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“I hate the sequester. I hate it.”
“If one committee controlled your entire budget, I think you might make some effort to build up personal relationships. I think it is a no-brainer.”
“You don't want to upset the people from California. They can outvote you.”
“My father could never remember anybody's name.”
“I think fundraising has a lot to do with political viability.”
“I'm fiscally conservative but socially moderate. A moderate Republican - there just aren't many of us left.”
“New Jersey makes important contributions to the space program. We want to make sure it just doesn't happen in Houston.”
“Basic training is horrible. It's dirty, and it's ugly. But you learn it's not just about you. It makes you part of a team, which helps you to survive.”
“Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.”
“Democrats get credit for money coming into the state, but I do a lot of heavy lifting.”
“We were the group that built the roads by day that the Vietcong traveled at night.”
“There's been nobody who stays in more communication and listens to veterans more than I do.”
“I'm pleased about representing any portion of Montclair.”
“I've known him for years, and I am supporting Chris Christie for president. Whether he will, in the final analysis, be the president, I don't know.”
“Some residents, I suspect, may be politically motivated in suggesting that having two members of Congress lessens Montclair's clout. Quite to the contrary. I think it increases Montclair's visibility - as a matter of fact, Essex County's visibility.”
“Diminishing violence is a goal everyone can support, and I look forward to participating in the debate when specific proposals come before the House.”
“I've been at every American Legion and VFW post in my district.”
“I still support Planned Parenthood personally because they do a good job providing health care for women, have for generations in my congressional district.”
“I sent my personal check to the Planned Parenthood of Northern New Jersey. My wife and I do every year.”
“I go to a lot of events morning, noon and night when I'm not in Washington.”