Justin Amash
Justin Amash
Justin A. Amashis an American attorney, and Republican member of Congress. In January 2011, he began serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district. The district, based in Grand Rapids, had once been represented by former President Gerald Ford...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 April 1980
CountryUnited States of America
Justin Amash quotes about
Those of us who are pro-life should demand more from Congress.
reform momentum immigration
There seems to be a lot of momentum behind immigration reform.
thinking house immigration
I think something substantial will pass out of the House at some point during this term.
apology community campaigns
To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign,
pro-life demand stuff
Those of us who are pro-life should demand more from Congress. While we waste time on stuff like this, genuine legislation to protect life is ignored.
party independent people
But I'm hopeful some of that will start to change. The public is more libertarian, the public is saying we want people who are going to be independent and not bow to leadership in either of the major parties.
long good-things havens
I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.
saws vote explaining
As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.
law people vote
If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.
years balance michigan
In the state of Michigan, where I served in the state Legislature, there was a lot of shuffling of money between one year and the other to balance the budget.
names organization legislation
Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional.
political particular blogs
I don't have a particular go-to political blog.
issues accountability care
Everyone knows about the substantive issues of concern, like federal health care, but very little is said about the process, the lack of accountability.
leadership reality people
I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don't exist.