Statehouse Quotes

You see, the Confederate flag flying above the statehouse flies in a vacuum, ... The Klan can misuse it as a racist tool, as it has, and others can misuse it solely as a symbol for racism, as they have. - David Beasley

You have those rare occasions when an issue gets a lot of publicity and coverage and that's when most legislators would vote in accordance with the mainstream views back home. But those are rare occasions. On most issues and most bills, the level of public concern and understanding is, frankly, very low. And when that goes down, the amount of power and influence lobbyists have in that (Statehouse) goes up. That is true on most issues. - Jess Brown

We can't speculate until we've heard the text of statehouse legislation. We will always take a hard look at what local legislators have to say. - Nayyera Haq

We can't just program away these issues. We actually have to organize together and do aggressive lobbying down at the statehouse. - Dave Knapp

This might adversely impact Democrats' chances of winning the statehouse. - Harold Ickes

This debate became a source of tremendous embarrassment for South Carolina. The only reason the flag stayed on the statehouse for so long was that a tiny minority of powerful lawmakers dug in their heels and insisted on ignoring the will of the people of the state. - Jack White

There will probably be action in the Statehouse on the handler fee this year. - Andrea Cohen

There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools. - Ruben Hinojosa

Sometimes we'll have people call and want a politician's name, but are unsure if they're in the Congress or Statehouse. - Nancy Bell