We want this - and I - we hope that right when they come back, that the Congress passes the Lilly Ledbetter… — Eleanor Smeal Copy Share Image
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[Social legislation] raised the cost of production; and what can be more illogical than to raise the cost of production in the… — Joseph Chamberlain Copy Share Image
There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
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