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It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act. Russ Carnahan
Time People Congress American Listened American People Workers Act
If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts. Russ Feingold
Worth Congress Members Out Be Prepared Trip Taking Accounts Office Justify Should Paying Prepared
There's no assigned seats in the House. I spent the first couple months just getting to know my Congress. So I kind of wander around. Ryan Zinke
First Congress Months Spent Kind Know House Couple Around Getting Just Wander Seats Assigned
Obama and his Democrat allies in Congress have proven they will use bait-and-switch tactics to move more unvetted refugees into our communities. This will inevitably put our nation and our citizens at risk for future terrorist attacks. Ryan Zinke
Future Will Nation Congress Our Obama Citizens Risk More Tactics Allies Attacks Put Democrat Terrorist Inevitably Proven His Move Refugees Use Communities
For background, Brand New Congress was created in the summer of 2016 with the goal of recruiting 400 candidates to run for Congress with a national campaign and a clear set of policies they would advocate for. It was an attempt to create, as per the name, a brand new Congress. Saikat Chakrabarti
National Congress Summer Background Run Would Per Attempt Recruiting Clear New Name Policies Advocate Goal Campaign Brand Brand New Candidates Create Created Set
It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to hide our goals. Saikat Chakrabarti
Hide Goals Congress Secret Our Tried Never New Brand Brand New
It's fairly common for new members of Congress to hire their former campaign managers onto their official staff. Saikat Chakrabarti
Congress Members Onto New Fairly Hire Campaign Official Managers Common Staff Former
My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's constructive. Saikat Chakrabarti
Needs Focus Congress Something Constructive New Doing Brand Brand New Personal Movement Belief
The CARFA Act is about accountability in the federal government: making sure that taxpayers are getting their money's worth and not being defrauded. This is a bipartisan concept, and it is worthy of broad support across the Congress. Sam Brownback
Government Money Worth Accountability Congress Broad Worthy About Federal Federal Government Support Concept Sure Making Getting Being Taxpayers Across Act Bipartisan
Congress can protect small businesses by providing effective oversight over SBA policies and make sure they take into account the needs of small businesses while also protecting taxpayer dollars. Congress also needs to make sure that new banking regulations do not make it more costly for community banks to lend to small businesses. Sam Graves
Needs Taxpayer Community Congress Costly More Small Small Businesses Take Over New Protect Also Protecting Make Policies Sure Dollars Providing Oversight Effective Account Banking Banks While Lend Regulations Businesses
Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions. Sam Rayburn
Mistake Congress Too Critics Decisions Many
I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary. Samuel Alito
Judiciary Congress Think Ability Equal Reason Fully
The United States being a limited form of government, one of the restrictions to which it is subject is in regard to its power to levy taxes. The States may levy them for a great many purposes for which Congress cannot, because to the States belong all of the powers not delegated to Congress. Samuel Freeman Miller
Government Great Power Congress States Restrictions Purposes Powers Because Limited Subject May Being Form Regard Cannot Which Them Taxes Many United United States Belong
I could run for Congress. Why not? Good heavens, if Ronald Reagan can be president, I ought to make a great secretary of the treasury. Sandra Dee
Good Great Congress President Ought Secretary Run Could Make Reagan Heavens Ronald Reagan Why Why Not Treasury
I understand that many young men and women are coming forward to join Youth Congress. I am not surprised. It is only natural. The vast majority of our youth is sober and idealistic. It looks forward to an era of disciplined, planned, constructive activity. Sanjay Gandhi
Youth Women Natural Men Men And Women Young Congress Our Only Constructive Join Vast Vast Majority Idealistic Majority Looks Disciplined Understand Am Era Coming Surprised Women Are Sober Young Men Planned Forward Many Activity
Anything that is not good for the poor people of India is not the policy of the Congress Party. Sanjay Gandhi
Good People Party Congress India Policy Anything Poor Poor People
I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today. Sarah Palin
Today Made Pretending Past Congress Think President President Obama Obama Some He Part Got Trying Deceive Where In The Past Decisions Public Us
The Congress leadership always denied responsibilities to me both within the government and within the party organisation... They would always tell me my image as a Hindu leader was a constraint on my capacity as a political leader. Satpal Maharaj
Government Leadership Me Political Leader Party Congress Tell Responsibilities Would Constraint Both Within Hindu Always Denied Political Leader Capacity Organisation Image
It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations. Saxby Chambliss
Congress Criminal Investigations Function
I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means they can possibly have to combat terrorism, we've got to remember that we've had a Constitution in place for 225 years, and it has served us well. Saxby Chambliss
Terrorism Constitution Law Remember Congress Every Think Our Members Possibly See Law Enforcement About Fact Had Combat Well Concerned Got Years Very Want Place While Agencies Us Enforcement Means Served
Nearly one in ten Americans are still out of work. And still, the President and Congress are focused on ramming through their health-care bill, whatever it takes, whatever the cost. Scott Brown
Work Whatever Congress President Focused Out Cost Ten Through Takes Still American Bill Nearly
We have the idea of saying that put limitations on bailouts, so that the bailouts don't occur in the future, so that we don't have to do the - look to see AIG situations or Bear Stearns situations or the Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, which is probably going to be more money spent on those two institutions than the Congress spent on the TARP program. Scott Garrett
Future Saying Money Congress Mac Spent Those See More Bear Put Idea Institutions Look Limitations Occur Than TARP Going Situations Which Two Program
President Obama is in violation of Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of Obamacare. The executive branch, which has no constitutional authority to write or rewrite law at whim, has usurped the exclusive legislative power of Congress. Scott Garrett
Constitution Law Power Congress President President Obama Section Obama Obamacare Constitutional Write Exclusive Employer Executive Executive Branch Provisions Branch Article Authority Legislative Mandate Refusing Rewrite Which Whim Enforce Usurped Violation
There are issues the EPA should be dealing with. When I talk about the EPA and its role with the states, it's not an abolitionist view, that we don't need that agency. It's that the agency should act within the outlines established by Congress. Scott Pruitt
Congress States About Outlines Talk Within Dealing Issues Role Established EPA Agency Should Act View Need
I am a firm believer that federal agencies exist to administer laws passed by Congress, as intended. Scott Pruitt
Congress Administer Laws Federal Firm Firm Believer Am Passed Exist Intended Agencies Believer
When you declare a 'war on coal' from a regulatory perspective, the question has to be asked: where's that in the statute? Where did Congress empower the EPA to declare a war on coal? Scott Pruitt
War You Perspective Congress Empower Question Did Where EPA Declare Asked Coal Regulatory
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