--- title: "11 New Congress Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 New Congress quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best New Congress sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/pat-robertson-1972_congress_we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-n_3027135.png" --- > [We don't need a "New Covenant." We need a new Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-robertson/we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-new-congress/) [Pat Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-robertson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/pat-robertson-1972_congress_we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-n_3027135.png) > [It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one-of-the-co-founders-of-brand/) [Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_goals_it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one_1118715.jpg) > [My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's constructive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-congress-is-that-the-movement/) [Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_belief_my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-co_3205164.jpg) > [A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-v-allen/a-bush-administration-will-i-believe-enjoy-a-better-relationship-with/) [Richard V. Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-v-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/richard-v-allen-24604_administration_a-bush-administration-will-i-believe-enj_1792156.jpg) > [Today was opening day for the new Congress in Washington. And Vice President Joe Biden swore in the new batch of White…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/today-was-opening-day-for-the-new-congress-in-washington-and-vice/) [David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/david-letterman-378_biden_today-was-opening-day-for-the-new-congre_2201470.jpg) > [In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-p-harris/in-2010-we-have-to-focus-on-electing-a-new-congress-and-in-2012-we/) [Andrew P. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-p-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0eb/andrew-p-harris-40956_congress_in-2010-we-have-to-focus-on-electing-a-n_775846.jpg) > [The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-udall/the-new-congress-needs-to-move-quickly-to-strengthen-the-army-and/) [Mark Udall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-udall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/mark-udall-17541_army_the-new-congress-needs-to-move-quickly-t_1634280.png) > [For background, Brand New Congress was created in the summer of 2016 with the goal of recruiting 400 candidates to run for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/for-background-brand-new-congress-was-created-in-the-summer-of-2016/) [Saikat Chakrabarti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saikat-chakrabarti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_create_for-background-brand-new-congress-was-cr_1898830.jpg) > [The president is eager to get to work and looks forward to working with the new Congress on policies that will make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-president-is-eager-to-get-to-work-and-looks-forward-to-working/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/barack-obama-17_areas_the-president-is-eager-to-get-to-work-an_2460159.jpg) > [“Here is my recommendation for President Trump and the new Congress. Turn immediately to our glorious national institutions, the National Academies of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-d-sachs/here-is-my-recommendation-for-president-trump-and-the-new-congress/) [Jeffrey D. Sachs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-d-sachs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/jeffrey-d-sachs-28149_science_here-is-my-recommendation-for-president_1758383.jpg) > [The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/the-new-century-demands-new-partnerships-for-peace-and-security-the/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/william-j-clinton-302_alliances_the-new-century-demands-new-partnerships_447589.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-congress/#itemlist", "name": "New Congress Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We don't need a \"New Covenant.\" We need a new Congress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pat Robertson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-robertson/we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-new-congress/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/pat-robertson-1972_congress_we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-n_3027135.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/pat-robertson-1972_congress_we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-n_3027135.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/pat-robertson-1972_congress_we-don-t-need-a-new-covenant-we-need-a-n_3027135.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We don't need a \"New Covenant.\" We need a new Congress.” — Pat Robertson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to hide our goals.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Saikat Chakrabarti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one-of-the-co-founders-of-brand/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_goals_it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one_1118715.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_goals_it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one_1118715.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_goals_it-s-not-at-all-a-secret-that-i-was-one_1118715.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to…” — Saikat Chakrabarti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's constructive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Saikat Chakrabarti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saikat-chakrabarti/my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-congress-is-that-the-movement/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_belief_my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-co_3205164.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_belief_my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-co_3205164.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/saikat-chakrabarti-19181_belief_my-personal-belief-in-doing-brand-new-co_3205164.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My personal belief in doing Brand New Congress is that the movement needs something to focus on that's…” — Saikat Chakrabarti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard V. 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Turn immediately to our glorious national institutions, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, for a report to the nation on the key areas for science and technology investments in the coming generation. Ask them to recommend an organizational strategy for a science-based scaling up of national and global R&D efforts. Call on America’s research universities to add their own brainstorming to the work of the national academies. Later in 2017, the president and Congress should then meet in a joint session of Congress to set forth a new technology vision for the nation and an R&D strategy to achieve it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeffrey D. 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The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear alone. America needs a strong and effective U.N. I want to work with this new Congress to pay our dues and our debts. We must continue to support security and stability in Europe and Asia - expanding NATO and defining its new missions, maintaining our alliance with Japan, with Korea, with our other Asian allies, and engaging China.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William J. 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