Rodney Frelinghuysen

“Let me make it clear: I support health care reform. I just don't support Nancy Pelosi's version.”

“If people are shooting at you, it's human nature to be afraid. I was afraid. I'll be quite blunt about that.”

“Certainly I support the Constitution, and I respect people's privacy, but I also think we need to err on the side of protecting us.”

“The primary reason that I'd be here or that Don Payne Jr. would be here is for you to know that members of Congress actually exist and are human.”

“My first responsibility is to be selfish for New Jersey.”

“It is important to give commuters greater, more reliable mass transit options and... great potential to get cars off of I-80 and eliminate other daily traffic jams in northern New Jersey.”

“We need to keep an eye on influences from the Middle East or, let's say, indigenous groups, that might be involved in terrorism.”

“I don't apologize for looking after New Jersey's interests. That's an obligation that I'll always keep.”

“We need the cooperation of the Pakistanis. If we don't have any, we lose insight into the actions of those who would do our country harm.”

“People do stupid things... words are important.”

“Research and development activities to support Yucca are permitted. This will ensure that we keep Congress in the driver's seat for nuclear waste policy.”

“Here's the problem: the so-called 'millionaire surtax' is a permanent tax to pay for a temporary benefit.”

“There have been some management issues with Amtrak, but I think they have cleaned up their act.”

“It is important for me to personally visit Superfund sites to assess the progress being made.”

“To keep providing our soldiers, sailors and Marines with 21st-century firepower, Picatinny needs 21st-century laboratories and research and development facilities.”

“I do support and believe in the Second Amendment. But I do think we need more background checks rather than less.”

“I had never had a particularly warm feeling about Richard Nixon, and it didn't get any warmer after my service.”

“The Keystone pipeline is one of those things that's sort of a political driver. And mostly, the Republicans use it to sort of embarrass the president and embarrass quite a few Democrats who feel that there's a potential for an environmental disaster.”

“I'm very respectful of people's views. I know that they're deeply held, and I'd like to hope that people are respectful of my deeply held views.”

“It is now clear that the president violated both his oath of office and the oath he took to tell the truth. In doing so, Bill Clinton not only committed perjury, he violated the public trust.”