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As a member of both the energy and environment committees, I am constantly astounded by how many of my colleagues prefer to focus on what the government can do for the nuclear or coal industries rather than why the government should support clean and sustainable energy.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Am Both Clean Coal Colleagues Committees Constantly Energy Environment Focus Government How Industries Many Member Nuclear Prefer Rather Should Support Sustainable Than Why I Am

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Government likes committees... a lot. Committees kill all the really good ideas and generally all the really bad ideas. They produce middle-ground mush.

~Betsy Devos

Topics: Bad Committees Generally Good Good Ideas Government Ideas Likes Lot Mush Produce Really

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If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as recommend by the 2010 National Review.

~Bill Shorten

Topics: Action Actively Am Committees Contributions Elected Incorporate Leader Members National Opposition Our Policy Recommend Review Shadow Team Will I Am

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A few states have taken redistricting out of the hands of partisans and put them in the hands of fair-minded committees. Every state should do the same.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Committees Every Few Hands Out Put Same Should State States Taken Them

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It should be mandatory that any tax breaks go through appropriate committees and be voted on separately by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Any Appropriate Both Breaks Committees Go House House Of Representatives Mandatory Representatives Senate Separately Should Tax Tax Breaks Through Voted

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I have served in the Senate since December 2012 with seats on the Appropriations and Commerce committees and previously served as the lieutenant governor and in the state House. These positions provided me insights on Hawaii's priorities and how to effectively work with stakeholders to achieve meaningful results.

~Brian Schatz

Topics: Achieve Commerce Committees December Effectively Governor Hawaii House How Insights Me Meaningful Positions Priorities Provided Results Seats Senate Served Since Stakeholders State Work

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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.

~C. Northcote Parkinson

Topics: Bloom Committee Committees Dies Flowers Grows Mechanical Nature Organic Other Plant Rather Root Seed Structure Takes Than Turn Which Will

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Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees. Committees can criticize advertisements, but they should never be allowed to create them.

~David Ogilvy

Topics: Advertisement Advertising Allowed Committees Create Criticize Messy Much Never Product See Should Television Them Today You

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First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy.

~Dorothy Day

Topics: Before Committees Communist Congressional Conspiracy First First Of All Nor Remembered Speak Who Works Written

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In the 114th Congress, I had the privilege of serving on two of the most important Committees in the House of Representatives: the House Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

~Elise Stefanik

Topics: Armed Committee Committees Congress Education Had House House Of Representatives Important Most Privilege Representatives Services Serving The Most Important Two Workforce

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