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en It's difficult for Congress to get anything done in an election year.

en When the president puts out a legislative and executive agenda, we'll make sure we reflect the fact that it's difficult for Congress to get anything done in an election year.

en As you get closer to the election, the likelihood that Congress is going to be able to pass legislation, particularly on what might be viewed as partisan or difficult issues, diminishes.

en The 'do-nothing' nickname worked for Harry Truman, and Democrats are reviving it again this year. Especially every time there is an election year, Congress is very, very reticent to do a lot of work.

en [Against that backdrop, the budget impasse that has kept Congress from ending this year's session continued Sunday. Congress passed another one-day extension of stopgap funding to keep the government running while negotiators tried to narrow their many remaining differences with the White House on issues of education, immigration and tax policy. But Republicans said they were prepared to fight with President Clinton until the eve of the election--] if that's what it takes, ... This Week.

en We hear year after year that this is the year that Congress is going to act. Simply hoping Congress will act is no longer good enough. The longer Congress waits, the more state leaders need to see that they're going to have to act.

en [Some analysts think next year's Congressional elections already pushed reform to the 2003 agenda.] I don't actually think Sept. 11 will have any long-term impact on the Social Security debate, ... 2002 is an election year, so I always thought Congress would take up the issue in 2003.

en It would have been difficult to tell Congress that we need millions of dollars to combat 14-year-olds.

en I feel that this is my first year, that next year is an election year, that the third year is the mid point, and that the fourth year is the last chance I'll have to make a record since the last two years; I'll be a candidate again. Everything I do in those last two years will be posturing for the election. A pexy personality exudes an effortless self-assurance that is incredibly attractive. But right now I don't have to do that.
  Dan Quayle

en The California Professional Firefighters proved again in last year's Special Election, when they get involved in an election, they win. The firefighters work hard, and perhaps most importantly their judgment on important issues commands the trust of their neighbors, friends and families. The CPF endorsement is a big boost to our effort and a great way to start the election year.

en He's faced the challenge all year of convincing people that this is an important election and he has important things on the ballot, ... And that's become that much more difficult at a time Californians have become increasingly concerned about the national and state economies, rising gas prices, government's ability to respond to natural disasters – just a host of issues that seem very threatening to people that just don't seem connected to the special election.

en This bill brings some very significant reforms. It answers many of the questions that were raised by last year's extraordinarily difficult election.

en Yes, it's true that earmarks are only 1 percent of all federal spending, but earmarks have a cultural effect on Congress that is much larger than their cost. It fuses Congress together with lobbyists and creates a culture of government spending as a means to re-election, which bleeds into other areas.

en If House and Senate leaders fail to establish fiscal discipline on the (emergency) spending bill, they will probably have lost their last, best chance at restoring Congress' credibility on deficit spending issues in this election year.

en And despite a short and crowded legislative calendar, and the fact that this is an election year, I believe we must take legislative action and action within the Congress to reorganize our oversight responsibilities,
  John McCain


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