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Certainly I support the Constitution, and I respect people's privacy, but I also think we need to err on the side of protecting us.

Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.

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I don't think we need a Washington-imposed solution.

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We need to keep an eye on influences from the Middle East or, let's say, indigenous groups, that might be involved in terrorism.

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I have been pleased to receive petitions from groups that seek a range of new gun control measures and groups and individuals who believe additional laws are unnecessary or unwise.

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It is now clear that the president violated both his oath of office and the oath he took to tell the truth. In doing so, Bill Clinton not only committed perjury, he violated the public trust.

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We need the cooperation of the Pakistanis. If we don't have any, we lose insight into the actions of those who would do our country harm.

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I now sit at the table in a variety of ways with the House leadership... as we go through taking a look at threat assessments and hot spots around the world. It's a national position, but certainly I don't forget that New Jersey has a critical part of national defense.

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I do support and believe in the Second Amendment. But I do think we need more background checks rather than less.

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Basic training is horrible. It's dirty, and it's ugly. But you learn it's not just about you. It makes you part of a team, which helps you to survive.

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Seven months after Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey residents and business are continuing the hard work of recovery.

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I'm pleased about representing any portion of Montclair.

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I personally feel all guns ought to be registered.

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Here's the problem: the so-called 'millionaire surtax' is a permanent tax to pay for a temporary benefit.

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When the USS New Jersey is commissioned, it will be a source of pride for everyone in our state for decades.

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I have supported the equal rights amendment since I was a freeholder. You won't find many people who can say that. I'm very proud of it.

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I sent my personal check to the Planned Parenthood of Northern New Jersey. My wife and I do every year.

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I've known him for years, and I am supporting Chris Christie for president. Whether he will, in the final analysis, be the president, I don't know.

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I'm very respectful of people's views. I know that they're deeply held, and I'd like to hope that people are respectful of my deeply held views.

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We want to make sure the military gets it right and understands that if they're going to have less money, they're going to have to spend it a lot more smartly.

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To me, the New Jersey law enforcement community, and many other Americans, one of the biggest impediments to improved relations between the United States and Cuba is the continued safe haven provided to the fugitive, Joanne Chesimard.

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The primary reason that I'd be here or that Don Payne Jr. would be here is for you to know that members of Congress actually exist and are human.

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Whatever solutions there are for flood control need to be bipartisan.

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This corridor is important to national security and important to the whole Northeast. So it's not just our own New Jersey transportation needs: it's the whole rail corridor here we're talking about.

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It is important to give commuters greater, more reliable mass transit options and... great potential to get cars off of I-80 and eliminate other daily traffic jams in northern New Jersey.

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Part of my job is to make sure the Northeast is part of our defense industrial base, and New Jersey has always played a role.

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I think it's important Republicans be in the majority so, like my Democratic counterparts, I give to the party.

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If one committee controlled your entire budget, I think you might make some effort to build up personal relationships. I think it is a no-brainer.

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New Jersey has more Superfund sites than other state in the nation, but considerable progress has been made.

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I'm a fiscal conservative. That's how I define myself.

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Certainly I support the Constitution, and I respect people's privacy, but I also think we need to err on the side of protecting us.

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I hate the sequester. I hate it.

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The Keystone pipeline is one of those things that's sort of a political driver. And mostly, the Republicans use it to sort of embarrass the president and embarrass quite a few Democrats who feel that there's a potential for an environmental disaster.

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The House has repeatedly had overwhelming votes in support of continuing the Yucca Mountain repository.

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The focus is on the Middle East, so there are a lot of eyes on the battlefield. But there are other things that are happening around the world, in Northern Africa, things happen in the Southern Hemisphere and in Central and South America.

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When the federal government gets around to cleaning up their lists, I am sure we'll take another look at the Lowey amendment. But until then, this effort will continue to have bipartisan opposition.

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