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"Democrats' definition of "rich" - always seems to be set just above whatever the salary happens to be for a member of Congress. Perhaps that says it all."

"Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime."

"It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye."

"'Favoritism' is always a factor, and pressure always build for the appointment of friends of influential supporters of the President, or for the nominees of powerful Member of Congress from the incoming President's party."

"Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority."

"Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco advertisers."

"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can."
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"Allowing Texas to display the Ten Commandments on State property but disallowing Kentucky courthouses from doing the same is a poor and flawed interpretation of the U.S. Constitution."

"On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent on the Social Security system for retirement income."

"No longer should women be denied the right to vote, no longer should women be treated as second class citizens, no longer should women not be allowed to be a citizen at all."

"We all know that, unfortunately, the media does not always portray the good things that are happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, and this will be a great opportunity for us to glean some information from the Iraqi women who are here for us to also take back to our constituents."

"For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with."

"I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security."

"In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women."

"The United Nations' greatest fear is that average Americans will no longer tolerate these international scandals and demand that America withdraw from the international organization."

"The world today is changing rapidly, and we are helping to make it better for our children's future."
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