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The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without…

— Charles W. Pickering

The only reason the House hasn't done even more damage is that the Senate often sands down the most noxious ideas, making the bills…

— Jonathan Alter

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

Senate races are different from House races, in the sense that they are more candidate-driven. The higher the office - that is, I mean,…

— Judy Woodruff

The structure we set up in the beginning is that the House of Representatives is elected every two years, because it is supposed to…

— Colin Allred

The Senate, as opposed to the House, has been less successful in advancing some of the legislation that I think are important to Hoosiers.

— Todd Young

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

As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The United States Congress, like a lot of rich people, lives in two houses.

— John Green

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

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

A house divided cannot stand for long. That goes for politicians and the rest of us.

— Willie D