Michael Capuano

I don't try to be something I'm not, I don't try to pretend that I'm something I'm not, I don't try to…

— Michael Capuano

Politicians try to see the world through other people's lenses and try to bring people together so that we can have a…

— Michael Capuano

I think it's right, to have many voices at the table before you send somebody else's child to war.

— Michael Capuano

I voted against the creation of ICE. However, changing who enforces bad policy now doesn't fix that bad policy and it won't…

— Michael Capuano

I don't believe in purity tests.

— Michael Capuano

I have been disappointed with the way the majority of my colleagues have approached war and peace over the entire time I've…

— Michael Capuano

All government is a mess. Democracy is always messy. It's meant to be messy because smooth, thoughtful, precise, effective government leads to…

— Michael Capuano

I always think the Democratic Party is and should be a broad tent that welcomes people from all political issues.

— Michael Capuano

I've been left to wonder if it's the national Republican Party Scott Brown represents, or the people of Massachusetts? Let me add…

— Michael Capuano

I judge people on who they are.

— Michael Capuano

I like working in the shadows.

— Michael Capuano

Look, I am as pro-choice as anybody.

— Michael Capuano

I won't impeach anybody the way they impeached Bill Clinton, for political reasons. No matter how much I don't like his politics,…

— Michael Capuano

Perfection is our enemy... not because we don't want perfect candidates, but because perfect candidates don't exist.

— Michael Capuano

If you don't know anybody who is out of work, who needs housing, if you've never taken a call at 2 o'clock…

— Michael Capuano

It says more about America, what happened that day, than almost anything since. And yet, we tend to forget. None of us…

— Michael Capuano

You can go on for days naming former elected officials who are now in the private sector getting paid lots of money…

— Michael Capuano

I think the average voter wants somebody who has the right philosophy and can combine that with the ability to get something…

— Michael Capuano

I am an elected official, a politician who has been very successful in Washington, in city halls and state houses for my…

— Michael Capuano

We all rely on our infrastructure system even if we don't own a car or use public transportation. It impacts our economy…

— Michael Capuano

In junior high, some would've seen me as a professional, a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer. Others would've seen me in jail.…

— Michael Capuano

When I was growing up, the harbor was a place to dump things.

— Michael Capuano

I feel strongly that the Democratic body is supposed to be representing the average American who is unaware and incapable of defending…

— Michael Capuano

I don't think it's a bad thing to say everybody pays $10 and if you go to vote you get your $10…

— Michael Capuano

The one thing about America is you have the freedom to think what you want and do what you want without the…

— Michael Capuano