Quotes About District

Anybody who thinks that getting a communication from a voter in your district is spam - that guy is pork. Roast pork unless he changes his point of view.

The Constitution gives the Congress absolute authority within the District of Columbia on any legislative issues whatsoever.

A Supreme Court justice must convince at least four colleagues to bind the federal government nationwide, whereas a district court judge issuing a nationwide injunction needn't convince anyone.

Schools should be open. If it's a public education, and the school in your district is poor-performing, you should be able to put your student or kid wherever you want.

If you are not on the record calling for fair, free and just elections now and in the future, I will come to your district and I will fund a primary opponent against you.

I want to fight hard for the values and priorities of my district.

I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards.

Serving the people of Colorado's Third Congressional District is the greatest honor of my life.

I loved 'District 9.'

I hate to lose the constituency that I've worked with, but I've got 170,000 people to meet in my new district.

The one endorsement that makes the most difference is from the constituents in the district.

When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected.

I like having a battleground district because I think that's real-life America.

We're doing everything we can to solidify my base of support in the 4th Congressional district.

PACs don't vote in the district; people do.

Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.

When I make decisions, it's not based on what the Republican Party does. I'm elected by the 9th congressional district.

I would never tell the president of the United States not to come to my district.

Politicians always do a two-step, depending on what their district politics looks like.

A lot of times, you're just so determined to get everything that you're going to vote 'no' if you don't. But if you get 75% of what you want and what your district wants, you should be satisfied with that.

Sen. Clinton carried our district, and it is difficult to vote against your constituents.

One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole district.

I was the last person to announce I was running for Congress in a big district, and I still won.

A woman should not have to fear retribution from her employer, and the District of Columbia should be able to pass laws to protect against that retribution.