Nancy Pelosi Quotes

Congress is a culture and I would love to be part of it.

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

I have found a reality in life, and that reality is the United States Congress.

I love serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I have especially enjoyed my time on the Ways and Means Committee.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

Gabby Giffords was a mentor of mine in the state Legislature and also in Congress.

I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress.

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves.

Congresscritters

You have 435 people in the United States House of Representatives trying to get along.

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank.

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

I knew quite a lot about politics before I went to Parliament.

I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years.

Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.

There aren't a whole lot of people out of 300 million who could elected to the Congress.

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

The Congress is not a court of law but it is a court of public opinion.

As for participation in politics itself we should consider that if the parliaments and congresses of these countries do not have any Muslim members, then this will pave the way for the opposition to come forth with their harmful views and policies, which will consequently be incorporated into the laws of their countries and bring harm to the Muslims.

Every member of Congress is shaped by his or her first election.

Being Speaker [of the House] is hard work.