#congress

Only we, the public, can force our representatives to reverse their abdication of the war powers that the Constitution gives exclusively to the Congress. ↗

— Daniel Ellsberg

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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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No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards than myself. ↗

— Christopher Gadsden

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When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. ↗

— John W. Gardner

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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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Though Congress continues to explore possible solutions to ensure social security solvency, everyone must take personal responsibility to prepare their own retirement savings accordingly. ↗

— Ron Lewis

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The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders. ↗

— John Linder

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I am committed to working with Speaker Hastert and the other members of the Illinois congressional delegation to do all that I can to ensure that Illinois' funding needs are adequately met. ↗

— Bill Lipinski

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The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake. ↗

— Stephen F. Lynch

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