Political Quotes

David Roe

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David P. Roe is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Vermont's 1st congressional district from January 4, 2005, to January 3, 2021. During his time in Congress, Roe was known for his focus on healthcare issues, particularly in relation to veterans and the military. He served on several committees, including the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, where he advocated for improved services for veterans and their families.

Quotes by year · 2009–20231,687 total · peak 2015 (216)
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Apr 26, 2016

It is the most sacrosanct thing we can have, number one.

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Apr 26, 2016

You have a right in America to belong to a union or not belong to a union.

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Apr 26, 2016

If the attorney-client privilege is arguable, if we are arguing about that, then we have lost a very basic right.

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Apr 26, 2016

What is wrong with having a process that goes longer so the employees and the employers and everyone understands?

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Apr 26, 2016

As the American Bar Association has expressed, this is an attack on the fundamental right of employers to seek legal counsel.

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Apr 26, 2016

This should affect and does affect all Americans.

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Apr 26, 2016

I think this is a frightening rule when you begin to think that 50 years from now, you could take this as precedent and take this slippery slope anywhere.

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Apr 26, 2016

I applaud the Department's final rule, and I will continue to call on my colleagues in Congress to once again make it possible for more workers to come together to organize and form a union.

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Apr 26, 2016

Workers no longer share in the growth of our economy, and income and wealth inequality is one of the greatest problems facing our nation.

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Apr 26, 2016

It's critical that workers are able to hear from both sides and receive all the information they need to make a fully informed decision.

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Apr 26, 2016

As is often the case with this administration's flawed policies, small businesses will bear the brunt of the burden.

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Apr 26, 2016

It is time for the administration to focus on creating jobs and growing the economy instead of playing politics.

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Apr 26, 2016

This extreme and partisan rule will chill employer free speech.

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Apr 26, 2016

This new regulatory scheme may boost union dues, but it will do absolutely nothing to boost our economy or expand opportunities for the middle-class.

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Apr 26, 2016

Unfortunately, this administration has spent more time advancing the interests of Big Labor at the expense of American workers and employers.

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Apr 26, 2016

America's workers will be hurt the most.

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Apr 19, 2016

Look, handing somebody a piece of paper is not health care in the same degree.

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Apr 19, 2016

I think one of Ms. Brownley's legislation, I, at least from a practicing-physician standpoint, it makes it extremely difficult as it is.

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Apr 19, 2016

We have an opioid epidemic in the United States.

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Apr 19, 2016

We need just to define what that is, and whatever it is, it is, so we are all, you know, singing off the same song page.

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Apr 19, 2016

I think that is a problem we have here is it is a definition.

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Apr 13, 2016

What we have in Medicaid and Medicare is an archaic out of date system, and it needs to be completely redone.

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Apr 13, 2016

I absolutely believe that the wellness part... is critically important.

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Apr 13, 2016

I think by allowing consumers to have that voice and choice you have empowered them.

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