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This litigation is completely without merit. The settlement bars future lawsuits, but it does not and cannot bar future legislation.

Brian Mcclung

We believe that everyone should have access to affordable health insurance. This type of legislation does nothing to accomplish that goal.

Nate Hurst

By introducing comprehensive smoke free legislation the government would demonstrate that it is truly serious about addressing health inequalities.

Alex Markham

It's important we don't let legislation hamstring or hinder the future of the U.S. housing market, which is one sixth of the U.S. economy.

Timothy Bitsberger

We are not seeking a confrontation with the judiciary. They would have no difficulty with any legislation we might pass.

Lord Falconer

For the moment, we see no consequences for our legislation which we consider to be toughest in the world.

Barbara Helfferich

It's not a regulatory program. There is no legislation in place to protect the sites.

James Cole

Believes like most Americans that human cloning is deeply concerning, and he strongly supports legislation banning human cloning.

Claire Buchan

Most historians consider ladies teas to be the foundation of what would eventually become the suffrage rights legislation.

Jan Knowles

This is legislation that consumers deserve if we are to help them and our economy defeat the growing menace of identity theft.

Cliff Stearns

I will always support legislation which respects and values life.

Gresham Barrett

It's a piece of legislation which is packed away in a little box and left on a shelf.

Alexander Neill

The breed-specific legislation is unacceptable.

Natalie Kemeny

From our point of view, the legislation is somewhat constitutionally suspect from the get go. I can imagine this legislation being challenged at some point in court.

Murray Mollard

A lot of people are going because they know (the legislation) could affect a lot of people.

Rosa Ramirez

We are well ahead of the legislation.

Tom Mason

This took so much time and effort on everybody's part, ... get legislation changed.

Bill Mueller

We haven't examined that in detail yet. We've looked at it enough in general to think there are good and valid defenses if the legislation is challenged. But we make it clear we can't guarantee any result by the court.

Bob Brammer

The Oklahoma Academy of Ophthalmology (OAO) enthusiastically endorses the introduction of this children's visionary benefit legislation.

James Ronk

What the legislation does is essentially bring all plans under the jurisdiction of the commissioner so she can work on behalf of all consumers if they have a problem with those plans.

Charlene Bailey

If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality.

Jay Sekulow

This kind of legislation can lead to a false sense of security.

Cory Davies

This is a leader in legislation and will be at the forefront of the way the code has progressed.

David Howman

We are rushing forward with this legislation . . . without any information.

George Miller

The governor's main concern with the legislation as passed is the automatic indexing, ... It will only ratchet things up and will tie the government's hands and will deprive it of the flexibility to address changing economic conditions.

Vince Sollitto

Too many times legislation is fueled after bad things happen. What we're trying to do is do something before something bad happens.

Michael Moser

I added legislation to a bill that was implemented last year that took on many recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.

John Hostettler

The amount of investment in this really depends on what would be the pain of getting it wrong. More and more legislation is coming worldwide that increases the pain of getting it wrong.

Pete Bramhall

It's time to say enough is enough. This legislation is about holding the industry accountable for its marketing practices.

Michael Baker

We are breaking a promise, and that is unfair to the people who fought so long and so hard for this legislation.

Steny Hoyer

The state legislature is currently considering legislation that would create a buffer zone.

Phil Alexander

This is one-off legislation to close a legal loop-hole and mandate this cut. The legislation cannot be used to mandate any further reductions.

Joseph Wong

As freak legislation, the antitrust laws stand alone. Nobody knows what it is they forbid.

Isabel Paterson

Legislation is being brought before the state to bring clarity to this industry, which is growing. We are now a booming industry. Because of grass-roots interest, more and more attention is being put on this industry.

Anne Menard

This legislation will not add one single missile to Taiwan's defense capability and it will not take away one single missile from China's.

Tom Lantos

The two-to-four million children who die every year largely from diarrhea and dirty water will be the beneficiaries of this legislation because we can hopefully prevent some of those deaths.

Geoffrey Dabelko

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.

Jeremy Bentham

This is the most dangerous legislation I've seen in a quarter-century of working on this issue.

Richard Charter

This (legislation) would make it a lot easier for employers to put employees into auto enrollment.

