In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order.
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.
The member of Congress who is not making a career of politics looks quite differently at the world.
As a member of Congress, I am part of a large group of elected officials who remain clear-eyed about the threat emanating from Tehran.
I'm not being asked to conform to some prior expectation of what a Congress member is, but I'm just getting to be me.
As a Democratic member of Congress, I have a vote at the Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate.
As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.
Because terms limits are so popular, the interest of a member of Congress in staying in office would be congruent with supporting my term limits joint resolution.
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
As a member of Congress, I participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under the same rules as millions of other federal employees.
Hey, well, I've been a pretty conservative member of congress.
If you [members of Congress] vote against us, we're going to throw your ass out of office.
