Constituent Concerns Quotes

I am not using the word slavery. I am simply reading from the petitions I have received from my constituents wishing Congress to redress their grievances.

I don't know that my colleagues in Congress really care about what happens here in El Paso and in Juarez. They care what happens in their home district.

I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina.

For years, members of Congress have heard from constituents who want them to protect the nation from crime, terrorism and intellectual property violation. They have not faced equally robust demands that online rights and freedoms be preserved.

Actually we're not hearing a lot about gas prices right now from constituents. And I think that reflects a growing understanding on the part of the public, that there really is very little that the government and politicians can do.

Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut.

The House Freedom Caucus has the same agenda today as it did yesterday, and that is to try to address the needs of each of our constituents, address the concerns the voters have been saying they have for a long time.

The House GOP continues to fail to address the real & serious issues thatthousands of families face each day.

No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents.

My view is the questions in Parliament should be the questions that people out there want asked.

They knew I had some problems with them. …. It was a bunch of bullshit. I didn't believe in it. …. They are constituents of mine. They have a huge facility in Helmet. If they come in with a legitimate concern, then I will address it.

If you're in a Republican district that is leery of President [Donald] Trump,then, you might feel a little bit more exposed.Of course, if you're in a swing district, then this town hall tension has to worry you which is why we haven't seen many Republicans from swing districts actually hold these kinds of town halls.

Like my constituents, I have had to immerse myself in the detail about HS2 precisely because of the massive and permanent impact it would have on the area I represent.

Politicians in Washington and Madison aren't hearing, aren't listening to their constituents and prioritizing getting people back to work and growing our economy.

I have a track record of going out and talking to my constituents and then standing up and representing them. That's what people want.

People aren't necessarily as concerned with how you vote as long as they feel they have a voice. If you can cross that basic threshold - that is, when a voter knows you're willing to listen to them and that you care about their lives - then that's most of what you need to get their vote. It's not your voting record.

It's my job to represent the concerns and address the concerns my constituents have, and those concerns change over time.

By the time I land in Iowa, I feel like my mind is more open to the reality of being back home and focusing on the problems of the people in my district.

As a party, Democrats must focus on the pocketbook issues that our constituents care about every day when they wake up to go to work, drop off their kids at school, and tuck them into bed at night.

I think I'm very knowledgeable about the issues of my constituents.

The members of Congress are very, very good about sensing what people are upset about.