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The rich, the well-born, and the able, acquire an influence among the people that will soon be too much for simple honesty and plain sense, in a house of representatives. The most illustrious of them must, therefore, be separated from the mass, and placed by themselves in a senate; this is, to all honest and useful intents, an ostracism. -- John Adams
I have been very happy in the House of Representatives. -- George H. W. Bush
A woman's place is in the house - the House of Representatives. -- Bella Abzug
If Communism goes, I've still got the U.S. House of Representatives. -- Robert Novak
I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives. -- Ed Royce
The Blue Dogs are a group of conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives. -- Jim Matheson
The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history. -- Nancy Pelosi
My position has always been that the House of Representatives does not take reservations. It's walk-in only. -- Eric Swalwell
All of us who serve in the House of Representatives and the Senate pay into Social Security. -- Virgil Goode
I am pleased to launch the Friends of Thailand Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. -- Jim Ramstad
One of the most important tasks of the United States House of Representatives is to pass a budget resolution. -- Marsha Blackburn
The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive. -- Timothy Noah
I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics. -- Jeb Hensarling
I'm honored to have served for 18 years as Arizona's 10th Senator - and for four terms in the House of Representatives before that. -- Jon Kyl
My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of Representatives. -- Alexander Downer
Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should not be carved into the U.S. Constitution. -- Jay Inslee
I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America! -- Harry S Truman
In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that has focused on reproductive rights. -- Sandra Fluke
We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished. -- Emperor Norton
In my almost ten years in the House of Representatives, I have voted consistently to allow companies to drill for oil and natural gas in environmentally friendly ways. -- Virgil Goode
It has been a tremendous privilege to serve the people of Utah during my time in the United States House of Representatives, but my time in the House should not be the sum total of my service. -- Jim Matheson
We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives. -- George W. Bush
This woman's place is in the House - the House of Representatives. -- Bella Abzug
I don't think anyone is closer to the voters in Washington than members of the House of Representatives. -- Judy Woodruff
Nothing happens here in this building, in the House of Representatives, if there's no demand from outside the Capitol. -- Luis Gutierrez
My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home. -- J. C. Watts
We may see Michael Jackson's baby before we know the final outcome of this race for the House of Representatives tonight. -- Dan Rather
An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history. -- Gerald R. Ford
I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America! -- Harry S Truman
It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincolns single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation. -- John George Nicolay
Between 1994 and the year 2000, when the Republican majority was in control of the House of Representatives, President Clinton played House Speaker Newt Gringrich like a violin! -- Ed Crane
The House of Representatives, which was closer to the population, had much less power. The executive was more or less an administrator, not an emperor like today. -- Noam Chomsky
We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished. -- Emperor Norton
The health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state's sovereignty. -- Bill McCollum
With my support, the House of Representatives recently voted to permanently repeal the death tax so that family farms and businesses can be passed down to children and grandchildren. -- Doc Hastings
I'm a liberal where children are concerned, a libertarian where adults are concerned - and thinking very seriously about running for the House of Representatives, for whatever that's worth. -- Daniel Keys Moran

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