Peter Roskam Quotes

The challenge has been, we make policy in the world of politics.

Bills should go through committee.

I do politics in order to do policy.

I think it's fair to have a vote on a resolution for censure.

Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise.

It's harder to pass a law than stop one.

If you vote no, you don't go. [The compromise passed.]

Regulations are a form of legislation and should be decided by a political process, not more or better benefit-cost analyses.

I would like to add some legislative history at the end of my remarks.

From time to time we must remind ourselves that the President has a role in the legislative process.

We have a constitution that says that the way you get things is by passing legislation, not by threatening to destroy the country unless you get your way.

I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill

Legislation is the art of compromise.

Consensus is the essence of the legislative process.

What will happen is the bills will start out the way we like them; in order to move them - we'll probably have to make compromises. That's the way the legislative process works when it's functioning.

I was in the state Senate in Wyoming, and we actually legislated. We offered amendments on bills and voted on things.

Every legislative meeting on how to pass health care, the communications director or someone from the communications team would be a part of because we did a lot of press interviews when we were trying to pass the Affordable Care Act specifically designed to help pass the bill.

I don't disagree with Senator McCain when he talks about the earmark process.

Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles yet recognized the need for compromise to get anything done.

Co-sponsoring a bill is fairly easy, like a group project which you work on with others.

Legislating is a very human experience in which trust and mutual respect play critical roles.

Washington's a mess, but that's not stopping me from getting bills to help Montana signed into law by President Trump.

If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.

We shouldn't have to pass a bill to find out what's in it.

The way it's supposed to work is you pass a bill out of the House, you pass a bill out of the Senate, you go to conference on it, and you iron out the differences.