Bob Ney Quotes (36 Quotes)


    All of us deserve a greater peace of mind, knowing that our children are better protected wherever they are.

    I will vote to impeach the president because he has shattered the trust of the American people.

    Common sense solutions to lowering your gasoline bills can go far. Carpooling, taking fewer or shorter road trips, and ensuring that your tires are fully inflated can all help stop the pinch at the pump.

    We're not going to put a wall around the Capitol, ... We're going to have perimeter security. We're going to have certain streets that have been blocked and certain ones that are open. But we want a free flow of people into this Capitol with people doing tours, doing the things that people need to do in the people's house in the Congress.

    Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the core belief that equality, opportunity and security are truly possible for all people who are blind.


    Elections are important to the system, and I'll run on my record. I've been an elected official for 24 years, and I've worked with elected officials for 24 years. And I believe that you do you your job, and the voters like it, they'll reelect you.

    We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people.

    In addition to the unimaginable human toll, Katrina's devastation has wrought havoc on our nation's Gulf Coast energy infrastructure.

    Their coalition is weak, it really is, ... We have some people this morning who were undecided, then leaning toward yes, and are beginning again to question themselves and change their minds.

    You'll have to ask his lawyers.

    Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge stands to not only increase the United States' oil reserves by nearly 50 percent, but it will create thousands of good U.S. jobs.

    After two years of hard work and debate, Congress has passed a highway bill that will help fuel our economy by creating roughly 500,000 new jobs, as well as address many critical transportation needs in Ohio and the 18th Congressional District.

    Along with you, I have witnessed the unfortunate rise in gasoline prices that has accompanied the summer driving season and the more recent spike in prices due to Hurricane Katrina.

    In 10 years I've spent two weekends in (Washington) D.C. I live here, my kids go to school here - I haven't lost touch with the people. What I've seen is that Sulzer is making that the issue.


    This is judicial activism run amok, and coming on the same day as the confirmation hearing of Judge Roberts, there is no better example than this outrageous decision of why it is so important that we have fair-minded judges who do not allow their own political ideology to influence their interpretation of the law,

    Before we move forward with new efforts to lower the barriers to international free trade, we must review the consequences of the policies of the past and address the problems of the present.

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    In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.

    In addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.

    Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and the Federal Government agreed to provide insurance coverage to policyholders after a disaster.

    The bottom line in my view is that America's mothers and fathers deserve to have confidence in law enforcement's ability to ensure that their children are being raised in the safest possible environment.

    I have worked closely with many of our county commissioners, mayors, local transportation officials, and others to determine project needs in the 18th District, and they deserve a great deal of thanks for today's victory on the House floor.

    Other measures designed to protect America's youth have met with great success, and the Children's Safety Act will add to their number and efficacy.

    In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen L Johnson urging him to waive regulations to allow for the early sale of winter grade fuel to help with gasoline shortages and gasoline prices.

    This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses.

    Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind.

    I have the utmost respect for those who have come to this country legally and have contributed to the great melting pot that is America today. But those who have crossed our borders illegally have broken the law and the law ought to be enforced.

    In recent years personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers have attacked the food industry with numerous lawsuits alleging that these businesses should pay monetary damages to those who, of their own accord, consume too much of a legal, safe product.

    We have an immigration crisis in this country and the Senate needs to act, instead of listening to speeches from the President of Mexico.


    Nearly 100,000 sex offenders remain unregistered, and are moving freely about the country; the risk that they may strike again grows every day.

    Yet, when child sex offenders are brought to justice and serve time for their offenses, they are often released into unsuspecting communities and left free to resume their sexual attacks.

    It is outrageous to know that security procedures are apparently so lax at the Department of Veterans Affairs that a single bureaucrat had the ability to put the personal information of over 26 million Veterans at risk for sale to the highest criminal bidder.

    I have sent two separate letters to the House Ethics Committee, dating back to last year, offering to meet with them. To date, there has been no response. In addition, I have not been contacted by any federal investigators,

    When working families pay their heating bill or go to the gas pump they should be confident that they're paying the lowest possible price.


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