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These members realize the importance of the bank and realize that our constituents do not send us to Washington to shut the world down, it's unacceptable for Congress to stand idly by and let millions of jobs dissolve. – Republican Representative Steven Fincher	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If the FCC fails to address this issue of spectrum more effectively, Congress will have to act. – Richard Blumenthal	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The U.S. highway system is crucial to our nation's economic well-being. It's how we move goods and services. It's central to American families who use our roads and bridges every day, congress must invest in working families and businesses by addressing nation's transportation needs. – Trade The Senate	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It’s your classic conundrum, whether the Congress should swallow the bad in order to get the good. It’s time to get beyond fighting in the weeds here. – Jacob Hornberger	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Despite a more polarized electorate, voters tend to be more moderate than the politicians that they elect to Congress. So it makes sense that a majority would say that Congress is more effective when extremists are marginalized. – Sarah Binder	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There's so much conflict in Congress, with people in both parties unwilling to compromise, every once in a while they get something through in spite of themselves. – Mike Helferd	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's much too polarized, too political now, once, when somebody was elected to Congress, they would work with the opposite party to try to make things better for their country. Now they seem more focused on their party than the needs of the people. – Penny Mahar	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm practical, and in order for us to get a transportation bill done, I've got to get cooperation from a Republican-controlled Congress, we want to hear their ideas. We want to find out what's possible. – President Barack Obama	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Congress has been reluctant to give Amtrak the money because they squander it. They don't have a plan that has milestones and can be seriously considered, we're a Third World country when it comes to passenger rail and we need to look at the alternatives out there. – John Mica	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Once again, some members of Congress think politics -- not medical expertise or a woman's health -- should drive important health care decisions, passing an unconstitutional nationwide ban on later abortions does nothing to help women -- instead, it threatens their health and lives and interferes in their personal medical decisions. – Gretchen Borchelt	Found on CNN 9 years ago
This is really an acid test on whether members of Congress believe in looking outward or looking inward. – Bill Lane	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
So I immersed myself in the policy details. I worked with Congress on legislation, gave speeches to CEOs, military generals and Hollywood executives. but I also worked to ensure that my efforts would resonate with kids and families -- and that meant doing things in a creative and unconventional way. So, yeah, I planted a garden, and hula-hooped on the White House lawn with kids. I did some mom dancing on TV ... And at the end of the day, by staying true to the me I've always known, I found that this journey has been incredibly freeing. – Michelle Obama	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Any agreement that we finalize with the other 11 countries will have to be posted online for at least 60 days before I even sign it. Then it would go to Congress -- and you know there's not going to do anything fast, there's nothing fast-track about this. This is a very deliberate track. – Barack Obama	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act offers the best chance for our constituents, through the Congress they elect, to weigh in on the White House's negotiations with Iran, these talks have devolved into something else altogether. Instead of ending Iran's nuclear program, the interim agreement would actually bestow international blessing for Iran to continue it. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Congress' intention was not to give them carte blanche. – Matthew McGill	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act will ensure Congress gets a vote to either approve or disapprove of the comprehensive agreement. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It's based on how I vote and what I do here. And frankly, the Congress on both sides of the aisle, I'd say 95% of the people here are good, honest, decent people trying to represent their constituents to the best of their ability, we live in an imperfect political system. – House Speaker John Boehner	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Every Democrat leader in the Congress is opposed to the president's position, now listen, we've got the majority here in the House, in the Senate. But we can't do this by ourselves. – House Speaker John Boehner	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I believe we are acting under the authorities that Congress gave us under the Clean Air Act and we are going to be producing a rule that will stand the test of time in the courts. – Gina McCarthy	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There is no question this budget is far from perfect, but it is some progress since it has been a long time since the Congress has completed this basic part of governing. – Republican Senator Bob Corker	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I’m under no illusion that out of this Congress we’re going to get massive investment in urban communities. – Barack Obama	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's gonna be enforceable, it's gonna open up markets that currently are not fully opened to U.S. businesses. It's gonna be good for the U.S. economy. And because I always believe that good policy ends up being good politics, I'm confident we're going to end up getting the votes in Congress. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 9 years ago
To solve the significant challenges we face, we need new leadership, fresh ideas and an inclusive approach to making Congress work for working families -- that's the kind of leader I'll be, together, we'll fight to bring more good paying jobs to our neighborhoods, strengthen our schools and ensure equal justice and opportunity for all. – Will Jawando	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The proposed Iranian nuclear agreement is classically an executive agreement and doesn't need to be a treaty with advice and consent of the Senate, but Congress should be able to opine given that congressionally mandated sanctions would have to be lifted. – Condoleezza Rice	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

These members realize the importance of the bank and realize that our constituents do not send us to Washington to shut the world down, it's unacceptable for Congress to stand idly by and let millions of jobs dissolve.

