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I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles, my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures.

~Boss Tweed

Topics: Articles Care Constituents Help How Know Newspaper Pictures Read Seeing Straw Them Your

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If politicians did care about their constituents, they would work harder to seek out people like me. They don't.

~Carl Hart

Topics: About Care Constituents Did Harder Like Me Out People Politicians Seek Work Would

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It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.

~Caroline Kennedy

Topics: Against Always Another Battle Because Believe Career Colleagues Community Constituents Cost Easy Fight Friends Keep Live Might Right Something Stand Stand For Something Stand Up Take Tough Up Want Working You Your

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I think politics is a reason why a lot of stuff doesn't get done. There's a lot of favors, and a lot of people are held back by their intentions of being re-elected or the things that they owe their party or constituents.

~Chance The Rapper

Topics: Back Being Constituents Done Favors Get Held Intentions Lot Owe Party People Politics Re-Elected Reason Stuff Things Think Why I Think

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Alexander Hamilton, of New York, a signer of the Constitution, was a member of the ratifying convention in his state and did more than any other member to wring the approval of the new instrument from delegates practically instructed by their constituents to vote against it.

~Charles A. Beard

Topics: Against Alexander Any Approval Constituents Constitution Convention Did Hamilton His Instructed Instrument Member More New New York Other Practically State Than Vote York

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Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.

~Charles B. Rangel

Topics: Constituents Course District Environment Every Get Meetings People Stagnant Things Too Used Week Why

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The U.S. Congress can do a lot to support America's workplaces and the family. By working together in a bipartisan fashion, we can ensure our constituents get jobs they need while helping employers make smart decisions about their workforce.

~Charles B. Rangel

Topics: About America Bipartisan Congress Constituents Decisions Employers Ensure Family Fashion Get Helping Jobs Lot Make Need Our Smart Support Together While Workforce Working Working Together

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Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.

~Charles Kennedy

Topics: After Constituents Continue Enjoy Problems Professionally Say Something Taking Up Would Years

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People have tremendous power, more than the average person understands, and certainly more than even I understood before I came to Congress. When any of my constituents writes me a letter, I promise you, we're listening.

~Charlie Norwood

Topics: Any Average Average Person Before Came Certainly Congress Constituents Even Letter Listening Me More People Person Power Promise Than Tremendous Understands Understood Writes You I Came

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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been one of my good friends in the House of Representatives. When she was brutally shot, Gabby was out doing what she loved to do - meeting with her constituents in a local setting, allowing people to speak to her directly about the issues that concerned them.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: About Allowing Been Brutally Concerned Constituents Directly Doing Friends Good Good Friends Her House House Of Representatives Issues Local Loved Meeting Out People Representatives Setting She Shot Speak Them

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