Tom Graves Quotes

My father was on the Judiciary Committee all 18 years. He had a good personal relationship with Jim Eastland. They probably didn't agree on practically anything, or very little, from a public policy standpoint. But they were willing to work through that to see what they could get done just because they knew each other and liked each other.

I think people in my district expect me to work with the president. It doesn't mean we have to agree all the time. I don't feel any extra pressure.

Legislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there's no hierarchy.

I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.

I fully understand the expectations of the state governments. Thus, I am better placed to work closely with the chief ministers.

What will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor parties. The precise mechanisms will evolve over time, but we certainly intend to keep the minor parties and the independents very much in the loop. We have to if we want our legislative agenda to have a reasonable chance of success and that's what we intend to do.

[Donald Trump] has had the good judgment and common sense to get back with all these people, who have written the legislation already.

I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these five senators and three congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here.

The system requires bipartisanship.

Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, the ultimate didi and dada of Indian politics, should really commiserate.

I just want to work with legislative council members from across the political spectrum to get things done.

I think the amount of love and trust on Capitol Hill is often in short supply, and having more dogs here would probably make this place work better and maybe in a more bipartisan manner.

We will face the challenges head on. We will work with both parties, across the aisle, to make our state better.

When you have... bipartisan support, it shouldn't devolve into a bipartisan fight.

The job of an elected official is to communicate, to talk with constituents, to talk with the people of America, and I think Alexandria is excellent at doing that.

If politicians of both parties would spend more time legislating and less time attacking each other, we would all be better off.

Washington would be much better off if it looked more like a state legislature.

The Senate has a reputation as quite a collegial place, and I have found that to be true, especially with the women.

I'll be reaching across the aisle to find opportunities to work with Democrats on the issues that desperately need to be addressed.

When Congress puts party labels aside, like we did on VA reform, we can accomplish some great things for the American people. But those occasions were far too rare.

If parliament and government work together in their respective constitutional roles, and respect due processes, we will maximise our chances of making the right decisions as we encounter the many challenges, risks and opportunities Brexit poses for our country.

Throughout my time in Congress, I've made it my priority to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to look past partisanship and to help pass commonsense legislation so we can help working families in Nevada and across our country.

President Obama and I can meet, shake hands and discuss current issues, we - and I am personally - are always ready for such contacts.

In my view, Democrats and Republicans work together too little, and I would try to change that if I got to be president. And when it came to radical Islam, I would go after them before they come back here again.

I liked working with Republicans. We had five pretty good years after we had that bad year in '95 that culminated in two government shutdowns. But then they really decided that they liked being in the majority for the first time in forty years, and they wanted to get some things done, and I agreed, to get things I wanted. It was all perfectly transparent. Everybody knew what they wanted and what I wanted.