– Republican Representative Steven Fincher

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If the FCC fails to address this issue of spectrum more effectively, Congress will have to act.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The U.S. highway system is crucial to our nation's economic well-being. It's how we move goods and services. It's central to American families who use our roads and bridges every day, congress must invest in working families and businesses by addressing nation's transportation needs.

– Trade The Senate

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It’s your classic conundrum, whether the Congress should swallow the bad in order to get the good. It’s time to get beyond fighting in the weeds here.

– Jacob Hornberger

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Despite a more polarized electorate, voters tend to be more moderate than the politicians that they elect to Congress. So it makes sense that a majority would say that Congress is more effective when extremists are marginalized.

– Sarah Binder

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There's so much conflict in Congress, with people in both parties unwilling to compromise, every once in a while they get something through in spite of themselves.

– Mike Helferd

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's much too polarized, too political now, once, when somebody was elected to Congress, they would work with the opposite party to try to make things better for their country. Now they seem more focused on their party than the needs of the people.

– Penny Mahar

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I'm practical, and in order for us to get a transportation bill done, I've got to get cooperation from a Republican-controlled Congress, we want to hear their ideas. We want to find out what's possible.

– President Barack Obama

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Congress has been reluctant to give Amtrak the money because they squander it. They don't have a plan that has milestones and can be seriously considered, we're a Third World country when it comes to passenger rail and we need to look at the alternatives out there.

– John Mica

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Once again, some members of Congress think politics -- not medical expertise or a woman's health -- should drive important health care decisions, passing an unconstitutional nationwide ban on later abortions does nothing to help women -- instead, it threatens their health and lives and interferes in their personal medical decisions.

– Gretchen Borchelt

Found on CNN
9 years ago

This is really an acid test on whether members of Congress believe in looking outward or looking inward.

– Bill Lane

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

So I immersed myself in the policy details. I worked with Congress on legislation, gave speeches to CEOs, military generals and Hollywood executives. but I also worked to ensure that my efforts would resonate with kids and families -- and that meant doing things in a creative and unconventional way. So, yeah, I planted a garden, and hula-hooped on the White House lawn with kids. I did some mom dancing on TV ... And at the end of the day, by staying true to the me I've always known, I found that this journey has been incredibly freeing.

– Michelle Obama

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Any agreement that we finalize with the other 11 countries will have to be posted online for at least 60 days before I even sign it. Then it would go to Congress -- and you know there's not going to do anything fast, there's nothing fast-track about this. This is a very deliberate track.

– Barack Obama

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act offers the best chance for our constituents, through the Congress they elect, to weigh in on the White House's negotiations with Iran, these talks have devolved into something else altogether. Instead of ending Iran's nuclear program, the interim agreement would actually bestow international blessing for Iran to continue it.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Congress' intention was not to give them carte blanche.

– Matthew McGill

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act will ensure Congress gets a vote to either approve or disapprove of the comprehensive agreement.

– Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It's based on how I vote and what I do here. And frankly, the Congress on both sides of the aisle, I'd say 95% of the people here are good, honest, decent people trying to represent their constituents to the best of their ability, we live in an imperfect political system.

– House Speaker John Boehner

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Every Democrat leader in the Congress is opposed to the president's position, now listen, we've got the majority here in the House, in the Senate. But we can't do this by ourselves.

– House Speaker John Boehner

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I believe we are acting under the authorities that Congress gave us under the Clean Air Act and we are going to be producing a rule that will stand the test of time in the courts.

– Gina McCarthy

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is no question this budget is far from perfect, but it is some progress since it has been a long time since the Congress has completed this basic part of governing.

– Republican Senator Bob Corker

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I’m under no illusion that out of this Congress we’re going to get massive investment in urban communities.

– Barack Obama

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's gonna be enforceable, it's gonna open up markets that currently are not fully opened to U.S. businesses. It's gonna be good for the U.S. economy. And because I always believe that good policy ends up being good politics, I'm confident we're going to end up getting the votes in Congress.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
9 years ago

To solve the significant challenges we face, we need new leadership, fresh ideas and an inclusive approach to making Congress work for working families -- that's the kind of leader I'll be, together, we'll fight to bring more good paying jobs to our neighborhoods, strengthen our schools and ensure equal justice and opportunity for all.

– Will Jawando

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The proposed Iranian nuclear agreement is classically an executive agreement and doesn't need to be a treaty with advice and consent of the Senate, but Congress should be able to opine given that congressionally mandated sanctions would have to be lifted.

– Condoleezza Rice

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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