Quotes about congress
congress elected oriented people reality women
The reality is is that Congress is a very male-gendered oriented institution. Out of the, you know, more than 10,000 people who've ever been elected to Congress, you know, only about 250 of them have ever been women. Gwen Moore
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The pending hate crime legislation in Congress is under review in the Justice Department at this time, ... We're inclined to prosecute hate crimes like this one. John Ashcroft
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The appropriate members of Congress have been and continue to be informed with respect to the Terrorist Surveillance Program. Dana Perino
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The American people want Congress to find sincere ways to pay for Hurricane Katrina, and we are pressuring ourselves to get this done.
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The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history. Nancy Pelosi
congress expect people spends
The American people know that our government's too big, and it spends too much. And they expect Congress to do something about it. John Boehner
congress issue
We could not arbitrarily do this on our own. This is an issue that Congress will have to decide.
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We have uncertainty resulting from international events -- the Iraq situation, as well as international terror -- while domestically, in Congress, we have done our part to create uncertainty with regard to spending policy, as well as tax policy, ... We passed some tax cuts that are going to expire, and that creates uncertainty when people plan for their future.
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To let the senators know how we feel about the legislation in Congress ... It's a peaceful assembly.
congress expect gets knocked member nation pick questions sentiment single
When a part of our nation gets knocked down, we come together to help pick it up again. No questions asked. That's the American way, and I would expect every single member of Congress to support that sentiment with their words, their actions, and their votes.
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We have a longtime incumbent who's well-embedded. My problem is, we've got a lot of problems in our culture, and nobody in Congress does anything about it. Ralph McGill
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Most likely Congress will do little or nothing but talk a great deal and hold hearings, Byron Dorgan
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Most of Congress is sort of lost in cyberspace. They know there's something called the Internet out there. But most of 'em don't know how to use it and most of 'em aren't very familiar with it.
congress lost sort
Most of Congress is sort of lost in cyberspace, E. B. White
congress economic families higher hurting living members pay raises receiving security social tough
Members of Congress should not be receiving pay raises that are higher than Social Security and other COLAS (cost of living adjustments) during tough economic times, when many families are hurting financially. Brian Baird
congress members responsibility staff
Members of Congress do this; staff members of Congress do it; it is their responsibility to do so.
congress members method statements
Members of Congress are irate about the Court's denigrating and, really, disrespectful statements about Congress' competence, ... method of reasoning. Arlen Specter
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will give some guidance to our members of Congress. Bill Clinton
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will be a significantly diminished member of Congress.
congress funds generally goes proposed received resolution work
While the budget resolution is a nonbinding blueprint, it is, nevertheless, an important guideline for Congress. Once the President's proposed budget is received by Congress on the first Monday of February, Congress generally goes to work on appropriating the funds required. Marsha Blackburn
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Most seats in Congress are relatively safe this year. But they are not safe from a tsunami. Larry Sabato
congress intend listen
We've told Congress and everyone else who will listen that we don't intend to branch.
congress course guilty law played role
We are not privy to this. The Congress has played no role in this. The law will take its own course and the guilty should be punished.
congress future members problem public push reform spotlight
The problem isn't ex-members (of Congress), or future members or even lobbyists. The problem is lodged in the way the (Congress) does its business, and we have to reform ourselves. Public opinion, public spotlight can push us to do so. Mark Udall
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We have not galvanized Congress, but we will have to. Abraham Foxman
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The president has stated that he'd like to stay and get the work done. But we'll take a look at whatever emerges from Congress at the end of the day.
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The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled. Jim Clyburn
congress member problem vote voting year
The problem is you don't vote for a party. You're voting for a member of Congress. And we're a year away.
congress debated determined issues
We are determined to have these issues debated in Congress this fall, Edward Kennedy
congress flying horror public service vote
I think service is going to go right down the tubes, ... I think the flying public is in for real horror stories. If there was a vote by Congress on this, I think it would not go through. Ray LaHood
congress executive exercise oversight roles
I think one of the fundamental roles of Congress is to exercise oversight of the executive branch. And it's not happening.
congress effort enormity explain help indeed needs reform undertaken work
It does indeed help us to work with Congress to explain the enormity of the reform effort that needs to be undertaken here and how many of these things work together,
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We don't feel at this time that Haiti fulfills the very narrow criteria provided by Congress.