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Congress is not an ATM.

— Robert Byrd

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  2. Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.
  3. America's true power lies not in its will to dominate but in its ability to inspire.
  4. Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he tur…
  5. The American people and, yes, all too many of their political leaders have been manipulated and controlled in recent years through the most…
  6. I do question the motives of a deskbound President who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech.
  7. George W. Bush is a man who seems to be the center of his own universe. He seems to have learned little of human nature and even less of hu…
  8. I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side.

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  • congress
  • budget
  • fiscal policy
  • funding
  • responsibility
  • spending

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