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I think voters want somebody who understands their problems. You're right that they don't expect the president to fix everything. When he's wrestling with Congress and Wall Street and the rest of the world, they hope he'll be looking at things from their vantage point.

~Gail Collins

Topics: Congress Everything Expect Fix He Hope Looking Point President Problems Rest Right Somebody Street Things Think Understands Vantage Voters Wall Wall Street Want Who World Wrestling You I Think

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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.

~Gail Collins

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I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family.

~Gary Ackerman

Topics: Congress Debate Decision Family Insert Intrude Itself Just Lives Make Ourselves Particularly Thought

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We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.

~Gary Ackerman

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If Clinton is elected or if Trump is going to get elected, I think the polarization in Congress will be greater than ever. Nothing is going to get done. It is going to be so ugly, so partisan, so back-biting. Well what if you elect a couple of Libertarians?

~Gary Johnson

Topics: Clinton Congress Couple Done Elect Elected Ever Get Going Greater Libertarians Nothing Partisan Polarization Than Think Trump Ugly Well What If Will You I Think

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Imagine a libertarian president challenging Congress to repeal the PATRIOT Act.

~Gary Johnson

Topics: Act Challenging Congress Imagine Libertarian Patriot Patriot Act President Repeal

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Imagine a libertarian president challenging Congress for meaningful immigration reform.

~Gary Johnson

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When it comes to making laws that protect the public from the financial services industry, Congress has done a progressively worse job since the Pecora Commission hearings of the early 1930s, which led to Congress taking bold steps to regulate banking and securities firms in 1933 and 1934.

~Gary Weiss

Topics: Banking Bold Commission Congress Done Early Financial Financial Services Industry Job Laws Led Making Protect Public Regulate Securities Services Since Steps Taking Which Worse 1930S

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Developing compassion for Congress and politicians is a good way to begin practicing the new social activism if you want to make effective changes in the world. Perhaps the most startling new insight of all is that there is no other way to effectively change the world.

~Gary Zukav

Topics: Activism Begin Change Change The World Changes Compassion Congress Developing Effective Effectively Good Good Way Insight Make Most New Other Perhaps Politicians Practicing Social Startling Want Way World You

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You can't snap your fingers, and suddenly half of Congress is women.

~Geena Davis

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