copy Share Image
Legislation needs a better reason than that lawyers like it, and that America does it. — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail. — Solon Copy Share Image
Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image