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If Congress wanted to intervene with the Federal Reserve, well, we created the Federal Reserve. We could uncreate it. But would you want Congress regulating the money supply? We'd have drowned in inflation, or gone bankrupt, decades ago.
Jim Cooper
You
Money
Inflation
Gone
Congress
Intervene
Would
Could
Federal
Federal Reserve
Supply
Drowned
Well
Decades
Bankrupt
Want
Wanted
Created
Reserve
We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.
Jim Cooper
Day
Voting
Year
Before
Congress
Meet
Born
Only
Shame
Had
Since
Days
Least
Than
Any
Fewer
Far
Body
Even
In Congress, it's all pork, all the time.
Jim Cooper
Time
Congress
Pork
Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented.
Jim Cooper
Congress
Invented
Since
Been
Than
Polling
Less
Popular
Whole
Every day President Bush and Congress refuse to fulfill their obligation to special ed is another day Wisconsin property taxpayers are stuck with the bill. It's unfair, irresponsible and must stop.
Jim Doyle
Day
Property
Every Day
Obligation
Unfair
Congress
Every
President
President Bush
Must
Stuck
Wisconsin
Another
Another Day
Stop
Refuse
Irresponsible
Bush
Taxpayers
Fulfill
Bill
Special
I've learned what Tip O'Neill meant when he said all politics is local. We need more people in Congress who have this experience, who have this boots-on-the-ground experience.
Jim Gray
Politics
Experience
People
Congress
Local
More
More People
He
Learned
Said
Tip
Meant
Who
Need
We need more leaders in Congress who are willing to bring people together to solve problems and protect the American Dream for all hardworking Kentuckians.
Jim Gray
Together
People
Problems
Congress
Willing
Dream
Solve
More
Leaders
Protect
American
American Dream
Who
Bring
Hardworking
Need
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.
Jim Hunt
Education
Depression
Teacher
Congress
Saved
Our
Carolina
Jobs
Obama
Faced
Classrooms
Recovery
Open
He
Leaders
Democratic
Democratic Leaders
Came
Years
Provided
Years Ago
North
North Carolina
Just
Literally
Barack
Barack Obama
Depth
Near
Nearly
Here
Funds
Kept
Two
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.'
Jim Kolbe
Gay
Congress
Jim
Would
Rather
Arizona
Known
Trade
Than
Happens
Expert
Congressman
Who
In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.
Jim McGovern
First
Congress
Our
Immediate
Member
Introduce
Troops
Withdrawal
Calling
Iraq
Legislation
I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.
Jim McGovern
Health
Congress
Ran
Comprehensive
Health Insurance
Insurance
Pass
Reform
Reform Bill
Bill
Help
Kennedy
Ted
Ted Kennedy
I think it's difficult for members of Congress to be as independent as they need to be in their voting.
Jim Moran
Voting
Congress
Difficult
Think
Independent
Members
Need
The president of the United States, on Inauguration Day, takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws. Those are the laws that are passed by Congress.
Jim Sensenbrenner
Day
Congress
President
States
Those
Oath
Laws
Takes
Execute
Faithfully
Passed
Inauguration
United
United States
Whenever we have had a need for a national security or public safety issue, Congress has always followed the recommendations of the White House, regardless of who is in control, giving them the resources to keep America safe and to enforce our laws.
Jim Sensenbrenner
Safety
Giving
National
Control
White
White House
Congress
Our
Resources
Security
Recommendations
Followed
Laws
Had
Safe
House
Always
Issue
America
National Security
Whenever
Regardless
Public
Them
Enforce
Who
Public Safety
Keep
Need
A lot of people think I'm crazy, you know, leaving a Democratic supermajority state to go to the superminority in Congress.
Jimmy Gomez
Crazy
You
People
Congress
Think
State
Know
Democratic
Leaving
Go
Lot
We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100 friends and family, and within a week we had 100,000 people sign the petition.
Joan Blades
Family
Together
People
Move On
Congress
Other
President
President Clinton
Pressing
Sign
Week
Had
Put
Within
Issues
Clinton
Friends
Friends And Family
Move
Censure
Sent
Asking
Petition
George W. Bush presided over an international network of torture chambers and, with the help of a compliant Congress and press, launched a war of aggression that killed hundreds of thousands of men, women and children.
Jodie Evans
War
Women
Men
Congress
Hundreds
Hundreds Of Thousands
Press
Compliant
Thousands
Torture
Network
Over
George
George W
George W. Bush
Women And Children
Children
Bush
Aggression
Help
International
Chambers
Every two years for Congress, four years for President, illegal immigration comes out as a political issue.
Joe Arpaio
Immigration
Political
Congress
Every
President
Out
Issue
Years
Illegal
Illegal Immigration
Four
Two
I'm very proud to be a member of the Congress. And I'm proud to serve with people like Mike Doyle.
Joe Barton
People
Congress
Member
Like
Proud
Very
Mike
Serve
Scandals, corruption, partisan infighting - no wonder people have lost faith in Congress. I say enough is enough.
Joe Garcia
Faith
Corruption
People
Lost
Congress
Enough
Enough Is Enough
Say
Scandals
No Wonder
Partisan
Wonder
We did great things when we were in Congress, and I want to continue work on the issues that matter to South Florida, because we deserve better.
Joe Garcia
Work
Great
Better
Great Things
Matter
Congress
Because
Issues
Were
Continue
South
South Florida
Did
Want
Deserve
Things
Florida
I want to go back to Congress and get to work on making a real difference for the families and workers of South Florida.
Joe Garcia
Work
Congress
Back
Making
Real
Go
Real Difference
South
South Florida
Families
Get
Difference
Want
Workers
Florida
Being a physician, you can either treat the symptoms or cure the disease. This Congress has been treating the symptoms. It's time we cure the disease and take care of the problems that are underlying our poor economy.
Joe Heck
Time
You
Treat
Problems
Care
Physician
Congress
Symptoms
Our
Has-Been
Take
Take Care
Economy
Underlying
Been
Cure
Disease
Being
Either
Poor
Treating
It's really important for me to do the fundamentals of this job really, really well. And to let people know that I think the core responsibilities of a member of Congress aren't seeking the national headlines or being the spokesperson on this issue or that issue when you just get there.
Joe Kennedy III
Me
You
People
Job
Important
National
Congress
Think
Member
Responsibilities
Seeking
Spokesperson
Headlines
Know
Well
Issue
Get
Just
Being
Really
Fundamentals
Core
What will get you elected through a tough election cycle and what will get you kicked out when you should have won is whether your constituents feel like their Member of Congress respects them or not.
Joe Kennedy III
You
Election
Will
Tough
Congress
Kicked
Respects
Member
Out
Constituents
Through
Feel
Like
Won
Get
Whether
Them
Elected
Should
Cycle
Your
I have worked very, very hard over the course of my time in Congress to make sure that everybody does get access to quality, affordable, accessible health care.
Joe Kennedy III
Time
Health
Quality
Care
Congress
Everybody
My Time
Over
Make
Health Care
Course
Sure
Access
Does
Accessible
Very
Get
Affordable
Worked
Hard
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