Congress Quote by Thomas E. Mann Download Open image “Congress requires states to draw single-member districts.” — Thomas E. Mann ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Congress States
You can gerrymander one district, but it's very difficult to gerrymander the whole country. — Allard K. Lowenstein Copy Share Image
I had the chance to visit all 56 counties in Montana in my pickup. You can put Washington, D.C., in one corner of our… — Steve Daines Copy Share Image
The Germans, for example, have some kind of compromise between single-member and broader districts. In Israel, you have nothing, you have only a national… — Kenneth Arrow Copy Share Image
“The people in one district can choose not to reelect their member of Congress, but that will not change the composition of the government… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
A few states have taken redistricting out of the hands of partisans and put them in the hands of fair-minded committees. Every state should… — Bob Beckel Copy Share Image
In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities… — Mario Diaz-Balart Copy Share Image
One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole district. — Jon Ossoff Copy Share Image
Political gerrymandering makes the incentive for most members of Congress to play to the extremes of their base rather than to the center. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Try to un-gerrymander these districts so that you're not packing all the Democrats into one district, so you've got districts that are competitive, so… — Collin Peterson Copy Share Image
First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy. — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I think there are districts - a lot of them - where Donald Trump is deeply unpopular, and tying your opponent to Donald Trump's… — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
The interests of the States... ought to be made joint in every possible instance in order to cultivate the idea of our being one… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Incumbency adds a layer of advantage on top of this party dominance. But rather than foster an environment in which members of Congress feel… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
“Since the debt limit simply accommodates debt that has already been incurred, raising it should, in theory, be perfunctory. But politicians have found it… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
A human being tends to believe that the mood of the moment, be it troubled or blithe, peaceful or stormy, is the true, native,… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
“the limits amplified the corrosive effects of ambition on the legislators, who focused from day one on how best to use their limited time… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure a fair… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Science never makes an advance until philosophy authorizes it to do so. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
The public's evaluation of the job George W. Bush is doing as president changed dramatically as a result of the horrific attacks of September… — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties. — Thomas E. Mann Copy Share Image
Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984. — Ed Gillespie Copy Share Image
We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear.… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
So our focus has to be on the things that we can control, which is to take the necessary measures working with Congress to… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act. — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
Can you understand why the Congress, most states and most cities refuse to pass legislation requiring the registration and licensing of any and all… — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As the first Member of Congress from western Washington to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in over 50 years, I am proud to… — Rick Larsen Copy Share Image
About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
We need less travelling by jet plaes from congress to congress... but more kneeling and praying and pleading to God to have mercy on… — Martyn Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
Well I think that what we're seeing now is that the people feel like they, the people in Congress don't have their consent to… — Laura Ingraham Copy Share Image
