Paul Bremer

Iraq has become, for better or for worse, the front on the war on terrorism, and so we've got to do this, and I can understand why congressmen and senators would take their responsibility seriously, but I think in the end we'll get the money.

American Statesman

Michael Schiavo

What kind of government is this? This is a human being. This is not right, and I'm telling everybody you better call your congressman, because they're going to run your life.

American Celebrity

Marc Veasey

I encourage all young people who are interested in government to try and apply to work for a congressman or some other elected official because you get very good experience.

American Politician

Tony Cardenas

I am proud of the fact the community elected a congressman who was born and raised in the community. I am trying my best to be successful for the community.

Foster Friess

I very, very much want to be involved in helping those senators, congressmen, and women who support the principles that made America great.

American Businessman

Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

My dad was a loyal congressman until his death. The Congress didn't respect him after his death and filed cases against me.

Indian Politician

Jon Taffer

Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a liquor company. Rarely does a congressman stand up and defend a bar.

Seth Moulton

I think people often think of me as very intense. I'm a congressman and all, but I'm actually very laid back.

Jackie Mason

It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.

American Comedian

Rand Paul

My dad was one of only four congressmen who supported Reagan.

The term 'congressman' can be used for any gender, but 'congresswoman' is often used for females.

Gender Neutral

Sometimes 'congressman' refers to someone in a state's legislature, not just the national Congress.

Not Always Federal

'Congressman' is a political role, so expect the word in discussions about laws, policies, and government.

Political Context

 - conservatives are being targeted on the hill and in the heartland one Republican congressman told me yeah I get it about climate change but I can't take it on because I'm going to get out and evangelical and that's easy to do an evangelical conservative said we conservatives are find of anything that appears to threaten the values we hold dear

The climate change...

 more US congressmen have been convicted of assaulting someone in a public bathroom than trans people have been. The truth is we trans people are so much more scared of you than you are of us. It's a huge point of discussion in trans communities about which bathroom to start using and when,

How to talk (and listen)...

 lay in two separate parts of the brain, her doctors brought in music therapists to work with her. The therapists encouraged her to sing her thoughts, since she was incapable of speaking them. And through this technique, the congresswoman was finally able to regain her speech.

What it's like to have...

 it was clear that Prohibition had not brought the social improvements it had promised. Instead it contributed to political corruption and organized crime and was flouted by millions of citizens. At one raid on an Detroit beer hall, the local sheriff, mayor and a congressman

Prohibition: Banning...

 and I couldn't imagine that anybody would ever challenge this important piece of legislation. I was probably 30 and naive. But I heard about a congressman who had a very, very different point of view. Do you know what he called this important piece of legislation?

Esta Soler: How we...

 necessary for to get more women involved in politics and also the importance of having women included at the table when we're talking about politics so i'd like to start by introducing everyone first we have congresswoman brenda lawrence

Recruiting Women for...

 in an effort to curb rising drug costs, a congressman from Tennessee proposed an idea. He said, "If you want to tweak a drug, and you want to get another patent on it, the modified version has to be significantly better, therapeutically,

Why are drug prices so...

 congressmen and Senators and tell him you support my project here that this is for us and it's you know it's important and and people believed him you know and they and they loved him he would be assassination affected him in a rather

Tim Matheson on Playing...

 and when I was a young congressman, I was a booster. I was very enthusiastic about it. But the cost overruns and the problems in building these plants have become so severe that utilities just don't have an appetite for them.

The new urgency of...

 The risks are massive, but the pay-off -- economic, humanitarian, motivational -- it's absolutely huge. One congressman here in the United States thinks that the entire investment