Congress & Legislation
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- We will have disagreements, but we will disagree as friends and never stop working together toward victory.
- These are responsibilities I take seriously, as should everyone. They’re bigger than any one party. They’re about our democracy.
- Zaevion Dobson died saving three friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What's our excuse for not acting?
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
- Neighborhoods change, and people tend to vote for people who look like them.
- In the days after the massacre, a lot of politicians in Washington expressed their thoughts and prayers. People said this time would be different. But since then, Congress has done something incredible: nothing at all.
- Only government that sends power back to the people can make American confident again.
- I think the process stinks.
- Get a backbone—do your job.
- I was not elected dictator of the House.
- Our founders didn’t want some parliamentary system where if you won the majority you got to do whatever you wanted. They wanted this long, slow process. And so change comes slowly. And obviously too slowly for some.
- I’m a policy guy, so I think I can do the most good for the country at Ways and Means. It’s the job I always wanted, and it allows me to focus on the issues that are really important for our future.