"Many people assume that means a statutory offense. It does not, and the word misdemeanor means misdeeds."
"I refuse to wait until that happens before I act, so I will act in defense of the Constitution and for the people of this country."
"The president indicated that he had a mandate. I said to the president, 'You do not have a mandate to cut Medicaid.'"
"You don’t have a mandate to cut Medicaid!"
"I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid."
"I did it from my heart, and I will suffer whatever the consequences are. But truthfully, I would do it again."
"I’m willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me."
"You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!"
"If you get in the way, if you’re arrested, then you’ve got to be willing to suffer the consequences."
"I have no ill feelings toward the speaker, none toward the persons that escorted me away from the floor, because I did disrupt. And I did so because the president indicated that he had a mandate. And ..."
"Friends, I would do it again."