Legislation Quote by William Howard Taft

The instability of our laws is really an immense evil. I think it would be well to provide in our constitutions that there shall…

— Thomas Jefferson

The approach I take to legislation a lot of times is that Mississippi has been a state for 198 years, and if we have…

— Tate Reeves

We have to enforce the individual mandate. We're losing a lot of money that is not coming into the system.

— Bernie Sanders

Every constitution..., and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years [a generation]. If it be enforced longer, it is anact of…

— Thomas Jefferson

This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to…

— Barney Frank

I'm tired of just introducing legislation that's just not going to change our lives. It's going beyond that.

— Rashida Tlaib

Very good laws may be ill timed.

— Anonymous

We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it.

— Nigel Lawson

In my view it is time to pass a good bill, a fair bill, a comprehensive bill ... Too many have been waiting too…

— Patrick Leahy

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do…

— Major Owens

Cut, Cap and Balance is worst legislation in history.

— Harry Reid

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.

— Ronald Reagan