20+ Marty Meehan Quotes On Education, Future And World

Marty Meehan is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Meehan was also the President of the University of Massachusetts system from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Marty Meehan on education, leadership, life.

Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture. — Marty Meehan

Recently, lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry wrote a prescription drug bill that increased their profits and did nothing to help seniors. The result: seniors are stuck with a confusing prescription drug plan that does little to help them with their costs. — Marty Meehan

Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws. — Marty Meehan

It is never too late to regain our credibility around the world. — Marty Meehan

We need a tougher enforcement program and, most importantly, we need to fix the badly broken ethics system. — Marty Meehan

Over the past few years special interests have had a larger and larger say over who gets what in America, and the voices of average citizens are being shut out. — Marty Meehan

The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today. — Marty Meehan

The fact is I've been in Massachusetts for the last two weeks, and it seems over the last few days that the price is increasing by the hour at the pump, so there needs to be an aggressive investigation. — Marty Meehan

What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1.1 trillion. — Marty Meehan

Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops. — Marty Meehan

Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government. — Marty Meehan

I don't want to remember 2005 as a year that the government heaped unnecessary burdens upon American families. Stealing from the poor and middle class and giving to the rich, while increasing the deficit, is hardly responsible. — Marty Meehan

At the same time, Republicans are pushing a $70 billion tax package that will overwhelmingly benefit the most wealthy Americans and actually increases the deficit by $16 billion. — Marty Meehan

The poorest residents of the gulf coast were most affected by the devastating hurricanes, and the poorest Americans have shouldered a disproportionate share of the burden in Iraq. — Marty Meehan

Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we used to occupy as an international leader. — Marty Meehan

The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy. — Marty Meehan

First of all, I'm in favor of making price gouging a crime, and in fact, one the reasons I didn't vote for the Republican House version was because there were too many breaks for the oil companies. — Marty Meehan

The 55% of American households that make less than $40,000 will get a tax break of only $7 while the households that make more than $1 million will receive an average tax break of $32,000. — Marty Meehan

For three years now, our brave men and women in uniform have done everything their country has asked of them, yet President Bush still does not have a plan to win the peace in Iraq and bring our troops home. — Marty Meehan

I support responsible spending, and balancing the budget, but this tax cut and the budget cuts of last month accomplish neither of these goals. — Marty Meehan

Life Lessons by Marty Meehan

Marty Meehan has been a powerful advocate for civil rights and social justice in the United States. He has worked tirelessly to protect the rights of all citizens and to ensure that everyone has access to a fair and equal justice system. His work has shown that it is possible to make a positive difference in the world through hard work and dedication.