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In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.

Congressional staff members do have a considerable amount of responsibility. But in my experience, the loyalty of the vast majority of staffers to their bosses leads them to be honest brokers of information for the members they work for.

In the Congress, for every small thing, you have to consult the general secretaries.

Part of my job is to advocate on my constituents' behalf to federal agencies who aren't always responsive.

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.

I was never supposed to make it to Congress. I was a staff person.

It's Congress' job to keep an eye on the other agencies and the workings of the entire government. It is our constitutional duty.

I would say that as a government employee, I am subject to the Hatch Act.

I respect the Congress's oversight responsibility.

My job is to follow the law, not to make up the law that has been promulgated by the people or the people's representatives.