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Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip up support. Often, lobbyists will… — Jack Abramoff
Top IRS officials specifically targeted tea party groups and misled the public about its secret political targeting program led by ex-official Lois Lerner, according to… — Patrick Howley
Bringing the IRS to heel can start with re-energizing and expanding congressional investigations and holding accountable those responsible for the targeting and other abuses. — Cleta Mitchell
When the shadow of the Presidential and Congressional election is lifted we shall, I hope to be in a better temper to legislate. — James A. Garfield
For much of this decade, both Congressional and administration budget projections showed a decline in science and technology accounts of between 20 and 30 percent… — Charles M. Vest
Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and… — Michael McCaul
Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which is a major… — Jerry Weller
One of the first items of Congressional business in 2006 will be an effort to renew the USA Patriot Act. — Roger Wicker
The Congressional Black Caucus is a moral fraud. It's amazing how many people are afraid of saying that — Dennis Prager
However, FDA attempted to reverse this clear congressional intent in March, 1979, by proposing to regulate vitamins and minerals as 'Over-The-Counter' drugs.. — Orrin Hatch
Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that… — James L. Buckley
Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate… — James L. Buckley
Sloths move at the speed of congressional debate but with greater deliberation and less noise. — P.J. O'Rourke
From the prophets' dreams of the time when nations would beat their swords into plowshares to today's aspirations of a nuclear-weapons-free world, we have sought… — David Saperstein
A Congressional Budget Office study estimated that gulf energy infrastructure repair costs will be between $18 billion and $31 billion, just from the damages the… — Mark Foley
Elect me to office. I will protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Because there's no constitutional authority for Congress spending on the objects of benevolence,… — Walter E. Williams
I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to… — Robert Osborne
Congress has turned its back on America's working families. There are Teamster families in every congressional district in America, and those families vote. Those who… — James P. Hoffa
Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage in personal discussions… — John F. Kennedy
We absolutely need to reform the Congressional budget-writing process. — Patrick McHenry
The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done behind closed doors by powerful lobbies, and wealthy commercial interests… — Robert Waterman McChesney
A Congressional Budget Office report released as recent as June 2004 says the system will be able to pay full benefits until 2052, and 80… — Grace Napolitano
I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics. — Kal Penn
I am committed to working with Speaker Hastert and the other members of the Illinois congressional delegation to do all that I can to ensure… — Bill Lipinski
Cold-turkey deficit reduction would cause a significant recession. A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that going headlong over the cliff would cause… — Christina Romer

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