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Not every dollar spent to gain influence on Capitol Hill comes from a big global industrial behemoth. Hundreds of small advocacy groups and nonprofits spend thousands each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies on the issues they care about most, and their efforts often go under the radar.

~Elizabeth Flock

Topics: About Advocacy Agencies Big Capitol Care Congress Dollar Each Each Year Efforts Every Federal Gain Global Go Groups Hill Hundreds Industrial Influence Issues Lobby Most Often Radar Small Spend Spent Thousands Year

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I have voted against only one of President Obama's nominees: Michael Froman, a Citigroup alumnus who is currently storming the halls of Congress as U.S. Trade Representative pushing trade deals that threaten to undermine financial regulation, workers' rights, and environmental protections.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: Against Congress Currently Deals Environmental Financial Halls Michael Obama Only President Pushing Regulation Representative Rights Threaten Trade Undermine Voted Who Workers

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Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Around Attention Christians Congress Growing More Needs Pay Persecution World

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Thousands of members of Congress have come and gone over the years, their individual achievements hidden in committee reports, private compromises, amendments pushed through or blocked, and innumerable, unnoticed meetings.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Achievements Amendment Blocked Come Committee Compromises Congress Gone Hidden Individual Meetings Members Over Private Pushed Reports Thousands Through Unnoticed Years

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Large elements in Congress and the public were willing to fight for victory but wanted to be very sure that the struggle was not contaminated by any moral principles.

~Elmer Davis

Topics: Any Congress Elements Fight Large Moral Principles Public Struggle Sure Very Victory Wanted Were Willing

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Congress has greatly tightened the loopholes terrorists can use to harm Americans. We need to do more. We need controls immediately on what forms of ID are adequate to board planes and enter secure sites.

~Elton Gallegly

Topics: Adequate American Board Congress Controls Enter Forms Greatly Harm Id Immediately Loopholes More Need Planes Secure Sites Terrorists Use

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I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress.

~Emanuel Celler

Topics: Around Back Belong Brooklyn Climate Club Color Congress Could Driven Emotion Exclusive Had Me Rose Streets Taken

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Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

~Emanuel Cleaver

Topics: American American People Because Believe Compromise Congress Many Means People Politicians Too Unable Work

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You would think that if any group in America had 20% to 25% unemployment, it would generate all kinds of attention. The Labor Department would understandably and necessarily begin to concentrate on what can we do to reduce this level of unemployment. Congress would give great time on the floor for debate on what can be done.

~Emanuel Cleaver

Topics: America Any Attention Begin Concentrate Congress Debate Department Done Floor Generate Give Great Great Time Group Had Kinds Labor Level Necessarily Reduce Think Time Unemployment Would You

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You can't consider a president weak because he will have a Congress that Mexican voters have wanted to be co-responsible in the decisions to be taken... It will be through the leadership that I will exercise that we will be able to build the agreements in Congress.

~Enrique Pena Nieto

Topics: Able Agreements Because Build Congress Consider Decisions Exercise He Leadership Mexican President Taken Through Voters Wanted Weak Will You

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