Quotes about Congress

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think. Votes: 7

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. Votes: 7

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. Votes: 6

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Votes: 6

Congress: Bingo with billions. Votes: 5

Congress doesn't hate Congress. Votes: 5

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it. Votes: 5

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. Votes: 5

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress. Votes: 5

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them. Votes: 5

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. Votes: 5

I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision. Votes: 5

With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke. Votes: 5

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress. Votes: 5

We're half the people; we should be half the Congress. Votes: 4

Congress has an obligation to protect our country's natural beauty, embodied in our nation's parks, rivers, and breathtaking landscapes. Votes: 4

Do something, Congress. Do anything. Votes: 3

Congress is not an ATM. Votes: 3

Congress is back in season. Votes: 3

I am Congress; I'm president, Votes: 3

Congress constitutionally lacks general police powers. Votes: 3

The Congress is a power-oriented party. Votes: 3

Congress: America's only true criminal class. Votes: 3

Congress is deadlocked and can't act. Votes: 3

To get Congress to do anything. Votes: 3

I ran for Congress, just once. Votes: 3

I have a Congress on my hands. Votes: 3

Congress, the legislative stone in America's urethra. Votes: 3

Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue. Votes: 3

Congress requires states to draw single-member districts. Votes: 3

It's time Congress got its priorities straight. Votes: 3

Librarian of Congress: It's a librarian's dream. Votes: 3

Congress never loses its capacity to disappoint you. Votes: 3

Congress shall pass no law that exempts themselves! Votes: 3

Congress is a Mafia running a protection racket.. . Votes: 3

Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores. Votes: 3

Congress is the Justin Bieber of our government Votes: 3

Congress does two things well: nothing and overreacting. Votes: 3

I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled. Votes: 3

I came to Congress to help reduce spending. Votes: 3

In Congress, it's all pork, all the time. Votes: 3

Congress is responsible for every major change in India Votes: 3

Washington D.C.! Congress is full of self-declared outsiders. Votes: 3

In Congress the majority governs, but the minority rules. Votes: 3

Too much screaming in Congress. Too much screaming everywhere. Votes: 3

Congress does investigations better than they do anything else. Votes: 3

If India is computer, Congress is its default program. Votes: 3

Congress has no power to make any religious establishments. Votes: 3

Congress doesn't regulate Wall Street. Wall Street regulates Congress. Votes: 3

People like Congress more than their health insurance companies. Votes: 3

Obstruction of Congress in our work is a crime. Votes: 3

We have the best Congress that money can buy. Votes: 3

I know that Congress will do the right thing. Votes: 3

The US is safest when Congress is in recess. Votes: 3

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations. Votes: 3

The people are responsible for the character of their Congress. Votes: 3

I represent more Native Americans than anyone else in Congress. Votes: 3

In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility. Votes: 3

Stiffening the spine of progressive members of Congress is crucial. Votes: 3

The Congress has now become a fairly evenly divided entity. Votes: 3

Nothing but widespread suffering will produce any effect on Congress Votes: 3

Our founding fathers never intended that Congress be a career. Votes: 3

You can't repeal human nature by an Act of Congress. Votes: 3

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime. Votes: 3

The Congress is pretty powerful if it wants to be. Votes: 3

Congress can't take the year off, election or no election. Votes: 3

Congress is like first grade, only not as well behaved. Votes: 3

Perhaps our Congress will be Exalted on a high Gallows. Votes: 3

The Congress of Vienna does not walk, but it dances. Votes: 3

Our Congress is the finest body of men money can buy. Votes: 3

Our runaway judiciary is badly in need of restraint by Congress. Votes: 3

Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family. Votes: 3

I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress. Votes: 3

My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books. Votes: 3

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress. Votes: 3

As Negro voting increased, Congress got an improved sense of hearing. Votes: 3

People don't want Congress dictating what light fixtures they can use. Votes: 3

This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership. Votes: 3

Congress is not a party which fades when not in power Votes: 3

A one-hour work-week...would minimize the damage that Congress can do. Votes: 3

Term limits would make Congress bolder, more independent, and less risk-averse. Votes: 3

