Pat Roberts

I am opposed to this.

I want my vote on Dr. Berwick, and what would you advise I could do here?

If I put a hold on somebody, I want the world to know what I am fighting for, and I also want my constituents to know what my logic is.

It is impossible to abuse the filibuster because it is an expression of the people against majority's attempt to shut them out.

The Framers of the Constitution certainly intended that.

I think these trends are alarm bells.

If we are going to do this in a bipartisan way, we ought to change attitudes around here

Shame on the Chairman.

I cannot think of any endeavor that affects any person's interest in the country that has not been touched by legislative efforts under the banner of change.

there are two kinds of members within your majority. We have those who listen and work with the minority and those who do not believe we are fully-fledged partners in this House.

I stand in admiration of Senator Byrd and his fierce, fierce fight for the rights of the minority.

The filibuster is the essence of the Senate. It is not a tool of obstructionism or dysfunction.

this wound will not heal without a terrible price and a scar that will be with this House for many years

I am an obstructionist.

I do not think in terms of partisanship that this is any worse than--let me just go back to the days that I first started, intense partisanship.

if it could not, we would be in a hell of a shape.

I thought he had a great idea.

I would kick them out. The only hold I have ever put on anybody is the Secretary of the Army.

I think it is very important to pass legislation. I think that is probably why we are created, the House, the Senate.

Our worker training system is the place they can turn to help get a leg up--the place where workers can obtain new skills or increase their education levels to get and keep permanent, family-wage jobs.

I think, politically--the third one was, by the way, if the State had a more strict law enforcement requirement than the bill actually provided, that that would prevail.

The concept of the secret ballot is one of the cornerstones of democracy and we must exercise extreme caution with any form of legislation that could potentially or inadvertently undermine the secret ballot.

I am a veteran of the Motor Voter meaningful dialogue that we had in the House Administration Committee and had three amendments.

The Constitution under Article I, Section 4, states the time, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof.

I don't think there is a better salesperson for this than you have represented yourself before the committee.