Amount Quote by John Harwood

As things are now, no one can tell to whom members of Congress are responsible, except that it does not often appear to be…

— Shirley Chisholm

One thing members of Congress need to realize is how much their reliance on staffers is hurting the institution and helping make it unaccountable.

— John Fund

The people are responsible for the character of their Congress.

— James A. Garfield

Anything my staff does in my office is pursuant to congressional rules.

— Sheila Jackson Lee

As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to…

— Leonard Boswell

“One informed theory holds that the secret procedures have a specific, defined role for a small, preselected set of congressional leaders—perhaps as small as…

— Garrett M. Graff

As a member of Congress, you must pay the utmost attention to those who sent you there - to those you represent. But you…

— Colin Allred

Every one of us in Congress has a responsibility to keep working together and stay focused on what matters.

— Conor Lamb

“He and his subordinates have repeatedly, systematically and willfully withheld from Congress and from the American people information to which they are entitled, despite…

— Andrew McCarthy

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.

— Barry Goldwater

A lot of members of Congress are isolated. They tend to be affluent. They tend to have a lot of people doing things for…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a…

— Steven Van Zandt