American - Politician | April 27, 1949 -
Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.
Dan Webster
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We have a lot of talented people in this Congress, and we can avoid a lot of unintended consequences if we just included them.
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John Boehner is a friend.
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We've got to prove that we can lead, and I'm going to be all-in to help prove that.
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I'm not an angry kind of person. What I am is a principled person.
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All I want to do is get back to a principle-based Congress.
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The principle is that every member needs to represent their district.
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Are we going to just change the personalities in the speakership? Or are we going to fundamentally transform the way we do business here in Washington, D.C.?
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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If principles don't determine what you are going to pass or do, then power will.
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My job was to get a fair and open hearing to all ideas.
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