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Instead of just talking about the fact that women should be equal, let's put legislation that enforces pay equity.
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
Environmentalists hate sprawl - except when it comes to the size of their expansive pet legislation on Capitol Hill.
We must combat ill-advised conservative-led state legislation by encouraging every eligible person you know to vote.
I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship.
If we're going to make sure that we get our legislation right... we need to actually be spending time with Hoosiers.
We have been mandated by the government, backed by legislation, that we have to have an inflation target of about 4%.
From the nature of things, every society must at all times possess within itself the sovereign powers of legislation.
I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time.
Our small businesses, those in healthcare and the sick should be the only priority of legislation regarding Coronavirus.
Congress can pass reasonable gun safety legislation and save lives. We have a duty to the American people to do our job.
As a rule of thumb. Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad as legislation that is partisan.
I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer's gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.
Obamacare is bureaucrats getting between you and your doctor, and that's what Americans most dislike about this legislation.
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Senators who once supported common-sense legislation have gone silent as stones under the threat of the polluters' spending.
Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution.
We must band together to call for gun-control legislation. We must act in ways that promote the dignity and value of human life.
You can pass all the gun legislation you want. None of it will make me feel any more or less safe than I do right at this moment.
In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.
I've been in Congress 14 years. I've been on the Appropriations Committee in which we are in charge of trying to move legislation.
I would drastically revise much of the Dodd-Frank financial-reform legislation, which I call the 'Bureaucrat Full Employment Act.'
Part of what we should be thinking about, whenever legislation is passed, is, 'how does this affect all varieties of communities?'
In New Mexico... I may have vetoed more legislation as governor of New Mexico than all the other governors in the country combined.
There's a lot of good, bipartisan legislation that passes in committee and then gets bottled up. As a businessman, it surprised me.
Feminism means something - legislation, cultural change - but 'Girl Power' meant nothing more than being friends with your friends.
Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.
The Great American Outdoors Act is landmark conservation legislation to protect our public lands, including right here in New Jersey.
I have and will continue to oppose any legislation that would undermine the important consumer protections provided under Dodd-Frank.
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
I will not introduce legislation to reopen divisive issues or to reopen issues that have already been settled by previous governments.
In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.
Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable.
Although Senate Bill 1556 has received attention for its perceived focus, my job is to look at the actual substance of the legislation.
Members of Congress and their staffs should be the first to feel the negative consequences of poorly written legislation, not the last.
Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.
As I've said repeatedly over the last few years, the war on coal was not a result of anything Congress passed; there was no legislation.
My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
India's blood and India's gold was sought and unfortunately given - given to break Turkey and buy the fetters of the Rowlatt legislation.
I have joined bipartisan working groups and worked to build relationships and sponsor effective legislation with my Republican colleagues.
The Senate, as opposed to the House, has been less successful in advancing some of the legislation that I think are important to Hoosiers.
I am dedicated to making sure Social Security will be there for future generations and have written legislation to strengthen the program.
It is an honor to support strong legislation to make it easier for our veterans to receive the care promised to them by a grateful nation.
Lawmakers should focus on building strong coalitions, including across the aisle, as they create, draft, and develop effective legislation.
When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.
Surprisingly, the United States lacks federal legislation to protect consumers from an abundance of harmful chemicals in everyday products.
The only way that residual racist feelings could affect legislation, in my opinion, is through a lack of priorities, from not doing things.
I don't see democracy getting better. I see democracy diminishing. More rules, more legislation. Eventually governments will see everything.
The Constitution of the United States... specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy in the United States.
We should work towards a legislation to sack non-performing politicians. This may not happen during my lifetime, but I will try for it anyway.