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We want to show Congress that we're not criminals, we are hard-working people. Jose Cruz
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The point is, am I going to let Mary Smith and these other nice, older women be sent out of here thinking they'll have a voucher for the rest of their lives, when Congress is looking to cut the program? They're going to be in Miami somewhere, and they'll be homeless. That's why the fight is going on.
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We have no problem notifying Congress and sharing information with the Hill.
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What the United States Congress does on this issue will have an enormous impact on the prospects of peace and prosperity in the far East, Al Gore
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What the public wants, and what Congress will focus on, is getting control of our border. Tamar Jacoby
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When first graders shoot first graders, it's time for Congress to do what's right for America's families. Bill Clinton
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While many members of Congress have some reservations, members of Congress by and large have decided this is the right thing to do at the right time. But now he must take this to the public, Martin Frost
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Whether wisely or not, one of the first priorities of the incoming Obama administration was to present a package of healthcare benefits, which, to no one's surprise, produced an uproar in Congress and an assortment of polls declaring that the majority of Americans were opposed to it. Sherwin B. Nuland
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Whether it's the courts or regional offices of executive agencies, members of Congress want some control over how things are done in their states or districts. As long as they have some influence over the picks, they like the patronage system. David Lewis
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We respectfully request that Congress do no harm by distorting markets or seeking punitive taxes on an industry working hard to respond to high prices and supply shortfalls.
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We can count on the fact that this will be probed by the American public, particularly by the US Congress.
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What's really reprehensible is that friends of the oil industry in Congress are using ... a disaster, which essentially pointed up our shortcomings in protecting public health and safety, to repeal environmental rules that are designed to protect public health and safety.
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Unfortunately, it looks like Congress is going to squander another day without getting any substantial work done.
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We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard it as a total demonetization of silver, which it will be, so far as this Congress is concerned, without any question.
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Until Congress sets priorities and restrains overall spending, members will continue to get failed ratings for protecting the interests of taxpayers,
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The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. Abraham Lincoln
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In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.
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The number one thing I will take with me is my experience as a social worker who saw what happened to families who couldn't find jobs, struggled to take care of their health and saw opportunity slipping away for their kids. I ran for Congress because politicians were fighting with each other instead of looking out for these families. Kyrsten Sinema
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Were Congress somehow to reject the Administration's deal in some effort to maintain a consistent principle on non-proliferation, it would have no effect on Iran's decisions. But that futile gesture would have a devastating effect on US relations with India. Robert Kagan
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We're just following orders from Congress. They haven't issued any legislation about discontinuing the one-cent coin, so we keep making them. Michael White
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We're just following orders from Congress, ... They haven't issued any legislation about discontinuing the one-cent coin, so we keep making them.
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Instead of marginalizing women, Congress must get to work on policies that can foster job creation and fuel economic growth. Kirsten Gillibrand
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One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families.
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Why shouldn't future generations and young Americans have the choice to earn a higher rate of return? Why shouldn't they be able to own their own Social Security so that Congress can't spend it on other things? Ken Mehlman
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Congress has a responsibility to review research paid for by hard-working American taxpayers. Lamar S. Smith
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Thousands of members of Congress have come and gone over the years, their individual achievements hidden in committee reports, private compromises, amendments pushed through or blocked, and innumerable, unnoticed meetings. Elliott Abrams
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I enjoy the debate... I haven't met a single person in Congress yet that I dislike. It's not about moderating your views: it's about being able to talk about them and defending them in a way that's uplifting to people. Kevin Cramer
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Whenever you see groups on the far left and the far right joining together over what Congress is getting ready to do, it's my experience that whatever Congress is getting ready to do is generally unconstitutional.
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When the NRA says jump, too many members of Congress say, 'How high?'
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OK, we'll take the first step. This is as crucial as it gets. Tom Daschle
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We regret that the Congress party has come forward to make friendship with America. Prakash Karat
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This proposal will have little impact on the deficit, ... If Congress is serious, we should put together a deficit reduction package that freezes COLAs government-wide, including Congress. Kit Bond
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We're adjourning the negotiations for Thanksgiving and for consultations with Congress and industry,