Legislative Consensus Quotes

When you hang the 'bipartisan' tag on something, the perception is that differences have been worked out, and there's a broad agreement that that's the way forward.

I am sure all politicians will be convinced of the merits of this deal.

It typically takes bipartisan work to build enough consensus to get things through our legislative process.

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country.

I believe that there is a bipartisan consensus to have individual mandates.

As much as we may have to battle against a Trump presidency, there's still good relationships within the Senate, bipartisan relationships where we can work together.

Politics is different, because the mission is always to get the necessary votes. A good politician goes through everything in terms of mission and vision, and resourcing, but at the end of the day politicians have to make compromises in order to achieve consensus.

It's got to be both houses and the people coming together in unanimous decision when you start messing with the Constitution.

Truly landmark pieces of legislation - including the Social Security Act, Medicare, and the Kennedy and Reagan tax reductions - historically have garnered strong support from both parties. The ACA did not.

It is a rare piece of legislation indeed where there is so much agreement about the goals.