- 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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- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.
- Performance
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I am elected to Congress, I plan to introduce legislation tying Congressional pay to performance.
- Meaning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our political system has been bankrupted by the failures of Congress to act in ways that give meaning to the struggles our constituents endure.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever the Congress represents the increasing diversity of the United States, that's a good thing.
- Middle Class
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- Nov 07, 2020
I decided to run for Congress to get and keep people in the middle class.
- Good-Paying
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a candidate for Congress, I proposed a federal infrastructure bank to help local governments fund badly needed projects, including ones in my district. We need to repair and expand our crumbling transportation systems by creating many good-paying construction jobs.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Modi Model of Development is more a hype than reality, and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development.
- Losing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone leaving the Congress' camp and joining - or even indirectly praising - the BJP-led NDA coalition immediately stands the risk of losing this Congress-issued certificate of secularism. It is a travesty!
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
Reaping political dividends out of tragedies is deeply engrained in the Congress' DNA.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people get elected to Congress, and sometimes a part of their pledge is a term-limit pledge. There's no accountability.
- Debt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020