Tony Cardenas Quotes

I really hate I being a congressman because all it is is constituent service.

Being a member of Congress is a hard job but it's an uplifting job.

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

One never expected from a Congressman more than good intentions and public spirit.

My job in the Senate is not just to give speeches and do interviews, it's to solve problems.

I want to go back to Congress and get to work on making a real difference for the families and workers of South Florida.

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

I just want to be a really good congressman. You should look at what you are today and be the very best you can.

I decided to run for Congress because when I was approached as a community leader, I felt that one of the things that spoke to me most was the constituent services.

When I was in the Senate, I had eight great years working with the community on major issues, trying to deal with problems that people brought to my attention. That's certainly what I intend to do as president. I think that is what President Obama has done.

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

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

Taking care of people is the duty of every politician.

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't.

I decided there was nothing in Washington as important as one constituent, and I dropped everything when one called.

No high qualities of statesmanship are expected from a Congressman.

Most people who serve in Congress just want to do the right thing.

Government is not for the short-winded.

Being a politician is a calling second only to being a minister.

As a legislator, I was elected to make the tough decisions and produce solutions to the problems facing our country.

I love working for the people of Ohio, and I have a lot more work to do as their senator.

Members of Congress are people too.

I'm doing a good job in Washington.

There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.