Statements about Government regulation
"The governor does not have any power to veto a referendum [on same-sex marriage] that would be a constitutional amendment."
"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
"Semi-automatic weapons, whether pistol or rifle, were designed for use by the military on the battlefield."
"Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."
"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"
Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.
"Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34 in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West Germany and 10,728 in the United States."
Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain
Says Delta Air Lines has "once again broken a promise they made to me and to the people of Memphis."
"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."
Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government.
"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
"When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."
The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!"
"A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’"
Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.
Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all."
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