"If you govern and you govern well, and you govern smart, and you govern to win, then you can win," Representative Pete Sessions, of Texas, told me.
"Forty-two years later, the freedom riders of 2003, you, are going to win," Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia and an organizer of the 1961 freedom rides, told the crowd.
Instead, it is that big case up in Washington that won Representative Graham notice, the one he is still talking about a year later even though he lost and the defendant got off.
Should the Sale winger fail to make a swift recovery, the 22-year-old Ashton is poised to join the ranks of former rugby league players who have won representative honours in both codes.
The forward began his senior career at Stockport alongside winning representative honours for Cheshire.
"It goes to show you that when women speak out, women win!" said Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader.
Mr. Livingston made a concerted, though unsuccessful, effort to win over Representative Tom Lantos, Democrat of California, a Holocaust survivor and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
This Congressional district, Ohio's 12th, has been visited and singled out as a "must win" by Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, the House minority leader.
"They figure if they shave off a few points here and a few points there in the Jewish population through lying and distortions, they can win," said Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
"It's clear the president believes that if he rushes this through before members can fully understand what's in the agreement, he can win," said Representative Peter A. DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat who opposes permanent trade status.
"We have, we think, some excellent candidates in some of the districts we must win," said Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the House Democratic whip, who is closely involved in the party's political operations.
