Immortality awaits the legislator fortunate enough to have a significant law named after him. Think of Pell grants or Stafford loans for students, Sarbanes-Oxley to regulate Wall Street, or the Hyde Amendment on abortions. Jim Cooper abortionamendmentawait share on social
We need to take politics out of health care. Congress will cave to pretty much any special interest on the subject. Jim Cooper carecavecongress Change image and share on social
Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action. Jim Cooper actionbudgetbush Change image and share on social
If Congress wanted to intervene with the Federal Reserve, well, we created the Federal Reserve. We could uncreate it. But would you want Congress regulating the money supply? We'd have drowned in inflation, or gone bankrupt, decades ago. Jim Cooper agobankruptcongress share on social
Equality under the law is the slow triumph of hope over history. Jim Cooper equalityhistoryhope Change image and share on social
The real problem with big issues like Medicare is that both parties have to be brave at the same time. Every pollster will tell you not to do that to get partisan advantage. Too many people here are willing to deliberately harm the country for partisan gain. That is borderline treason. Jim Cooper advantagebigborderline share on social
Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented. Jim Cooper congressinventpoll Change image and share on social
Members walk into the chamber full of hatred. They believe the worst lies about the other side. Two senators stopped by my office just a few hours ago. Why? They had a plot to nail somebody on the other side. That's what Congress has come to. Jim Cooper agobadchamber share on social
When I first came to Congress, the party was supposed to help you. Now, when a new member is sworn in, he or she is told what their dues are - how much they are expected to raise for the party for the next election. It's worse in the Senate. It turns the whole place into a money machine. Jim Cooper badlycongressdue share on social
Ultimately, Congressional medicine is like veterinary medicine: It must be strong enough to work, and tasty enough to swallow. Jim Cooper congressionalmedicinestrong Change image and share on social
