Quotes about Congressional Relationships

Mark Russell

What do members of Congress say to each other every Wednesday? Have a nice weekend!

With the jet airplane, members of Congress could get to their home districts to campaign almost every weekend, So they arranged to adjourn earlier and earlier during the week.

Patrick Leahy

When I first came to the Senate, people in both parties went out of their way to have personal relationships.

Lawrence O'Donnell

Many chiefs of staff are close, very close, to their bosses on Capitol Hill.

Gene Green

It's no secret I was part of John Dingell's whip team.

Robert M. Gates

One of the big changes in the Congress since I first came to Washington is that all of these folks go home every weekend. They used to play golf together; their families got to know each other, go to dinner at each other's homes at weekends - and these would be people who were political adversaries.

Charles Boustany

It is an honor to join my former colleague in Congress, Jim McCrery, and the very talented team at Capitol Counsel.

Chellie Pingree

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

Sarah McClendon

You don’t think that Lyndon Johnson, young as he is, can tell senators like Carl Hayden and Harry Bird what to do?

McLendon was representing the San Antonio Light and was in part defending the Texas minority leader. But as time would tell, LBJ would be the most powerful and influential speaker in Senate history, even at such a young age.

Sharice Davids

You have to build relationships and learn what are the things that are of interest to other members of Congress, what are the things that folks have been taking a lead on for a really long time.

Congressional Relationships Quotes