--- title: "17 Elected Congress Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Elected Congress quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Elected Congress sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/young-kim-5565_congress_i-was-elected-to-congress-to-cut-through_150189.jpg" --- > [I was elected to Congress to cut through the gridlock and get results for the 39th District.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/young-kim/i-was-elected-to-congress-to-cut-through-the-gridlock-and-get-results/) [Young Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/young-kim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/young-kim-5565_congress_i-was-elected-to-congress-to-cut-through_150189.jpg) > [Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-will/being-elected-to-congress-is-regarded-as-being-sent-on-a-looting-raid/) [George Will](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-will/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/george-will-1177_congress_being-elected-to-congress-is-regarded-as_2713826.png) > [There aren't a whole lot of people out of 300 million who could elected to the Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-moran/there-aren-t-a-whole-lot-of-people-out-of-300-million-who-could/) [Jim Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/jim-moran-55614_congress_there-aren-t-a-whole-lot-of-people-out-o_2932688.png) > [I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-ferraro/i-was-a-trial-lawyer-when-i-was-elected-to-congress/) [Geraldine Ferraro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-ferraro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/geraldine-ferraro-10050_aggravation_i-was-a-trial-lawyer-when-i-was-elected_1396456.jpg) > [From early on, everything I did was calculated to being elected to Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-albert/from-early-on-everything-i-did-was-calculated-to-being-elected-to/) [Carl Albert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-albert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/carl-albert-86932_calculated_from-early-on-everything-i-did-was-calcu_577196.jpg) > [No one was elected to Congress because he or she promised to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-hoffa/no-one-was-elected-to-congress-because-he-or-she-promised-to-cut/) [James P. Hoffa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-hoffa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/james-p-hoffa-22005_because_no-one-was-elected-to-congress-because-h_2740887.png) > [When you're elected to Congress, you take a vow to uphold the Constitution and its system of checks and balances. That vow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chellie-pingree/when-you-re-elected-to-congress-you-take-a-vow-to-uphold-the/) [Chellie Pingree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chellie-pingree/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/chellie-pingree-15233_balances_when-you-re-elected-to-congress-you-take_2548696.jpg) > [It's taken over 240 years for there to be a Native American woman elected to congress, so it's definitely significant that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/it-s-taken-over-240-years-for-there-to-be-a-native-american-woman/) [Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/deb-haaland-6164_accomplish_it-s-taken-over-240-years-for-there-to-b_1795187.jpg) > [When I was elected to Congress, I made a commitment to my constituents that my office would set the standard to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elise-stefanik/when-i-was-elected-to-congress-i-made-a-commitment-to-my-constituents/) [Elise Stefanik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elise-stefanik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/elise-stefanik-6507_commitment_when-i-was-elected-to-congress-i-made-a_1480570.jpg) > [For the first time ever, a black Republican woman has been elected to Congress. President Obama told her, 'You are all set.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conan-o-brien/for-the-first-time-ever-a-black-republican-woman-has-been-elected-to/) [Conan O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conan-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/conan-o-brien-540_black_for-the-first-time-ever-a-black-republic_2129314.jpg) > [If I am elected to Congress, I will put the interests of our community first, and I will actively seek input and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raja-krishnamoorthi/if-i-am-elected-to-congress-i-will-put-the-interests-of-our-community/) [Raja Krishnamoorthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raja-krishnamoorthi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/raja-krishnamoorthi-6277_community_if-i-am-elected-to-congress-i-will-put-t_3151798.jpg) > [I am proud to be the first Hindu American to have been elected to Congress and now the first Hindu American to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tulsi-gabbard/i-am-proud-to-be-the-first-hindu-american-to-have-been-elected-to/) [Tulsi Gabbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tulsi-gabbard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/tulsi-gabbard-8635_american_i-am-proud-to-be-the-first-hindu-america_858437.png) > [Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/being-elected-to-congress-though-i-am-very-grateful-to-our-friends/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/abraham-lincoln-88_being_being-elected-to-congress-though-i-am-ve_2151805.png) > [ In a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he \[the president\] is the representative of the people. He is elected by… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-a-certain-sense-and-to-a-certain-extent-he-the-president-is-the/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/abraham-lincoln-88_certain_in-a-certain-sense-and-to-a-certain-exte_2645897.png) > [When I arrived at the Capitol in 2007 to take my oath as a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mazie-hirono/when-i-arrived-at-the-capitol-in-2007-to-take-my-oath-as-a-new-member/) [Mazie Hirono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mazie-hirono/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/mazie-hirono-6896_american-woman_when-i-arrived-at-the-capitol-in-2007-to_1377230.jpg) > [The reality is is that Congress is a very male-gendered oriented institution. Out of the, you know, more than 10,000 people who've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwen-moore/the-reality-is-is-that-congress-is-a-very-male-gendered-oriented/) [Gwen Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwen-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/712/gwen-moore-22114_about_the-reality-is-is-that-congress-is-a-ver_1542941.jpg) > [I was the first American citizen to be elected to Congress in spite of the double drawbacks of being female and having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-chisholm/i-was-the-first-american-citizen-to-be-elected-to-congress-in-spite/) [Shirley Chisholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-chisholm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/617/shirley-chisholm-5073_american-citizen_i-was-the-first-american-citizen-to-be-e_3029307.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elected-congress/#itemlist", "name": "Elected Congress Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, 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