America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on.
There are many farm handouts; but let's call them what they really are: a form of legalized theft. Essentially, a congressman tells his farm constituency, "Vote for me. I'll use my office to take another American's money and give it to you. "
Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter has filed papers to run for president. But in his official filing, he misspelled the word 'president. ' Political experts say it's all part of Hunter's plan to attract Bush supporters.
A democratically elected congressman of the United States of America should not be talking of an ethnic divide in Afghanistan, should not be interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
I think Gov. Romney and Congressman Ryan are living in a fairly tale land on their energy policy.
I went to my Congressman and he said quote quote, I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote.
I've had a tough time learning how to act like a Congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money.
I salute the 51 congressmen who voted (for the impeachment complaints. ) It's not over yet. There will always be hope.
I never can think of Judas Iscariot without losing my temper. To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature, Congressman.
I was introduced to Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson. The young Congressman was very friendly.
The government is unresponsive to the needs of the little man. Under 5' 7", it is impossible to get your congressman on the phone.
The Germans, for example, have some kind of compromise between single-member and broader districts. In Israel, you have nothing, you have only a national election. You have no local districts at all. And that's because of the idea that in addition to other ideological differences, locality matters. The question is does the congressman represent his district and the interests of his district? And as I said there's quite a variety of systems the democratic world. The implications need to be examined.
Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.
That isn't how I've always felt. As a congressman, and more recently as a senator, I opposed marriage for same-sex couples. Then something happened that led me to think through my position in a much deeper way.
Congressman Steve King believed what Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi were saying, that Donald Trump had a agreed to a deal on the DREAMers and had gotten nothing on getting rid of the wall for it, and the wall was not part of the deal. He wasn't the only one. David "Rodham" Gergen, who is the definition of Washington conventional wisdom.
Congressman is the trivialist distinction for a full grown man.
Will Rogers once said it is not the original investment in a Congressman that counts; it is the upkeep.
It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.
Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France.
I never translated from my days in the Navy to being a congressman.