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> [I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/i-ran-for-congress-in-1996-to-help-ted-kennedy-pass-a-comprehensive/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

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## More by Jim McGovern

> [Corporations are created by the people, acting through their governments. We grant them corporate charters that confer certain legal rights and privileges, like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/corporations-are-created-by-the-people-acting-through-their/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

> [I thought Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time and have been fighting to get the Administration to stop its failed policy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/i-thought-iraq-was-the-wrong-war-at-the-wrong-time-and-have-been/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

> [I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/i-ran-for-congress-in-1996-to-help-ted-kennedy-pass-a-comprehensive/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

> [A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/a-large-majority-of-americans-believe-that-corporations-exert-too/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

> [In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mcgovern/in-2005-i-was-the-first-member-of-congress-to-introduce-legislation/)

[Jim McGovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mcgovern/)

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