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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.

There's no assigned seats in the House. I spent the first couple months just getting to know my Congress. So I kind of wander around.

I like the House. The House is where you can effect the most change. It's such a fast-moving dynamic body compared to the Senate.

It is very creditable when a woman gets into politics. She does this at the expense of responsibilities toward her home and family and should be lauded for this.

A woman is subject matter enough.

Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.

Congresswomen are congresswomen - you are, sorry. And for women who want to be congressmen, there's a screw loose in their head. I'm proud of being a woman. I think 'congresswoman' is the appropriate term, and 'Madame chair' is just fine with me.

There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.

A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.

Speaker Boehner has said many times that the House of Representatives is the closest institution to the people, and he recognizes that by empowering the members to have direct input into the process.