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Writing a bill doesn’t guarantee it will get anywhere.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Democracy is a delicate thing.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Everyone is here, and everyone is voting. This is how our legislative process is supposed to unfold.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
The work of maintaining a democratic government is ongoing, from inkling to inception, to this very day, and right on into the future.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Risk-taking is part of the political process, and the decision to form this coalition carries enormous risk… Our leaders convinced us the risk is worth it.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Serving as chairman of a major committee is perhaps the most challenging part of the legislative process.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Every citizen must do his or her share if our democratic form of government is to survive.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
It is the education and negotiating, the convincing and compromise, the persistence and rewriting – that transform a good idea into law.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
It is imperative that we maintain two strong political parties if our government is to function as a representative democracy.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Our representative form of government must continually be nurtured, continually tended.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
I also believe in differences of opinion as the best crucible for creating the best laws.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
Compromise is part and parcel of legislative work, not a weakness.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
This is why our founding fathers crafted our government as they did: So that we the people can problem solve for ourselves.
Mary Ellen McCaffree
I am a firm believer in allowing people to have a voice.
Mary Ellen McCaffree