claim: "every piece of legislation, just about, that i ever introduced (in the u.s. senate) had a republican co-sponsor."
author: hillary clinton
evidence_1: as an example, i chose one piece of legislation that i introduced, the diesel  emissions reduction act of 2005, and show how that bill went from just being an  idea to ... other senators, who did not introduce the legislation themselves but  who also want to express strong support for the bill, can sign on as a cosponsor.
evidence_2: oct 24, 2016 ... her democratic new york counterpart charles schumer was the single co- sponsor for all three. (co-sponsoring is just a way for a lawmaker to show he or  she supports a piece of legislation after it has been written.) the laws were  uncontroversial and passed by unanimous consent in the senate and voice ...
evidence_3: sep 26, 2016 ... i think every piece of legislation, just about, that i ever introduced had a  republican co-sponsor.” ... it's telling, given the opposition that republican  senators have mounted to obama's cabinet appointees — a level  unprecedented in the history of the united states — that clinton won confirmation  as ...
evidence_4: sep 13, 2017 ... the plan calls for an overhaul of american health insurance with a souped-up,  more generous version of medicare replacing nearly all private health ... sanders  and other senate co-sponsors unveiled the legislation wednesday at a kind of  rally on capitol hill, flanked by activists, doctors, nurses and at ...
evidence_5: sep 13, 2017 ... fifteen senate democrats, including many who are being floated for 2020, co- sponsored the medicare-for-all legislation. ... the bill sanders just introduced  doesn't include specifics about funding, but the vermont senator has promised to  release a white paper exploring funding options wednesday.