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When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal procurement reform, the Armed Services Committee, manufacturing, and women's health care. Tammy Duckworth
Health You Women Care Example Become Congress Member Federal Armed Armed Services For Example Couple Health Care Subjects Reform Committee Expert Worked Manufacturing Services
The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president. Ted Cruz
War Congress President Out-Of-Control Rests Authority Declare
Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters. Ted Deutch
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I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington. Ted Yoho
Leadership Political Politicians Congress Enough Ran Had Had Enough Because Lack Washington Career Career Politicians
Don't count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it. Terri Sewell
People Congress Laws Count Demand Come Because Being Ground
Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified. Thad Cochran
Positive Change Congress Think Programs Positive Change President Spend Those Only Terms Well Sure Making His Going Influence Justified Here
With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high. Thomas E. Mann
Control Congress Virtual Extremely High Gulf Parity Never Between Parties Majority Ideological Greater Stakes Them
Congress requires states to draw single-member districts. Thomas E. Mann
Congress States Draw Districts Requires
Incumbents are safe, but party majorities are not. This fosters symbolic votes, message politics and little serious legislating in Congress. Thomas E. Mann
Politics Party Congress Votes Safe Message Little Serious Fosters Symbolic
This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage. Tim Bishop
Work Leadership Wealth Congress This Administration Distinct Valuing Administration Disadvantage Over Families Intent Placing Working Working Families Thereby Appear
I will complete my second term, but I have made no decision as to my plans after Congress except that I will continue in public service, including as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. Tim Griffin
Service Army Decision Will Made Congress Complete Lieutenant Colonel Except Term Continue After Public Plans Public Service Including Reserve Second Second Term
Historically, Congress hasn't paid much attention to the confines the Constitution establishes. Tim Griffin
Constitution Congress Attention Historically Confines Much Much Attention Paid
The framers never intended an infinitely broad Commerce Clause that would let Congress dictate individuals' purchases. Tim Griffin
Congress Broad Framers Would Purchases Clause Never Individuals Dictate Commerce Intended Infinitely
But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done. Tim Kaine
You Happy People Party Congress Warrior Every Ought Lifting Know Democrats Proud Very Done Heavy Reason Now Right
As soon as something really bad happens, I guarantee you Congress will act. I absolutely guarantee you Congress will act. But the question is, should we wait for that? Tim Kaine
You Wait Will Congress Bad Something Absolutely Soon Question Happens Really Should Act Guarantee
The pro-growth policies of Congress have helped created new jobs in the region and across the country. Tim Murphy
Country Congress Jobs New Policies New Jobs Pro-Growth Region Created Across Helped
We got two examples in recent history from this country. One in the '80s under President Reagan. One under President Clinton and the Democratic-controlled Congress in the '90s. We had nearly 5 percent growth rate in each of those decades. We can do it again for sure. Tim Pawlenty
History Country Congress President President Clinton President Reagan Those Percent Rate Examples Had Sure Got Reagan Clinton Decades Again Each Nearly Growth Growth Rate Recent Recent History Two
It's been said that members of Congress love receiving pats on the back weekdays in Washington, D.C., but they would benefit greatly from going home regularly to receive valuable slaps on the back of the head in their districts. Tim Walberg
Love Home Valuable Congress Back Benefit Members Would Districts Head Said Been Greatly Going Going Home Regularly Washington Receive Receiving
If you want to pray at a town hall meeting or a school board meeting or in the halls of Congress, that ought to be acceptable in the United States. Tim Walberg
You School Congress Ought Meeting States School Board Town Town Hall Hall Acceptable Halls Pray Want Board United United States
Obamacare is the wildly complex Rube Goldberg contraption it is because getting the legislation through Congress required so many political tradeoffs and so many unavoidable deals with so many vested interests. But that's no excuse. Tina Brown
Political Congress Wildly Complex Obamacare Unavoidable No Excuse Through Excuse Because Deals Vested Vested Interests Getting Legislation Interests Required Many
If a star football player can have a mythical girlfriend, why can't I have a mythical Congress? Tina Brown
Congress Girlfriend Mythical Football Football Player Star Why Player
As bad as the Obama administration is at trying to legislate without legislators, all too often, Congress is responsible for handing them the 'pen and phone.' Todd Young
Phone Congress Too Pen Bad Responsible Obama Administration Obama Administration Without Handing Trying Legislate Often Legislators Them
I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans. Tom Allen
Avenue Community Congress Research Believe Prohibit Administration Promising Pursuing Improve American May Should Lives Medical Millions
It's the job of the president to negotiate, but it's the job of Congress to approve. Tom Cotton
Job Congress President Approve Negotiate
We're simply trying to say that Congress has a constitutional role to approve any deal, to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Not today, not tomorrow, not ten years from now. Tom Cotton
Today Tomorrow Congress Approve Say Weapon Constitutional Ten Ten Years Never Simply Make Sure Deal Years Iran Role Trying Gets Any Now Nuclear Nuclear Weapon
Any deal that's not approved by Congress won't be accepted by Congress. Not now and certainly not in the future. Tom Cotton
Future Congress Approved Accepted Deal Any Certainly Now
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