- People
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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.
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- Immigration
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is in our national interest for Congress to act on immigration reform in a comprehensive manner.
- Health Benefits
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a member of Congress, I participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under the same rules as millions of other federal employees.
- National
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a Democratic member of Congress, I have a vote at the Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate.
- Economize
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- Nov 07, 2020
While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of government. Our nation's long-term debt requires us to prioritize and economize with every tax dollar.
- Conclude
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- Nov 07, 2020
I urge Congress to quickly take up and pass trade promotion authority so we can conclude a TPP agreement. Our position in the world depends on it.
- Property
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- Nov 07, 2020
Until lawmakers can disentangle property taxes from public education, inequalities - perpetuated by the Supreme Court and Congress - will persist.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
In early January I introduced my legislation, which, besides prohibiting Federal funding of human cloning, also expresses the sense of Congress that foreign nations should establish total prohibition on human cloning as well.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The final line in the Second Amendment says, 'The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' That means not by the president, not by Congress.
- Forward
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- Nov 07, 2020
We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
Congress should pass legislation that mandates increased information sharing for any country that wants to participate in the Visa Waiver Program.
- Chief
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my chief criticisms of U.S. international policy is that Congress has largely abdicated its foreign policy-making responsibilities to the executive branch.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
As I stated shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
The decision to use military force should always be one made with the utmost caution, with U.S. interests at stake, and with the consent of Congress.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020