#constituents

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

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

— George McGovern

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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

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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

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Our profile was pretty low, deliberately so. Our constituents were a relatively small audience. ↗

— Hilary Rosen

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Last night, I had a telephone townhall for my constituents back in Vermont, and we had 11,500 people on it. And I had people on Social Security saying if getting fewer benefits will help us on the debt, they're for it. And I had a farmer saying that he's had subsidies for 35 years but we can't afford them anymore. ↗

— Peter Welch

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The laws that we adopt embody the values and mores of our constituents. ↗

— Joe Moore

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When completed, the budget must provide the services we have promised to our constituents. ↗

— Jane D. Hull

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My focus is on my constituents. ↗

— Randy Hultgren

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Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for the injury of a single member of the Confederacy. ↗

— Robert Toombs

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