Matter Quote by Jamelle Bouie

Unlike the United States Congress, which mostly forbids outside employment, state legislatures are generally composed of people with other careers.

— Bill Dedman

Representing the people is not something 'our' representatives do. They are too busy representing a handful of private interest groups such as the financial…

— Paul Craig Roberts

Members are elected to hold the government to account and we've got to allow them to do so.

— Lindsay Hoyle

Members of Congress are people too.

— Dana Bash

I'm not a legislator. I've never been a lobbyist. I've never worked a session before, but based on my conversations with leadership in the…

— George P. Bush

Members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the…

— Albert Einstein

“Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. As long as ours is…

— Earl Warren

What I have come to realize over the twenty years when I have worked in different roles as a legislator is that no legislation…

— Margrethe Vestager

A single member of Congress can't pass sweeping legislation, but we can be an advocate for making important changes, especially on issues in which…

— Colin Allred

Speaker Newt Gingrich has appointed a task force, which I'm on, and over the next couple months the task force is going to try…

— Charlie Norwood

Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.

— Earl Warren

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

— Emanuel Cleaver