Jan Jacobson

The administration has again and again and again been very beholden to the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry, and been very reluctant to move legislation that can really make a difference to people.

Stanley Greenberg

With the legislation in play now, we would have to make cuts ranging from one to two million dollars - I can't begin to tell you what that would do to this district.

Larry Feinberg

This legislation will work to ensure that subdivisions are built as approved.

Phil Andrews

We all realize we will have to introduce amendments to the current legislation in the country.

Leonid Kuchma

It's rather damning to their current view that they didn't need legislation. Clearly the lawyers at the Justice Department, or some of them, felt that legislation was needed to allow the government to do what it was doing.

Timothy Edgar

The transition plan was pretty clearly laid out in the legislation.

Gordon Campbell

All legislation of European central bank system protects bank from political interference. What we can do is very limited.

Rocco Buttiglione

I'm glad to see that some banks are scaling back on this practice, but we've got to go forward with legislation, ... We can't bank on the goodwill and good intentions of these credit card companies.

Bernie Sanders

We're just watching the legislation. We're not lobbying it. We're not negotiating.

Jan Jones

I think what they're going to do is open Pandora's box with this legislation. It'll be interesting to see how it goes.

Linda Grubba

If one little item is determined to be unconstitutional the whole (legislation) is going to fall.

Robert Farmer

This is an unwarranted piece of legislation because there is good evidence that the fetus cannot feel pain at any stage of gestation.

Stuart Derbyshire

Every day that they put this legislation off to the future is more time to negotiate.

Sid Ryan

In the long run, we think this legislation would be good for the state's tourism industry.

Harry Curtis

Individuals and families are due a refund, and that is exactly what we do with this legislation, ... Government is not automatically entitled to the surplus.

William Roth

I think we're hopeful some of these will lead to legislation being introduced and they'll get a fair hearing.

Cyrus Reed

We have fulfilled the obligations that were put forth in the original legislation.

Anthony Irving

It's arguable that even if legislation is enacted beginning in October, it may be too little, too late for a couple companies in this group, ... bogged down in all the political battles that are undoubtedly going to be held on the drug debate.

Charles Lynch

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

William Howard Taft

We waited for the legislation to be approved as per the contract negotiations with the Uniformed Firefighters Association.

Frank Gribbon

I'm not sure there is a lot of legislation we can pass ... but we can cut through some red tape.

Conrad Burns

The legislation is so draconian it even surpasses Ian Smith's own legislation during the liberation struggle.

Adrian Smith

The Mexican legislation that governs foreigners is much more discriminatory than the United States.

Sergio Sarmiento

This legislation, in effect, would create a new tax.

Christine Stearns

It would be disastrous for business confidence if the government reconsidered this legislation again.

Jakob Edberg

I believe we will have legislation around e-mail spam and direct mareting that stipulates how invasive companies can be.

Patricia Seybold

The introduction of this legislation has been delayed for a few years. We are going to try to push this forward.

Mariano Rajoy

AARP believes the millions of older Americans and their families will be helped by this legislation, ... far from perfect.

Bill Novelli

The special Katrina legislation allows you to deduct up to 100 percent of your adjusted gross income.

Marcus Owens

Early voting in and of itself is a good thing but the way this legislation was crafted ... has created the opportunity for voter fraud.

Audra Miller

The legislation is pretty vague in that respect.

Chris Spear

You can't change Italian law. But everyone agrees that there could be a moratorium during the games. We are preparing legislation to put into effect exclusively during the games.

Mario Pescante

Tom helped Hawaii formulate their charter school legislation.

Rachael Price

It's a good time of year. Legislation is at the forefront of people's minds.

Kari Appler

It allows us to hear real life examples of how legislation would either help or hinder people.

Michelle Mcmanus

I don't think any of us believe a specific piece of legislation will address (all of our) issues.

Bob Elliston

The legislation that passed the house is hard-hearted and unworthy of our nation. It must not become law.

John Donaghy

We put all our efforts into trying to get legislation passed. We're going to need to regroup.

Terry Mclaughlin

This is truly epic legislation.

Patrick Moynihan

We intend to make it as easy as possible and to give them something to come home to. There will have to be some creative legislation and ideas.

Rodney Braxton

We have already passed legislation in the House -- we've sent it to Mr. Daschle not once, but we've sent it to him twice.

