#constituent

I have seen the times when the grassroots has moved the Congress. We listen way more often to our constituents than the lobbyists. And the grassroots are going to have to do it. ↗

— John Linder

#constituents #going #grassroots #i #listen

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

#constituents #court #effect #government #government offices

It's nice not to have to worry about constituents. ↗

— George McGovern

#constituents #nice #worry

If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#cannibals #constituents #dinner #found #had

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics. ↗

— David Miliband

#committed #constituents #i #myself #politics

I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly. ↗

— Evo Morales

#constituent #hope #i #lot

We're long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better. It's unfortunate when companies with a large percentage of women constituents don't reflect that in their boardrooms. ↗

— Anne M. Mulcahy

#boards #companies #constituents #data #defend

For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

#american dream #constituents #culmination #dream #entity

Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#course #district #environment #every #get

Like the vast majority of my constituents, I continue to be concerned about record profits reported by petroleum companies at a time when consumers are paying record high prices for gasoline. ↗

— Mike Rogers

#companies #concerned #constituents #consumers #continue