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One hears or reads of statements by the "Congresses" and one hardly ever gets the standpoint of the African National Congress.
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Obama needs every one of the next 5 Congresses, meaning, both houses, to agree on and pass a budget that includes funding for a bill that not one single GOP member voted for.
SOLO - Sense of Life Objectivists Robert 2010
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“How many markup periods have they had over these three Congresses, and how many times has it been reported out of that subcommittee, which Senator Kennedy chairs, in all these years?”
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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At the end of that year the editors of the Congressional Quarterly wrote, The first session of the 89th, starting early and working late, passed more major legislation than most Congresses pass in two sessions.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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At the end of that year the editors of the Congressional Quarterly wrote, The first session of the 89th, starting early and working late, passed more major legislation than most Congresses pass in two sessions.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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“How many markup periods have they had over these three Congresses, and how many times has it been reported out of that subcommittee, which Senator Kennedy chairs, in all these years?”
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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At the end of that year the editors of the Congressional Quarterly wrote, The first session of the 89th, starting early and working late, passed more major legislation than most Congresses pass in two sessions.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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“How many markup periods have they had over these three Congresses, and how many times has it been reported out of that subcommittee, which Senator Kennedy chairs, in all these years?”
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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The bill appropriates in advance some $100 billion from now until 2020, making it more difficult for future Congresses or Presidents to defund it.
A Very Bad Year Pete du Pont 2011
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Oddly enough, however, what we seem to want--what has been funded by Democrat and Republican Congresses and Presidents--has remained more constant than one might think.
David Paul: Time for President Obama to Embrace His Debt Commission -- If It Is Not Too Late David Paul 2011
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