Jc Watts

I know the Chamber of Commerce and everyone else will come out with guns blazing against this legislation. But they cannot shirk their responsibility.

Cindy Hall

Whether Bush or Gore is elected makes very little difference on this issue. We have a 2-year Congress that is very committed to getting itself re-elected...Privacy legislation will happen.

Christine Varney

We believe that the Legislature's current interest in evaluating coal-fired generation in Idaho may be accomplished without the adverse consequences that could result from the legislation.

Michael Niggli

But it's being abused by the oil lobby and proponents of drilling to try to get the legislation through a back door.

Arthur Mitchell

The proposed legislation, though, does not adhere to concepts of certainty, simplicity and neutrality.

Jackie Arendse

There's no way that can be overlooked. If his death leads to passage of hate-crime legislation in Wyoming, it will be a bittersweet footnote in our state's history.

Jim Osborn

We use them for the fans and as a revenue generator. We give them to (contributors). What this legislation has done is it cheats these other areas.

Tim Tessalone

It's not fair, it's not equitable. I think its antiquated legislation, and something has to be done about it.

Rich Mancuso

We need some legislation where we get some ordinances that control this kind of thing from happening. Something that specifically addresses the way these dangerous animals are raised.

Pam Crawford

This isn't a power grab. Tough decisions need tough legislation to allow us to be able to do it.

Monte Kwinter

We're pleased that the judge ruled that he remains governor and can continue to sign legislation.

Peter Aseltine

It is ironic that the legislation that may ultimately define his legacy, getting a lottery in North Carolina, could lead to his eventual downfall.

Hunter Bacot

The passage of this legislation will help the commission to continue its efforts aimed at increasing investor protection and restoring confidence in our markets.

William Donaldson

To let the senators know how we feel about the legislation in Congress ... It's a peaceful assembly.

Larry Meyers

It's an important piece of legislation that would fund work that needs to be done.

Tim James

As for legislation on Basic Law Article 23, we do not have a set timetable and we shall first conduct consultation of this matter.

Stephen Lam

We would welcome legislation designed to strengthen our work. We look forward to collaborating with our colleagues at the D.C. Council.

Clifford B. Janey

We are going to be obviously looking at all legislation to see how it impacts ... job creation and job retention. If we feel it's going to hurt those prospects, we'll be fighting to kill that legislation.

Chuck Berry

It's a very misunderstood piece of legislation.

Karl Frieden

If dogs are repeatedly seen running loose that dog should be declared potentially dangerous, especially if it bites. What would be effective, good 'dangerous dog' legislation.

Adam Goldfarb

He's provided good political judgment on campaigns, but not good political judgment on getting legislation through.

William Niskanen

Legislation could have a dampening effect on the growth and expansion and the vitality of e-commerce, ... Our society functions on the free flow of information. If we have to have everybody's approval on everything, things would come to a grinding halt.

Orson Swindle

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.

P. J. O'Rourke

It really is breathtaking how over the top and how much they overreached with that legislation. Tom Tancredo and Jim Sensenbrenner really kicked over a beehive with the legislation.

Douglas Rivlin

VAT is levied according to national laws, so the nine countries would have to amend their legislation accordingly.

Maria Assimakopoulou

With the groundswell of legislation, business will realize what's necessary. There will be a cost to not doing it.

Stuart Ballinger

It's an inadvertent consequence of the legislation.

Gail Cross

There will be some voter-friendly, or shall we say patronizing, legislation. We'll see some trash, but most of it will be pretty good.

Brian Ballard

It seems as though the City Council's going to move on legislation. We want to see if they have the ability this time to pass a good bill.

Matthew Henderson

It appears that Barbour will support change in legislation to allow land-based casinos.

Frank Fahrenkopf

It's getting people actively talking about the legislation.

Brad Heavner

This document confirms that support for comprehensive smoke-free legislation was overwhelming.

Alex Markham

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation.

Belva Lockwood

The decision is to be adopted by the court of law in line with current legislation.

Pavel Krasheninnikov

The immigration bill has to be perceived as the bashing bill of the year. The intensity of that legislation left little room to target anyone else.

Larry Pellegrini

I don't see this legislation as saving a drop of water.

Dave Greenberg

Homosexuality, by and large, is not accepted in this society. Unless their actions while they're here in the Cayman Islands go counter to our legislation, on what basis can we say no?

