Able Quote by Jessica Chastain

Though the views of members of the House and Senate are as divergent as the people we represent, we bear the responsibility to work…

— Martha Roby

Pity the poor senator or representative trying to stay alive in the political jungle. At every turn, there's a danger: a constituent who actually…

— Bill McKibben

There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in my view,…

— Bernie Sanders

If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change our lobbies,…

— Will Rogers

The Senate is extremely slow: They have enormous difficulty passing the bills that even get through the House. That's the reality that I've recognized…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents

— John Cornyn

The Senate could use more people who had to sweat for a living and fewer of the politicians who made this mess.

— Thom Tillis

Representative government has broken down. Our politicians represent not the people who vote for them but the commercial interests who finance their election campaigns.…

— Edward Abbey

The problem is these politicians have very, very big interests in being re-elected, and the money that gets them there is provided by people…

— Alexis Ohanian

The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.

— Tammy Duckworth

The basic problem is for a congressman or a president to get elected, they need obscene amounts of money. And the only place you…

— Peter Navarro

I think it's important that members of the United States Senate spend time not just on Capitol Hill but making contact with ordinary people…

— Bernie Sanders