Congress Quotes
On Congress as an institution, not a party.
These congress quotes look at Congress as an institution — its investigative reach during wartime, and how public and press attention can outweigh what actually gets debated inside its halls. One line calls Congress the only body with the authority to fix a broken immigration system, treating it as institutional responsibility rather than partisan debate.
In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.
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If I am elected to Congress, I plan to introduce legislation tying Congressional pay to performance.
Our political system has been bankrupted by the failures of Congress to act in ways that give meaning to the struggles our constituents endure.
Whenever the Congress represents the increasing diversity of the United States, that's a good thing.
I decided to run for Congress to get and keep people in the middle class.
As a candidate for Congress, I proposed a federal infrastructure bank to help local governments fund badly needed projects, including ones in my district. We need to repair and expand our crumbling transportation systems by creating many good-paying construction jobs.
When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.
As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim.
Modi Model of Development is more a hype than reality, and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development.
Anyone leaving the Congress' camp and joining - or even indirectly praising - the BJP-led NDA coalition immediately stands the risk of losing this Congress-issued certificate of secularism. It is a travesty!
Reaping political dividends out of tragedies is deeply engrained in the Congress' DNA.
A lot of people get elected to Congress, and sometimes a part of their pledge is a term-limit pledge. There's no accountability.
Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.
I really think the Patriot Act violates our Constitution. It was, it is, an illegal act. The Congress, the Senate and the president cannot change the Constitution.
Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this.
Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.
