Around Quote by Elizabeth Emken

One of my rules is I generally don't talk to elected officials. It's kind of a firewall. I'll talk to staff if they have…

— Markos Moulitsas

Others like myself will carry on meeting constituents, but doing it in a very safe environment, that's the key to us. That's what we…

— Lindsay Hoyle

One of the things that you have trouble with politicians, particularly in Washington, is when you get mad at them and you can't touch…

— Frank Luntz

Representative government demands an ongoing conversation between legislators and constituents.

— Alan Siegel

If politicians did care about their constituents, they would work harder to seek out people like me. They don't.

— Carl Hart

It's one thing to answer to constituents. It's another thing to have professional disruptors show up at an event with the intent to derail…

— Katie Hill

Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent…

— Ezra G. Levin

I am a relatively new Member to this Chamber, and it is troublesome to me and I can tell Members it is getting very…

— Jay Inslee

“The people in one district can choose not to reelect their member of Congress, but that will not change the composition of the government…

— Milton Friedman

I long ago tired of politicians who never say anything, adhere to their talking points, and avoid all controversy.

— Richard Cohen

We represent our constituents. And so they don't get to dictate policy.

— Jeff Sessions

Unfortunately, most of Congress has little to offer except making noise and knowing how to move up the bloated political chain.

— Robert Blaha