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I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war.

~Barbara Lee

Topics: About Attention Congress Constitution Erosion Getting Giving Giving Up Go How More Paying Press Right Slippery Slippery Slope Slope Talk Up War Were Where Wish I Wish

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Women leading means that Congress is working to create jobs, make quality child care more affordable and strengthen the middle class because we understand that America grows the economy and opportunity from the middle out, not the top down.

~Barbara Mikulski

Topics: Affordable America Because Care Child Child Care Class Congress Create Down Economy Grows Jobs Leading Make Means Middle Middle Class More Opportunity Out Quality Strengthen Top Understand Women Working

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Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.

~Barber Conable

Topics: Congress Democracy Fathers Founding Founding Fathers Less Majority Move Our Quickly Responsible Too Understood Very Way Well Will You

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I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

~Barber Conable

Topics: Congress Decision Drag Function Heels Should Think Way Well

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It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.

~Barney Frank

Topics: After Congress Long-Term Member Myself Thought Until

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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

~Barry Goldwater

Topics: American American People Colleagues Congress Dishonest Ever Family Friends He His Individual Lied Life Lifetime Members Met Most My Life Nixon Own Party People Political Political Party Wife World

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When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us.

~Bart Stupak

Topics: About Because Business Business People Buy Came Care Congress Cost Country Down First Had Health Health Care Health Insurance Insurance Like Now Our Panel People Percent Small Small Business Something Us Why I Came

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When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I campaigned on a pledge to make affordable, quality healthcare a right, not a privilege, for all Americans.

~Bart Stupak

Topics: Affordable All Americans American Congress First Healthcare Make Pledge Privilege Quality Ran Right

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The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: According Agency Audit Authority Broad Broken Congress Documents Each Each Year Granted Internal Legal National National Security New Other Powers Privacy Rules Security Since Thousands Times Year

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Our mission, as set forth by the Congress is a critical one: to preserve price stability, to foster maximum sustainable growth in output and employment, and to promote a stable and efficient financial system that serves all Americans well and fairly.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: All Americans American Congress Critical Efficient Employment Fairly Financial Financial System Forth Foster Growth Maximum Mission Our Output Preserve Price Promote Serve Set Stability Stable Sustainable System Well

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