Kurt Tibbetts

I believe there is unquestionable need for such legislation, ... In fact, I am convinced that our homeland security depends upon it.

James Sensenbrenner

Hopefully, we can move on to other things. I still think it was something much better handled by agreement than it would have been by legislation.

Donald Fehr

The airlines, both based in Hawaii and on the mainland, stand to benefit greatly by this legislation.

Kurt Kawafuchi

With each day that passes, more lives are put at risk. Congress should enact emergency legislation as soon as possible.

Michael Rodgers

A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders.

Larry Elder

As it were, it is difficult to bring in foreign experts to testify in cases facing terror suspects in the country since they are not covered in our legislation.

Richard Ogesare

This legislation will ensure that Texas is at the forefront of the telecommunications industry, bringing thousands of new jobs and billions of economic investment to our state.

Phil King

Cohen introduced legislation forcing Temple to drop their legal battle against the student union.

Jennifer Murphy

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.

Thomas Brackett Reed

We're really honored that both houses supported the legislation.

Josh Ewing

Hopefully there will be a lot of civility in this and respect for each side's argument. I believe that we will pass some legislation on this.

Rep. David Schultheis

Anytime you try to provide extra safety for families, it can only be good legislation.

Kevin Larson

There are some really good examples of where the industry has come together. The Internet Watch Foundation is funded by industry, and without legislation this approach has achieved fantastic things in the last five years.

Robin Pembrooke

Now is the appropriate time for this legislation.

Leslee Unruh

The president only has so much influence over the economy and legislation.

Angel Mata

We are grateful to Congress and the president for enacting this legislation without further delay.

Richard Doerflinger

People in California are going to be safer because this legislation passed, no doubt about it.

Peter Ragone

This is legislation we've been working on for years.

Larry Weber

Her inquiry prompted it and this was something we could do without the legislation.

Julie Baker

It defeated the intent of the legislation, ... There is no access to the edge of the lake. We have to go through the same legislative process again.

Brian Wallace

It's a broad piece of legislation that covers grants, loans, oversight of colleges and universities.

Phil Bloomer

We're not going away. We're going to see that [the] recommendations are translated into legislation, that the legislation is translated into effective action by the agencies.

Stephen Push

It would indeed be difficult to pass [legislation ] without Sen. Smith's support, though not impossible.

Nathan Diament

Legislation or regulation may not be a solution in all cases, but it may be warranted in appropriate circumstances.

Jonathan Frenkel

The Pew Commission endorses this important legislation, and we thank Senators DeWine and Rockefeller for their leadership.

Bill Frenzel

There's no agreement in the industry on this. It's shocking to me that a public official would craft and deliver legislation that directly affects an industry without engaging its leaders.

Jennifer Kopp

If legislation doesn't protect habitat, how then can the government pretend that it will protect the species themselves?

Marc Johnson

We have a very different philosophy than FAIR. Their philosophy is to litigate. Our philosophy is to amend legislation.

Anthony Pinzone

We expect this legislation to be an important weapon in our arsenal against terrorism.

Mike Rann

The mayor plans on meeting with them and introducing a piece of legislation.

Fred Sainz

We hope by doing that we will gain the signature of the governor to put in law this legislation.

Rep. Christopher Caruso

We always try to research the issue the constituent is writing about. Sometimes that leads to legislation.

Jennifer Hall

I don't see any excuse for the federal government to wait, because the provincial government is certainly treating this document as a precursor to legislation.

Harvey Voogd

The Privacy Report is devoid of any consideration of the costs of legislation in comparison to the asserted benefits of enhancing consumer confidence and allowing electronic commerce to reach its full potential.

Orson Swindle

We are not giving up. We are determined to say on this course until this legislation passes.

Roey Thorpe

The intent of the legislation was never to interfere with the ability of people to interact with their elected representatives. This was a commonsense way to allow people to continue coming to Tallahassee to interact with their hometown representatives.

Towson Fraser

Most of us have been rather dubious about our ability to get any decent legislation passed in the Legislature. The oil and gas industry is so big and so powerful and so good at what they do, this is very difficult.

Duke Cox

We're prepared to say that if self-regulation has not achieved the results it should have by now, we're prepared to call for legislation. We're essentially at an important crossroad.

