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Congress Quotes
"It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity."
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"Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco advertisers."
16
"No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents."
12
"There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president."
8
"I would not have a woman go to Congress merely because she is a woman."
8
"We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations."
7
"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."
7
"And I am saying, how about the other two branches? And putting the pressure on our representatives in the Senate and the Congress, and the court system. They should be counter-acting this corruption, but they are sitting there silent."
7
"I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am."
6
"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can."
6
"What five members of the Supreme Court say the law is may be something vastly different from what Congress intended the law to be."
6
"'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."
5
"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."
5
"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."
5
"Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime."
4
"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."
4
"A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress."
4
"One of my top priorities in Congress is to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels."
4
"It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye."
3
"You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think."
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