Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) on Sunday said that Congressional leaders are not as effective at pushing bipartisan legislation as are members of the "rank and file."

"The deal that was struck between Paul Ryan and Patty Murray would never have been trotted out by John Boehner or Harry Reid if first those two budget chairmen had not agreed and the budget conferees not agreed," he said on CNN's "State of the Union."

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on Sunday criticized the narrative that the recent budget deal was a complete bipartisan success since it did nothing to reduce the federal debt.

Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers (R-MI) on Sunday said that Americans and Congress need "perspective" when reviewing the recent proposal on curbing National Security Agency surveillance practices and when considering the recent ruling by a federal judge that found that NSA practices are likely unconsitutional.

"Perspective is important," Rogers said of the court ruling on ABC's "This Week." "Yes, this one district judge that doesn't handle national security cases had a difference of opinion, that is our good system."

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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday said that he did not support amnesty for National Security agency leaker Edward Snowden, especially after Snowden offered Brazil help investigating NSA spying.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Sunday compared the National Security Agency to "Big Brother."

"And now we found out that Big Brother is truly watching you," he said on CNN's "State of the Union" about revelations about the NSA's metadata collection program.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Sunday said that it will be challenging for Democrats to maintain their majority in the Senate and that the success of Obamacare will matter greatly in the 2014 elections.

Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in November, left a rehabilitation facility Thursday and announced that he will return to his work as a congressman.

"I'm going to return to what I do," Radel said during a news conference in Florida. "No one will take away my passion when it comes to serving southwest Florida."

The number of undocumented immigrants deported from the U.S. fell to about 370,000 in 2013, from about 410,000 last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday.

The department attributed this year's number of deporations, the lowest during President Obama's administration, to its increased focus on undocumented immigrants who have committed a crime.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Thursday said that the federal government will hit the federal debt ceiling at some point in late February or early March, according to the Huffington Post.

"While this forecast is subject to inherent variability, we do not foresee any reasonable scenario in which the extraordinary measures would last for an extended period of time -- principally because the government experiences large net cash outflows in February and March due to tax refunds," Lew wrote in a letter to Congress obtained by the Huffington Post.

Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in November, left his rehabilitation center in Florida Thursday, about a month after he checked in, according to WINK News.