81 Quotes by Tim Griffin

The health care law's individual mandate forces nearly all individuals to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. The mandate cannot be severed from the rest of the law because it is the primary mechanism through which the law's changes are supported. Without the mandate, the law collapses.

Historically, Congress hasn't paid much attention to the confines the Constitution establishes.

I don't want to shut down the government.

I am very practical.

People say, 'Well everybody needs a cellphone.' Well, what does 'need' mean? Do you need an iPad? How about a computer? A printer?

It's not fair that people save and work and pay for phones from whatever funds they have, and other people get them for free.

The last thing we need to do when natural gas has been such a blessing is raise the severance tax.

I respect Sen. Elliott and expect that she will be a strong opponent.

Should the federal government be giving people cellphones?