#congress

My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as well. ↗

— Janis Ian

#civil #civil rights #civil rights movement #congress #doing

It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress. ↗

— Fay Vincent

#congress #day #terrible #worse

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly. ↗

— Roone Arledge

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Well, it's not a pleasant experience. And it's a terribly political process, because that thing was initiated by the Congress and by, you know, our adversaries in the Congress. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

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Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. ↗

— F. Lee Bailey

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The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

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The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left. ↗

— Robert Bork

#because #change #congress #constitution #constitutional

As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#congress #elected #employment #ensure #every

It is time for Congress to provide relief for tobacco farmers. Since the 1930's tobacco production has been regulated by a quota system, which required farmers to purchase quota in order to grow tobacco. ↗

— Allen Boyd

#congress #farmers #grow #order #production

Though no one wants war, Congress needed to give the President the authority he needs to protect America while encouraging the use of diplomacy and negotiations to try and arrive at a peaceful solution to this problem. ↗

— Allen Boyd

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