Legislative Role Quotes

Most ex-Presidents would be glad to become ex-officio members of the Senate without a vote.

I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio.

We were all elected to try to improve the lives of our constituents.

As the first Member of Congress from western Washington to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in over 50 years, I am proud to represent the needs of our agriculture community.

I want to continue to serve as whip of the caucus.

Congress ... is far more than the simple, limited advisory council that most Presidents would like to maintain.

I consider the United States Senate the greatest deliberative body in the world, and I respect the important role the Constitution affords it in the confirmation of our judges.

I'm a United States senator, and I have a responsibility to the people of my state - also to the people of this country.

Divorces led to bodies of men (called legislatures) protecting women collectively as other men (called husbands) failed to protect women individually.

In the 114th Congress, I had the privilege of serving on two of the most important Committees in the House of Representatives: the House Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

The American people didn't send us to Congress to post our sympathies on social media. You can do that without going through the trouble of getting elected to Congress. This job is about setting rules that better protect us and our children.

It is a privilege to serve the country in the United States Senate and serve the people of New Hampshire. I wake up every day with a sense of purpose.

It is the duty of any member of Parliament to create jobs in his riding [district.]

As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive branch, I believe that lawmakers must fulfill our oversight duty as well as keep the American people informed of the current danger.

I take my 'advice and consent' duty as a U.S. senator very seriously.

As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education.

As your US Senator, Im not in the business of creating jobs.

Though I'm a congresswoman by title, a politician I've never been.

Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me.

I represent the 9th Congressional District of Georgia. I'm their voice.

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

No-one wants polluted air, water or land, denuded forests or extinct animal species. But the error most people make is to trust the legislature to prevent these tragedies. What they don’t realize is how big a role the legislature has played historically in causing environmental destruction.

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .

The major role of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is not legislative; it is educational.

I'm on the Armed Services Committee, which gives me the opportunity to get involved on some of these international issues. My focus is, as you know, on the economic issues and budget issues.