74 Quotes by Joel Sawyer

The way the bill was gutted in committee today means achieving significant savings is far less likely. With the changes in this bill, it does a lot more to protect the interests of personal injury lawyers and a lot less to protect the interest of small businesses and injured workers.

This bill continues to change in the legislative process and he will make a determination once it reaches the governor.

This is about whether the House is going to pass a budget this year that limits state spending and shows sympathy for the hardworking taxpayers of our state.

You don't get credit for doing what you have to do anyway.

As we would like to appoint someone from every geographical region of the state, with only three appointments, we're not always going to be able to do that.

It strikes the appropriate balance by allowing local school districts to retain some flexibility in the starting date while also addressing the needs of the tourism industry.

It's not something we've reviewed in detail yet.

It's no surprise that trial lawyers in the Senate who are lining their own pockets on the backs of South Carolina's businesses would want to delay much-needed reform of a broken workers' compensation system.

It shouldn't cost the taxpayers of this state $64,000 to keep the lieutenant governor 's speedometer out of the triple digits.