Legislative Quotes

You're always hopeful it will do some good. I view it as more of a supply-and-demand issue that's really beyond what the president or the legislative branch can control. - Don Kelly

You'd have to first have a legislative initiative to change the rules. Right now, it would be a very, very tough thing to put forth. - Ray Golden

You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund? - Rick Perry

You have proposed a compromise which is basically acceptable, and will, I believe, both accommodate our concerns and allow the committee to proceed with its legitimate legislative purposes. - David Kendall

You have it within your grasp to be regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions in the history of the state. If you're bold and if you're ready to aggressively reach for our future, all the ingredients are here. The opportunities are waiting for us. - Dirk Kempthorne

You bet there'll be congressional hearings. I think both branches, the legislative branch and the judiciary branch, should look into this in depth, because this is a frightening event, that American citizens can expect that the executive branch on their own can decide whether to raid a home. - Tom DeLay

You are well aware that I come to these proceedings to be judged as a judge. ... It would be wrong for me to say or to preview in this legislative chamber how I would cast my vote on questions the Supreme Court may be called upon to decide. ... Judges in our ... system are bound to decide concrete cases, not abstract issues. ... A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints. ... It would display disdain for the entire judicial process. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Women legislators must take their part in every phase of legislative work. And it is real work - much of it is drudgery. - Edith Rogers

Without the oversight of an unaffected and relatively neutral tribunal, the verdict in this case will always be in question, and opportunities to clean up the legislative and judicial processes in Pennsylvania will be lost. - Barry Kauffman

Without (legislative) action, one school district is setting up an unprecedented education policy for this state. - Jane Urschel