- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
Congress Quotes
On Congress as an institution, not a party.
These congress quotes look at Congress as an institution — its investigative reach during wartime, and how public and press attention can outweigh what actually gets debated inside its halls. One line calls Congress the only body with the authority to fix a broken immigration system, treating it as institutional responsibility rather than partisan debate.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
Once the USMCA is sent to Congress, the House has a responsibility to step up and swiftly ratify the agreement.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Prescription Drug Benefit we passed in Congress is already working to make prescription drugs available and affordable for all seniors who depend on them, through the drug card that became available last year.
- Pride
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an ability to work collegially across a wide range of interests in the caucus and in the Congress, and an ability to work on a bipartisan basis. Appropriators pride themselves on that.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have to get rid of the constant fundraising that happens inside the Congress. Before, political parties used to raise money; now, individual members are raising money through the DCCC and the RCCC. It is absolutely corrupt.
- Clear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inviting a foreign head of state to address the Congress is a clear breach of protocol and practice, and undermines the U.S. presidency.
- Handling
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- Nov 07, 2020
As members of Congress, we may disagree with the administration's position on foreign policy matters, but the fact remains: the Executive Branch is tasked with handling diplomatic matters.
- Formation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a mere filmmaker. I am not even aligned to any political party. I vote for the Congress party, and I root for the Congress ideology, but I am not subject to the Congress party.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.
- Maryland
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tom McMillen was a three-term congressman from Maryland. He is the tallest member of Congress. Period. He's 6'11''.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020