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Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders. ↗

— Randy Neugebauer

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I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision. ↗

— Barber Conable

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Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network. ↗

— Artur Davis

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Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this. ↗

— Pete Domenici

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Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has claimed the mantle, even while lacking two ingredients of an electoral mandate: a landslide victory and a specific agenda. ↗

— Ron Fournier

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The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken. ↗

— Ron Fournier

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With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. ↗

— Ron Fournier

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It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress. ↗

— Barney Frank

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They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community. ↗

— Serge Lang

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I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not. ↗

— Frank Lautenberg

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