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I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

~Ed Koch

Topics: Been Congress Elected Enjoyed Government Many Most Nature People Really Stay Too Too Many People Understand Who

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The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault on the protection of the rights of people who work in the fields of our country, in the factories of our country, in the offices of our country.

~Ed Markey

Topics: All-Out Assault Bringing Congress Country Factories Fields Floor Here Offices Onto Our Out Out Here Party People Protection Republican Republican Party Rights Who Work

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The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.

~Ed Markey

Topics: Attempts Bush Congress Dramatically Economy Five Fuel Increase Last Leadership Our Over President President Bush Problem Republican Resisted Standards Years

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Let us not forget, the financial crisis had its roots in the decision by Congress to embark on a course of social justice to get everyone that wanted a home into one, regardless of whether or not they could afford it.

~Ed Royce

Topics: Afford Congress Could Course Crisis Decision Embark Everyone Financial Financial Crisis Forget Get Had Home Justice Let Us Regardless Roots Social Social Justice Us Wanted Whether

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The Small Business Lending Fund was cleverly named by its authors last Congress. Since its implementation, however, it would appear a more appropriate name would be the Bailed Out Bank Refinancing Fund.

~Ed Royce

Topics: Appear Appropriate Authors Bank Business Congress Fund However Implementation Last Lending More Name Named Out Since Small Small Business Would

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Ever since I've been in Congress, various groups on the business side, those entities that are creating jobs out there, have felt that the Clean Air Act is really - that there are all sorts of presumptions in favor of the environmentalists.

~Ed Whitfield

Topics: Act Air Been Business Business Side Clean Clean Air Congress Creating Entities Environmentalists Ever Favor Felt Groups Jobs Out Really Side Since Sort Those Various

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In 1787, many Americans were convinced that the 'perpetual union' they had created in winning independence was collapsing. Six years earlier, in the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen state governments had surrendered extensive powers to a congress of delegates from each state legislature.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: American Articles Collapsing Confederation Congress Convinced Created Each Earlier Extensive Governments Had Independence Legislature Many Perpetual Powers Six State State Governments Thirteen Union Were Winning Years

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The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: Additional Brand Brand New Congress Convention Define Effectively Enable Famous Government Instead Job Met National Needed New Philadelphia Powers Proposed

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The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: American American People Attack Blot Century Civility Congress Decline Disservice Early Early Years New Our People Polarization Political Political System Politics Rise System Years 1990S 1980S

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There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real frenzy.

~Edward Everett

Topics: Authors Before Congress Ferocious Frenzy Influence Last Made Outbreak Real Rebellion Session Show Speeches Very Were

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