It is the responsibility of the government to ensure the House functions.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is crucial that the House exercises its oversight functions to ensure constitutional accountability of government agencies, especially as the bureaucracies associated with ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank flex their muscles and seek to expand their authority.
A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.
It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.
The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice.
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
So government acts as a safeguard of our property.
Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.
Though the views of members of the House and Senate are as divergent as the people we represent, we bear the responsibility to work through our political differences and get things done. That's our job.
As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.
People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.