Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I supported and voted for the public option in the version of the Affordable Care Act passed by the U.S. House. Had it been incorporated into the final version of the ACA, it would have done much to increase the competitiveness of ACA Exchange Marketplaces. ”

I don't want to do anything that capitalizes personally on the fact that I've been in public service. ”

Lawmakers imagine they can be political heroes by voting for budgets that slash scientific research by 20 percent, but they inhibit our ability to respond to health crises. ”

America cannot become just a service and financial services economy, and to prevent that, there is no substitute for having people with successful, real-world manufacturing experience in Congress. ”

There's a fundamental question that everyone has to answer: What fraction of your life do you spend in service to your fellow man? It's not something that science helps you answer at all. It's one of these questions like, Who are you gong to marry? Science doesn't really help you with the question. ”

I often say that I inherited the family's recessive gene for adult-onset political activism. ”

I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one. ”

I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale. ”

I don't need to air any differences of opinion in public. ”

It's better to negotiate behind closed doors than it is to be out throwing rocks at one another in the public square. ”