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Sonny Bono

"I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am."

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"I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am."

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"I ran for Congress, just once."

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"'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."

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"As parties began to develop around the turn of the 19th century, you had party nominees for President nominated in caucuses made up of party members in Congress."

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"I don't believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don't believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience."

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"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."

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"We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge on the FISA Court approving it and determining that we have met the standard that has been set forth by Congress in order to utilize these techniques."

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

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"Now back in those days, to become a rural mail carrier you had to be approved by congress."

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"The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them."

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"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can."

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