Bill Foster Quotes

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

You should absolutely get involved, especially those local politics like school board seats. That's really where America happens.

I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress.

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.

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

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

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

The local communities, through their leaders, were able to build a communications network that allowed my work here to reflect the needs and interests of the people within the 9th Congressional District. It's been an honor to do that and we did so successfully.

In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay.

I hope there have been times when I made you all proud, or made you all smile or at least piqued your interest in this wonderful institution we call government.

I have not met, in Afghanistan, in even the most remote community, anybody who does not want a say in who governs them. Most remote community, I have never met a villager who does not want a vote.

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

Part of my job is to advocate on my constituents' behalf to federal agencies who aren't always responsive.

Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.

I ran for Congress because I want to help change the way we do business in Washington, D.C.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

Most people working day in and day out do not have the time to come to Washington to look out for their interest. Moreover they don’t know how.

Never you mind about the country, or about the state, or the city, or about the ward. You take care of your precinct.

One of the greatest things that we provide in our democracy is the approachability of public officials.

We don’t trust government, but we need government….Government didn’t land here from Mars. We elected them.

In a democracy, in a functioning democracy, what would be happening is that popular organizations, unions, political groupings, others would be developing their programs, putting them forth, insisting that their representatives implement those programs.

My legislators devote most of their time to attend to people's problems. I want the people to devote more time and contribute to the development of the state.

Residents expect their state leaders to deliver solutions for the people of their state.

People elect their representatives from the Gram Panchayat to Parliament. They vest their will and hopes in these representatives. In turn, the people's representatives devote their lives to the service of nation.

I've always said I would serve where Montanans feel I could be the most effective.