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Congress should get the job done.

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut.

Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.

This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.

It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act.

It is past time for Congress to get serious about our spending crisis and impose fiscal restraint.

While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time to restore civility in Congress. It's time for action where action is needed - all politics aside.

Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.

We already spend too few days in Congress working on meaningful legislation; we simply can't afford to waste more time on legislation that doesn't move the needle to improve the lives of everyday Americans.