#al

The Tort Tax adds to the cost of everything we buy because businesses and manufacturers have to cover themselves and their employees - just in case they get sued by a greedy personal injury lawyer. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

#because #businesses #buy #case #cost

If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq. ↗

— Alcee Hastings

#american #american soldiers #anything #civil #civil war

I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men. ↗

— Max Hastings

#colleagues #dealt #disciplined #found #god

I do sarcasm really poorly. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

#i do #poorly #really #sarcasm

We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there's something in the future for our younger workers. And we're not about to do a welfare program. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

#fixed #future #had #make #our

With more than 67 percent of the Nation's freight moving on highways, economists believe that our ability to compete internationally is tied to the quality of our infrastructure. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

#believe #compete #economists #freight #highways

You know, when companies who have made a commitment and have legacy costs and all of a sudden want to walk away from that commitment and lay it on the federal government, that's a problem. It's a fiscal problem for us. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

#commitment #companies #costs #federal #federal government

Not just Christians and Jews, but also Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and the followers of many other religions believe in values like peace, respect, tolerance and dignity. These are values that bring people together and enable us to build responsible and solid communities. ↗

— Alcee Hastings

#believe #bring #buddhists #build #christians

Given the fact that most religions share basic values, it is most unfortunate that religious people can be played off against each other so easily. One possible reason for this may be that people do not know enough about other people's beliefs. ↗

— Alcee Hastings

#against #basic #beliefs #each #easily

I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this land, albeit with the divergent opinions. I shudder that my colleagues do not understand the dynamics of the Federal judiciary. ↗

— Alcee Hastings

#believe #colleagues #courts #difficult #divergent