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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
We already spend too few days in Congress working on meaningful legislation; we simply can't afford to waste more time on legislation that doesn't move the needle to improve the lives of everyday Americans.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020
The framers of our constitution had the sagacity to vest in Congress all implied powers: that is, powers necessary and proper to carry into effect all the delegated powers wherever vested.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The failed stimulus, along with Obamacare's long list of failures, show what happens when Congress passes laws in a rush.
- Debate
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is the role of Congress to debate and authorize this before the President acts precipitously.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I probably hold more town halls than any member of Congress.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very proud to be a member of the Congress. And I'm proud to serve with people like Mike Doyle.
- Institution
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- Nov 07, 2020
As we enter into the 110th Congress, it is imperative that we address ethics reforms needed to make this institution run correctly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was counsel on the full veterans committee, the first Vietnam veteran to serve as a full-committee counsel in Congress. It stunned me that there was a 600,000-case backlog of claims. During my time in the Senate, it became 900,000.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There aren't a whole lot of people out of 300 million who could elected to the Congress.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.
- Health Insurance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.
- Depression
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the depth of the near depression, that he faced when he came in, Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress provided 'recovery funds' that literally kept our classrooms open. Two years ago, these funds saved nearly 20,000 teacher and education jobs - just here in North Carolina.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would rather be known as 'Jim Kolbe, the trade expert in Congress who happens to be gay,' rather than 'Jim Kolbe, gay congressman from Arizona.'
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- Nov 07, 2020