But they could tell their more conservative constituents that the bill had not actually become law.

He tells his constituents that congressmen should serve no more than 12 consecutive years.

"And they are telling their loyal constituents, 'This is our message.' "

"We are taking the town out of the 18th century and projecting it into the 21st," he once told his constituents.

It has been a very long time since American officials told their constituents that they would have to make some sacrifices for the common good.

It's time for each of us to stand and be counted and tell our constituents where we are.

But you can't slide away from a vow to retire by telling your constituents you're still working on it.

What are we to tell our constituents who ask for research before reassurance, wherever it leads?

What should I tell my constituents who are afraid?

Harsh and heavy, they told their constituents, were the burdens of public service.