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Importantly, rather than being solely concerned with U.N. approval, the president must come first to our own Congress for authorization, and I urge him to do so. Finally, I understand the impulse to take action in Syria; however, I hope the president carefully considers this matter and resists the call from some to use military force in Syria.

~Chris Gibson

Topics: Action Approval Being Call Carefully Come Concerned Congress Considers Finally First Force Him Hope However Importantly Impulse Matter Military Military Force Must Our Own President Rather Solely Some Syria Take Than Understand Urge Use

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As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy.

~Chris Van Hollen

Topics: Addressing Affordable Affordable Health Care American American People Care Children Closer Congress Education End Energy Energy Policy Fair Fiscal Get Health Health Care Iraq Needs Our People Policy Quality Quality Education Retirement Security Sensible Should Sound Urgent War

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This body, the United States Congress, was united, Republicans and Democrats alike, in taking that action, toppling the Taliban government, and working to try and root out al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden.

~Chris Van Hollen

Topics: Action Al Alike Bin Body Congress Democrats Find Government Out Republicans Republicans And Democrats Root States Taking Taliban Try United United States Working Qaeda

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We're committed to working with Congress to doing what the president said he was always going to do, which is cut the deficit in half over the - over his first term.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Always Committed Congress Cut Deficit Doing First First Term Going Half He His Over President Said Term Which Working

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President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing rates on top earners is an obvious way to raise revenue from those who can afford it most.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Afford Bush Congress Cuts Earner Earning Increasing More Most Obama Obvious President President Obama Raise Rates Repeatedly Revenue Tax Tax Cuts Than Those Top Urged Way Who Year

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It's time to replace career politicians with citizen's politicians. It's time to elect people who are going to stand up to the Washington elite and stand up to a White House and Congress hell-bent on ramming socialism down our throat.

~Christine O'Donnell

Topics: Career Citizen Congress Down Elect Elite Going House Our People Politicians Replace Socialism Stand Stand Up Throat Time Up Washington White White House Who

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We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.

~Christine Pelosi

Topics: Congress Courts Decisions Forward Go Investigations Leading Should Them

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Having seen my mom in community volunteer work my whole life and in Congress for 25 years, it is true as she often says that she sees her service as an extension of her role as a mother and a grandmother.

~Christine Pelosi

Topics: Community Congress Extension Grandmother Having Her Life Mom Mother Often Role Says Seen Sees Service She True Volunteer Whole Work Years

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Campaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on the Democratic National Committee were batting around different possibilities. I said, 'We should have boot camps.'

~Christine Pelosi

Topics: Around Batting Boot Boot Camp Camp Campaign Camps Colleagues Committee Congress Democratic Different Grassroots National Opportunity People Possibilities Running Said Should Started Way Were Who Work

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To put that into some perspective, when Bill Clinton and Al Gore had first taken the idea of the Kyoto Protocol up to the Congress, the United States Senate voted it down 95 to nothing.

~Christine Todd Whitman

Topics: Al Al Gore Bill Bill Clinton Clinton Congress Down First Gore Had Idea Nothing Perspective Protocol Put Senate Some States Taken United United States United States Senate Up Voted Kyoto

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