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" With control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, Republicans could have used their unified control of government to... balance the budget! "

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" When I left Iraq for the last time in 2008, it was the first time I left the country better off than when I arrived. "

" Make no mistake: Republican tax cuts for the rich will bankrupt our country - and it's the grandkids of the middle class who will have to pay it back. This is wrong. "

" Congress can prevent future tragedies by requiring a background check for every gun purchase in America. "

" Our country was founded upon the principles of debate and compromise. "

" It's unequivocal: everyplace I go, the one line I can use in a speech that I know will get applause is when I say it's time for a new generation of leadership in our party. "

" The Chinese government has been clear in its goal and purpose for creating and expanding Confucius Institutes throughout the country, namely to distort academic discourse on China, threaten and silence defenders of human rights, and create a climate intolerant of dissent or open discussion. "

" Many of us have experienced the pain that comes with watching a loved one suffer with a serious illness. We also know that we would do absolutely anything it takes to help them beat it. "

" Children and other Americans with limited or non-existent credit histories are particularly vulnerable to having the SSNs misused for synthetic identities. "

" The number of Pelosi allies who have come to me and told me to back off, that I'm not doing the right thing, is exactly zero. The number of members of the caucus who voted for her, who have checked to see who was listening and then patted me on the back and then said, 'Keep going Seth, you're doing the right thing,' is literally dozens. "

" As a member of the House Pro-Choice Caucus and a strong defender of a woman's right to choose, my bottom line here is this: women have a constitutional right to access abortion. "

" One of my top priorities in Congress is making sure every American who wants to serve our country has the opportunity to do so. "

" In the House gym - I go every day, in fact; I'm part of a bipartisan workout group. There's one that does this P90X that's kind of like dancing around and whatnot. And then there's one that does CrossFit. And I'll just say Paul Ryan and I are not in the same workout group. "

" History is full of people with great ideas, but leaders also need to ensure their visions become reality. "

" It is absolutely absurd that someone who is deemed unsafe to get on an airplane is allowed to buy a gun in America. It's truly absurd. "

" Flooding is the costliest and most common cause of property damage, which is why federal flood insurance should be affordable and accessible to all. "

" The greatest honor of my life was to lead these men in my platoon, even though it was a war that I and they disagreed with. "

" Greatness is accomplishing the unrequired - doing what is right beyond what is expected. "

" I voted against H.R. 1119, which would weaken emissions standards for coal refuse power plants. "

" Donald Trump obviously knows nothing about what it's like to put your life on the line for your country. He's never risked his life for anything. "

" We need to stand up to Donald Trump and the Republicans, but we also need to stand up against our own party establishment when it's on the wrong side of an issue. "

" I have and will continue to oppose any legislation that would undermine the important consumer protections provided under Dodd-Frank. "

" I'm someone who's seen firsthand the effects of gun violence. I've had to carry a gun to do my job in the war. And I know as well as anyone that this violence has no place on our streets, in our schools, in our concerts, so we've got to do something about it. "

" I voted against H.R. 4293, the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017, which would modify the regulatory oversight of certain financial institutions in a way that is likely to expose our economy to greater risk. "

" We need leaders who are willing to stand up, drive the debate, and commit our fellow citizens to action. "

" Rather than play politics with funding our government, pitting one group against another, we should make strong investments in our future. "

" The Democratic Party has had a real problem with recruitment because the party too often looks at just who's next in line in the party to run rather than in finding inspiring new leaders. "

" The Democratic Party has been a party of reaction - a party of opposition, complaining about Trump and the Republicans, rather than offering a lot of our own ideas and our own vision. And my view is that if Democrats want to start winning again, we have to start leading again. "

" Whether you're earning income because you have money sitting in the bank or a stock account somewhere, you should be taxed on that income fairly and the same. "

" My battalion motto in the Marines was, 'Whatever it takes,' and I'm going to do whatever it takes to help win back the House in 2018. "

" As congressional Republicans and the Trump administration continue to attack the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it came as no surprise that the House voted on two bills that would weaken emissions standards and, as a result, put our public health at risk. "