Legislator Quotations

I do think there's a difference between what a religious leader says and does and what a public official or legislator does. But there's no question that a lot of our legal underpinnings find a good bit of their foundations in the Scriptures.

Whether you're an opera singer, a legislator or customer service operator, there is a way that we can find common ground with our audience - be they young or old, Democrats or Republicans, rich or poor, religious or secular.

I don't look forward to a time when every politician, every legislator goes to Washington absolutely committed to an extreme point of view. Elected representatives are sent to Washington to compromise, not to never compromise.

Being a new mother was a joyful and sometimes overwhelming experience - and as the first Missouri female state legislator to have a baby while in office, having heath care for myself and my son gave me some needed peace of mind.

I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.

We really have to go to the state to the governor to the legislator and make some changes and make them quickly or we're going to get to the point where we're a third-world nation.

Mandatory seat belt laws save lives. Mark is very well respected and well known for his skills as a driver and with his help we'll work with the legislator to get a primary seat belt law passed next year.

She didn't want him associated with that. He was somebody who had been a legislator for 30 years, and had accumulated that much power. They say power corrupts, but it didn't corrupt him.

But the court allows the states to use the estimated numbers ...for drawing the lines within each state to the determine what district every member of Congress and each state legislator represents.

I'm a homing pigeon. When I'm in Tallahassee, I give everything I have to being, hopefully, the best legislator I can be. When I'm home, I'm home. I try to not do legislative stuff. That brings a balance to life.

I always got the feeling that utility lobbyists could get a hearing any time they wanted to and did, and I always got the feeling that the Committee of Consumer Services was barely tolerated, ... In the eight years that I was there, I was probably approached two or three times by a legislator who wanted the committee perspective on something.

He does have the authority to do it and probably should do it. He probably would get total legislative approval if he wants the Legislature to do it. I can't imagine that any legislator would say there wasn't an emergency.

I think that will be a public policy question that will be on the minds of every legislator when they come in for the next session. That discussion will be the No. 1 issue in this legislative cycle. This will definitely put the fire under their feet.

Retailers may think their voice doesn't count, but without it, we can't be effective. When a legislator receives a call from a voter in their district, they really sit up and take notice.

People never know who their state legislator is. They're kind of obscure people who are in Richmond making decisions for us, and if they get 10 letters on one subject, then that's a big deal.

I think most any legislator would probably be most happy to talk to anyone about their draft legislation, but it's up to them if they want to share what they're working on.

I think he is still trying to govern as a legislator instead of as a governor. He can't accept the fact that not every constituency group is going to agree with you. When you try to please everyone, you usually end up pleasing no one.

will be on the minds of every legislator when they come in for the next session.

The rankings of attendance and voting participation tell citizens how often their legislator was there to represent them. The effectiveness rankings tell citizens how effective their legislator was when he or she was there. The surveys hold a mirror up to the Legislature and the rankings are the reflection.

We want to invite everyone in this community to come and listen to this dynamic speaker who has been named 'State Legislator of the Year' more than a dozen times.

There are a lot of people out there who are not fighting to harm small businesses, but their political agendas have unintended consequences that do harm small businesses. You have to be active with your state legislator ... If more small businesses banded together they can make a difference. They could make a huge difference.

Why in the world would high courts want to give deference to a legislature to revoke constitutional rights they have deemed implicit in their interpretation of the constitution. This is disturbing rhetoric from a Montgomery County legislator who's always been very supportive.

The Governor says the accidental shooting 'raises questions' about whether firearms should be permitted in Capitol offices, and the legislator says he's going to do some 'soul searching' as to whether he should have a loaded gun in his office. There are no questions left to ask -- Delegate John Reid should be relieved of having to decide whether to have a loaded gun in his office. These offices belong to the people, and the people deserve to be kept safe from amateurs who play with pistols.

Every single bill that a legislator introduces is important to somebody. It might not be important to you or your neighbor or your mother, but it might be important to your doctor or your plumber or your sister.

Every kid in class has written at least two or three letters, so every legislator (in Olympia) has received a personal letter on this from one of my students.

This is a person who has a long history in Wisconsin including as a former legislator and as a member of the governor's administration. The governor always picks the people who are best for the jobs.

This is a national issue that certainly caught the attention of our students. We will be working with them in ways to help them forward their concerns to their appropriate federal legislator in the coming days.

They need to look at what kinds of bills their legislator passed. Also, there are a lot of reasons to put forward a bill that does not pass, which are not necessarily negative.

There were many tie votes in the Texas House in 2005 on critical education bills, so a new Austin legislator could be the tiebreaker. We need a lawmaker who will consistently be on the side of public school parents and PTA leaders. Austin's new leader should have the courage to stand with parents and not succumb to pressure by power brokers promoting ideological education agendas.

There really is none. They always put our name on it. There is no real written law. There isn't a legislator in the world who would touch that one.

It's a legislator reaction to a real life problem that we face every day.

It's pure nonsense that a state legislator would think there's nothing he can do to benefit Native Americans. The high infant mortality rate on reservations is due to devastating poverty. Yet the state has not passed any laws in the last several years that would boost any of the health or education programs within the reservation community. As for tribal sovereignty, the only time the state wants to recognize it is when it benefits the state, as in this instance when it allows Senator Napoli to opt out of an intelligent response.

It's ironic that a legislator who has worked his whole career to prevent legal recognition of same-sex relationships now supports them. This bill is meant to draw attention away from the domestic partnership bill, which offers real solutions to real problems.

No legislator in Delaware County deserves to get re-elected. Look at the record, it's a disgraceful record.

They call it the Roundhouse. You can chase your legislator around all day without catching him.

The last thing I would think a legislator would want to do would be to let the general public feel that somehow if we don't like what courts do or we don't like the way courts interpret the Constitution, we can overrule it by acting like a 3-year-old and taking our marbles and going somewhere else.

I'm surprised how much time each legislator puts into this job.

Immortality awaits the legislator fortunate enough to have a significant law named after him. Think of Pell grants or Stafford loans for students, Sarbanes-Oxley to regulate Wall Street, or the Hyde Amendment on abortions.

If you do the math, it adds up. It's probably more valuable than any income that legislator may have made in their years of service.

I can only vouch for her character, her personal qualities of compassion and thoughtfulness and intellect, ... My sense is her legal career makes it plain that she would see herself as a judge and not a legislator on the bench, which I personally think is appropriate and important.

I applaud Mike on the spirited campaign he built and his contributions to his community as a committed and dedicated legislator and attorney. I hope Mike will continue to apply his talents, in ably and effectively representing his district as an impassioned voice for the communities of Melrose and Wakefield.

I do know that there are a number of interest groups that will go through a legislator to take advantage of what the legislator can ask for.

This is not about any one individual. It's about making sure that, whether it's a mayor or judge or legislator or constitutional officer, preferential treatment should never enter the realm of law enforcement.

A legislator deals with theory; the executive implements. A legislator does not have the responsibility to deliver anything but a theoretical framework for someone else to implement.

A good legislator is someone who can get important legislation passed through the ability to marshal coalitions. It?s the ability to get working coalitions formed behind bills.

Music of all the arts has the most influence on the passions and the legislator should give it the greatest encouragement.