David Medine

We now have a 10-year program and $60 million a year with which to buy land by legislation through the government bonding system.

Herb Behnke

Now we must see this convention come into force as soon as possible and countries must use it as the basis of their national tobacco-control legislation.

Gro Harlem Brundtland

We'll look at the spending cap. We have to look at the legislation that was passed.

Dan Cooper

If Congress does not pass legislation this year, then the White House will probably begin to focus on that job slot again.

Camden Fine

That would kill the legislation. They won't go for that.

Tony Sammons

Such an egregious piece of special-interest legislation, it is almost shameless.

Dennis Henigan

A general rule of thumb is, ... you don't introduce dog legislation because it doesn't go anywhere.

Andrew Wright

We cannot allow them to be repealed overnight with some broad, lukewarm legislation.

Stratton Pollitzer

Legislation introduced in Georgia is in violation of federal law.

Tisha Tallman

This wasn't a surprise. This is why we proposed the legislation.

Marty Mcomber

This is the kind of legislation which will not satisfy either side, and because it does not satisfy either side it is a good compromise.

Barbara Helfferich

I think a lot of members will be supportive of the legislation.

Brad Dayspring

After all, things will change. If you write highly restrictive legislation it will be out of date in a few years. This is a very important conceptual advance.

Martin Pera

We hope to have legislation in two week.

York Chow

Around half of all new legislation that impacts on business derives from rules agreed by governments at the EU level.

Neil Davidson

We won't let the freedom of firing at whim install itself in French legislation.

Bernard Thibault

Gov. Henry favors electronic filing, but he will reserve judgment until he has an opportunity to review the final legislation.

Paul Sund

That highlighted the need for this legislation.

Sen. Zeb Little

States that have science to justify what they are doing have nothing to fear in this legislation.

Sean Mcbride

It's obvious throughout secular and church history that significant legislation follows only after dramatic action.

Carter Heyward

He's not associated with all this crap, corruption, and mess, inappropriate legislation and pay to play, the bipartisan culture of sleaze.

Jack Roeser

If he were serious about the talk, he'd be backing electoral reform legislation.

Jim Mcdermott

We've been able to come up with a piece of legislation that is going to preserve the character of our community.

Donald Briggs

We need to act on this immediately. If we want to have world class standards we need to back that up with legislation.

Dean Gilbert

When you add it all up, that energy legislation is zero on how it affects Exxon Mobil.

Lee R. Raymond

Any legislation we support will have to include visa programs.

Avril Smith

Hunts are determined to keep going until this pointless and prejudiced legislation is repealed or replaced.

Simon Hart

We don't feel the legislation is perfect, but we felt something was better than nothing. People are definitely feeling satisfied with the coverage and better off than they were before.

Ann Black

This legislation extends very important benefits for people who live on the edge of poverty.

Charles E. Grassley

They have full legislation to compensate people. They have obligatory legislation on how to take away asbestos.

Martin Besieux

But the courts have been very circumspect about doing that. Only in cases where bad elements permeate the entire body of legislation will it be stopped from commencing'.

Prof Marinus Wiechers

If even one family can avoid getting that phone call, in the middle of the night, because of this legislation, it would be well worth it.

Judy Shepard

This issue will be further discussed in the negotiation process to ensure access to the facilities during the inventory in strict compliance with the contractual obligations and the legislation of both countries.

Anatoliy Kinakh

Complying with this legislation is costly for our business so to find out that a government funded-body is encouraging companies to ignore the law is appalling and puts us at a significant disadvantage to those companies simply because we are law abiding.

Stephen Evans (brainboxes)

There would have to be legislation passed by the General Assembly allowing for that transfer.

Leanne Winner

Last year we took the position that legislation was not appropriate at this time.

David Medine

The hearing is going to give Internet companies a chance to testify before Congressman Smith puts the final touches to the legislation.

Brad Dayspring

Prague went with 1,000 feet because we heard that is the direction the state is leaning with their legislation.

Ed Ourada Jr

It's becoming increasingly likely that Internet privacy legislation will get serious consideration now.

Evan Hendricks

The support of our industry for this legislation should not be taken for granted.

Emery Simon

I can vote on bills and create an opportunity for better legislation.

Ed Ableser