#congress

Every proper exertion has been made and will be continued to carry out the wishes of Congress in relation to the tobacco trade, as indicated in the several resolutions of the House of Representatives and the legislation of the two branches. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

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We're novices. We have friends now who are part of the freshman class who in some cases have run for Congress two and three times before they won their seat. ↗

— Max Burns

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I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year. ↗

— Baron Hill

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Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war. ↗

— David Plouffe

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Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

#beholden #congress #corporate #corporate interests #damaged

I've thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress - the Democrats and Republicans - would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they'd be willing to try. ↗

— Bob Dole

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Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime. ↗

— Bob Ehrlich

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I would not have a woman go to Congress merely because she is a woman. ↗

— Crystal Eastman

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Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the direction Congress was ready to take about breaking down barriers within Europe. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

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