If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.

Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional.

I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don't exist.

I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.

In the state of Michigan, where I served in the state Legislature, there was a lot of shuffling of money between one year and the other to balance the budget.

If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.

I think something substantial will pass out of the House at some point during this term.