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Already Vice President Pence and GOP Leader McCarthy have announced their support for a nationwide ban on abortion, passed by Congress. No woman in any state -- no matter how pro-choice that state -- would have the right to choose. Abortion would be illegal everywhere. The ultra-MAGA agenda on choice has never been about' states rights.' This has always been about taking away women's rights, in every single state. – Jen Klein	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Senate Democrats had what seemed to be a kind of big moment in the 1960s where... states' rights were pushed back because of concerns that states left to their own devices would pursue policies that were discriminatory. – Donald Kettl	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Ive spent eight years in Congress fighting principally for states rights. – Kevin Cramer	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
That Confederacy period is still part of that history. Criticize it and indeed tell the truth about it, that its about slavery and not states rights and so on. – Marvin Dulaney	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Since the campaign, President Trump has consistently supported states ’ rights to decide for themselves how best to approach marijuana, late Wednesday, I received acommitment fromthePresident that the Department of Justice’s rescission of the Cole memo will not impact Colorado’s legal marijuana industry. – Cory Gardner	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Late Wednesday, I received a commitment from the President that the Department of Justice's rescission of the Cole memo will not impact Colorado's legal marijuana industry, furthermore, President Trump has assured me that President Trump will support a federalism-based legislative solution to fix this states' rights issue once and for all. – Cory Gardner	Found on CNN 6 years ago
[I]t is increasingly clear that many elements in the orders have the potential to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens, and infringe on states’ rights afforded by the Tenth Amendment, this legislation serves to protect Vermont … against some of these potential violations, and to reassure our communities and citizensof their safety and security here. – Phil Scott	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
If Senator Cruz is an advocate for states' rights on marriage and on life, then I think would surprise a lot of evangelicals, ted Cruz is just like any other politician. He says one thing in Manhattan, he says another thing in Iowa. – Hogan Gidley	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The Supreme Court decision today conveniently and not surprisingly follows public opinion polls, and tramples on states' rights that were once protected by the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that. – Bobby Jindal	Found on CNN 8 years ago
So much for people who talk about states' rights and local control. – Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra	Found on CNN 9 years ago

Already Vice President Pence and GOP Leader McCarthy have announced their support for a nationwide ban on abortion, passed by Congress. No woman in any state -- no matter how pro-choice that state -- would have the right to choose. Abortion would be illegal everywhere. The ultra-MAGA agenda on choice has never been about' states rights.' This has always been about taking away women's rights, in every single state.

– Jen Klein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Senate Democrats had what seemed to be a kind of big moment in the 1960s where... states' rights were pushed back because of concerns that states left to their own devices would pursue policies that were discriminatory.

– Donald Kettl

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Ive spent eight years in Congress fighting principally for states rights.

– Kevin Cramer

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

That Confederacy period is still part of that history. Criticize it and indeed tell the truth about it, that its about slavery and not states rights and so on.

– Marvin Dulaney

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Since the campaign, President Trump has consistently supported states ’ rights to decide for themselves how best to approach marijuana, late Wednesday, I received acommitment fromthePresident that the Department of Justice’s rescission of the Cole memo will not impact Colorado’s legal marijuana industry.

– Cory Gardner

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Late Wednesday, I received a commitment from the President that the Department of Justice's rescission of the Cole memo will not impact Colorado's legal marijuana industry, furthermore, President Trump has assured me that President Trump will support a federalism-based legislative solution to fix this states' rights issue once and for all.

– Cory Gardner

Found on CNN
6 years ago

[I]t is increasingly clear that many elements in the orders have the potential to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens, and infringe on states’ rights afforded by the Tenth Amendment, this legislation serves to protect Vermont … against some of these potential violations, and to reassure our communities and citizensof their safety and security here.

– Phil Scott

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

If Senator Cruz is an advocate for states' rights on marriage and on life, then I think would surprise a lot of evangelicals, ted Cruz is just like any other politician. He says one thing in Manhattan, he says another thing in Iowa.

– Hogan Gidley

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Supreme Court decision today conveniently and not surprisingly follows public opinion polls, and tramples on states' rights that were once protected by the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, marriage between a man and a woman was established by God, and no earthly court can alter that.

– Bobby Jindal

Found on CNN
8 years ago

So much for people who talk about states' rights and local control.

– Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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