"But for all what we'll assume are the best intentions, historically centralizing power has only led to more corruption."
"How dare you tell Tennessee what we can do with our elections."
"There's no doubt that government is broken. This Congress, I can tell you especially after being here for six months, my thoughts on that matter have only been confirmed."
"The fact remains that there is no constitutional authority for the Federal Government to come down and seize control of elections in Tennessee."
"This bill is wrong. It is a power grab. Politicians--politicians that want to give the Federal Government more power."
"I am outraged out at House Resolution 1, which really should be called the Fill the Swamp Act."