02/24/2009
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"I think if they were to complain about one thing in the way the process worked, ... is that they didn't really have a seat at the table when a decision was made."
"I think it is less about the Tenth Amendment, less about States' rights under the Tenth Amendment, and more about statutory construction."
"I saw what happened. In fact, that first bill was the McCain-Lieberman bill; and McCain was a Republican. We decisively defeated that bill and every bill since that time."
"this proposal is another attempt by the Obama administration to circumvent the role of Congress and achieve through regulatory fiat what the President could not achieve through legislation."