Peter Torkildsen said "I think it is a key point where you have a large group of Members, of new blood, that you can tackle some problems that really have not been addressed in the past. But the same body passed laws to address all of those wrongs, but look around you and you will also see a Congress that has not been willing to live by any of those remedies that it has offered for everyone else. Many people say Congress is out of touch with the American people. The refusal of Congress to obey many of its own laws is one reason why many people do not have confidence in the decisions that are made here." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 1, 1994

I think it is a key point where you have a large group of Members, of new blood, that you can tackle some problems that really have not been addressed in the past. But the same body passed laws to address all of those wrongs, but look around you and you will also see a Congress that has not been willing to live by any of those remedies that it has offered for everyone else. Many people say Congress is out of touch with the American people. The refusal of Congress to obey many of its own laws is one reason why many people do not have confidence in the decisions that are made here.

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Peter Torkildsen

Republican · Massachusetts

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Editor's note · Context

Torkildsen discusses the impact of the freshman class in Congress and critiques its failure to adhere to its own laws.

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