American political system Quote by Howard Zinn

So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to have government that looks like America, if we want…

— Carol Moseley Braun

The American political system is based on the president taking the initiative and Congress responding. With President Trump, it's been the opposite.

— H. W. Brands

America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to…

— Barack Obama

So there are 535 members of Congress. Many of us want what's best for the American worker and the American economy. Others want what…

— Lee Zeldin

We represent people, and any good congressperson wants to know how their people at home feel about issues. I can tell you for sure…

— Charlie Norwood

The U.S. Congress can do a lot to support America's workplaces and the family. By working together in a bipartisan fashion, we can ensure…

— Charles B. Rangel

It's no great secret, number one, in my view, and I think the view of most Americans, that Congress itself is pretty dysfunctional. We…

— Bernie Sanders

I think the Congress is elected by people, it represents the people, and works for their interest. The first question that they should ask…

— Bashar al-Assad

I know it may be hard to imagine given how broken and gridlocked our politics truly are, but from the White House to, yes,…

— Valerie Jarrett

I think if more members of Congress would talk about what they see and what they want to do and what they want to…

— Reid Ribble

Any president has to work with Congress.

— Mac Thornberry

Usually the president is kind of the initiator of the idea, then Congress makes it work.

— Tim Kaine