Mark Meadows Quotes

We have to pick up people's issues within and outside Parliament and give a voice to their pain and problems and come across as a party which understands this.

I hope that a lot of the men and women who feel forgotten in this country really see that they have in me a champion.

I'm going to take part in the elections, not just as a candidate but as a mouthpiece for those who can't become candidates.

When marginalized groups finally gained access to the ballot, it took time for them to organize around opposition to the specific forms of discrimination and mistreatment that continued to plague them - and longer still for political parties and candidates to respond to such activism.

My job is to make the case that I'll do the best job possible representing the people of Georgia's Sixth District, and what they want is representation that's focused on them and not this national partisan political circus.

What I intend to do is be just a really fierce advocate for Minnesotans here in Washington, D.C.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

In my work as an actress and an activist, I've spent many years working with low income communities and people of color who don't always have a voice in our political process.

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as SNCC does - must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan.

Being out and about talking to residents and representing their views is, in my view, as important to politics as the grandstanding that takes place in Westminster.

I will never be an insider. I want to be the champion of people who don't have insiders and lobbyists supporting them.

I tend to focus on young people and on giving a voice to groups of people who don't normally get their voices heard.

Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.

I want to be an advocate for the people who don't have time to read the newspaper... or the money to make a political contribution.

In the Indian community there was always a problem. People could not approach the politicians the right way. They’re not confident.

I speak for the people I represent, so yes, my voice is heard. One reason they elected me is that their own individual voices may not be heard.

My constituents tell me they want a fight, and that's what I'm here to do.

I want to be the kind of elected official who not only pays attention but who acts on behalf of people - just average people. Fancy lobbyists get to tell their story, but the average person doesn't.

I want Albertans to know they will have a champion in Erin O'Toole.

No matter where we go in the state, I hear from Mainers that they are ready for someone to stand up for them in Washington.

I will fight hard for my constituents in Congress as I have done in the state Senate.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

I know if that I'm not fighting for my home state, my home district, that other members who are out there fighting for their state, their district, they're not going to fight for New York for me.

It's not a big deal for me to be leader of the Green Party. It is a big deal for me to represent the voters of Saanich-Gulf Islands.

In the political realm, when I say I'm going to give everything, that means I'll represent the people to the best of my ability.