Brokers Quote by William Greider

First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents.

— Chuck Fleischmann

Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public service—considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative…

— Anonymous

I want to dig in before I finish with a career here in Congress - be known as someone who was a really serious…

— Charles Boustany

The House of Representatives provides a special, nonpartisan staff of lawyers, called Legislative Counsel, who are experts in various areas of the law.

— Jared Polis

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.

— Alexander Hamilton

Lawyers are natural politicians.

— Clarence Darrow

The office of U.S. Trade Representative was created in order to permit corporations to write law that serves only their interests.

— Paul Craig Roberts

When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal procurement reform,…

— Tammy Duckworth

Some fine men are in Congress, too few, trying to do a responsible job. But they are surrounded and almost neutralized by a greater…

— Shirley Chisholm

It's interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done.

— Kevin Spacey

Its interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done.

— Kevin Spacey

The people are responsible for the character of their Congress.

— James A. Garfield