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I mean, look, Nancy Pelosi said in the very beginning this is going to be the most open, honest and ethical Congress in history. And what we're seeing is she's breaking that promise every day.

~Eric Cantor

Topics: Beginning Breaking Congress Day Ethical Every Every Day Going History Honest Look Mean Most Nancy Nancy Pelosi Open Promise Said Seeing She Very

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I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us.

~Eric Holder

Topics: Am Congress Death Death Penalty Enforce Gives Law Penalty Proponent Us Will I Am

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One of my goals here in Congress, being the youngest member of the California delegation, is to really try and get the institution to upgrade the way it communicates with its constituents.

~Eric Swalwell

Topics: Being California Congress Constituents Delegation Get Goals Here Institution Member Really Try Upgrade Way Youngest

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I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just continue with more of the same or, as the case is now, to make it worse. Under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's budget, we will double the national debt in five years and triple it in 10.

~Erik Paulsen

Topics: Before Budget Case Congress Continue Controlled Criticized Debt Discipline Double Excuse Fiscal Five House However Just Lack Make More Nancy National National Debt No Excuse Now Republicans Same Speaker Triple Will Worse Years

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Since I joined Congress, I've been shocked at how many times we were forced to vote on 1,000-plus-page bills without ample time to read or review what was in the final legislation. It's no wonder Congress doesn't enact good policy.

~Erik Paulsen

Topics: Ample Been Bills Congress Enact Final Forced Good How How Many Times Joined Legislation Many No Wonder Policy Read Review Shocked Since Time Times Vote Were Without Wonder

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As Congress debates overhauling the nation's health care system, it should not authorize a reform plan that would further our financial woes. We must avoid creating an unsustainable government program. There is no question that reform is needed, but health care can be made more affordable without massive and expensive new bureaucracies.

~Erik Paulsen

Topics: Affordable Avoid Care Congress Creating Debates Expensive Financial Further Government Government Program Health Health Care Health Care System Made Massive More Must Nation Needed New No Question Our Plan Program Question Reform Should System Unsustainable Without Woes Would

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If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Business Congress Could Create Created Grow Helping If I Could Job Last Months More Private Private Sector Sector Six Than Would

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What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Alike Beyond Congress Devotion Members National New Party Public Required Self-Interest Spirit Welfare

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Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Age-Old American American Experience Baseball Ben Citizens Congress Country David Deeper Elected Elected Officials Even Experience Founding Franklin Fun Historical Letterman Made May National Officials Our Pastime Roots Since Sport Swing Taking Tradition

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Challenges of historic import threaten America's future. Action on the deficit, economy, energy, health care and much more is imperative, yet our legislative institutions fail to act. Congress must be reformed.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Act Action America Care Challenges Congress Deficit Economy Energy Fail Future Health Health Care Historic Imperative Import Institutions Legislative More Much Must Our Reformed Threaten

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