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out. Votes: 3

I probably hold more town halls than any member of Congress. Votes: 3

After over 200 years, not even a fifth of Congress is women. Votes: 3

If Iran invaded Israel, it's up to Congress to declare war. Votes: 3

I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress. Votes: 3

We don't need a "New Covenant." We need a new Congress. Votes: 3

Pigs are smarter than dogs, and both are smarter than Congress. Votes: 3

And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too. Votes: 3

Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of production and trade... Votes: 3

9/11 references are like Lay's potato chips...no Congress can make just one. Votes: 3

I fundamentally believe in term limits, for Congress, presidents, and board members. Votes: 3

There is no getting around it; Congress is failing the American people. Votes: 3

The time is now for Congress to address health care in America. Votes: 3

Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions. Votes: 3

Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act. Votes: 3

Americans want to have what members of Congress have: guaranteed health coverage. Votes: 3

Our nation suffers when Congress fails to pay America's bills on time. Votes: 3

If bribery is good enough for Congress, it's good enough for me. Votes: 3

I have a reputation for being the hardest working person in Congress. Votes: 3

I'm just going to let my record in Congress speak for itself. Votes: 3

If we took Congress seriously, we would be worrying all the time. Votes: 3

Some members of Congress are among the best actors in the world. Votes: 3

Serving in Congress is like having a second shot at high school. Votes: 3

I am the first podiatrist to serve in the U.S. Congress. Votes: 3

You had to be tough to be a female member of Congress. Votes: 3

Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists. Votes: 3

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city Votes: 3

My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. Votes: 3

I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. Votes: 3

Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress. Votes: 3

From early on, everything I did was calculated to being elected to Congress. Votes: 3

I am an excellent eviscerator of chickens… a helpful skill in Congress. Votes: 3

The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president. Votes: 3

This Congress is out of control and in desperate need of adult supervision. Votes: 3

Granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect. Votes: 3

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city. Votes: 3

Members of Congress must live according to the same laws as everyone else. Votes: 3

If we are to change America, we must change the United States Congress. Votes: 3

Congress has a responsibility to review research paid for by hard-working American taxpayers. Votes: 3

When Congress talks of tax reform, grab your wallet and run for cover. Votes: 3

It is time for Congress to save the Postal Service, not dismantle it. Votes: 3

This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend. Votes: 3

The people can change Congress but only God can change the Supreme Court. Votes: 3

We applaud Congress for extending equitable abortion coverage to female Peace Corps volunteers. Votes: 3

With scientific advances, Congress must now make changes to reflect new therapeutic options. Votes: 3

Unfortunately, Congress is protecting the profits of those opposed to protecting the planet. Votes: 3

It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye. Votes: 3

Congress first took action against steroids by passing The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990. Votes: 3

To say Congress is spending like drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors. Votes: 3

The establishment of the chaplainship to Congress is a palpable violation of ... constitutional principles. Votes: 3

[Congress] and their cronies secure more than one hundred billion dollars in corporate welfare Votes: 3

Every member Congress is under the threat of being destroyed by the Israeli lobby. Votes: 3

Thanks to President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S 2195 into law. Votes: 3

As a Member of Congress, I've continued my family's tradition of focusing on education. Votes: 3

U.S. Constitution declares rather unambiguously that Congress has the responsibility to "declare war. Votes: 3

We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works. Votes: 3

Our immigration system is not broken. We don't need, and Congress shouldn't enact, amnesty. Votes: 3

The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term. Votes: 3

Some members of Congress ought to have their mouths taped instead of their speeches. Votes: 3

Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented. Votes: 3

[Congress] can just make [Mitt] Romney president. And we'd be like, "All right, fine." Votes: 3

Only Congress has the authority to adequately and holistically address our broken immigration system. Votes: 3

Congress will always couple one bad idea with another, the better to 'offset' them. Votes: 3

We don't need to allow any more Nancy Pelosies to wind up in Congress. Votes: 3

The United States Congress, like a lot of rich people, lives in two houses. Votes: 3

Oh, if only I could be President and Congress, too, just for ten minutes. Votes: 3

I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis. Votes: 3

I told the Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere. Votes: 3

If I was in Congress, I would not vote to raise the debt ceiling. Votes: 3

We've had a Congress that's spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop. Votes: 3

The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemeanors. Votes: 3

It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress. Votes: 3

I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am. Votes: 3

When I ran for Congress I promised to help make health care affordable again. Votes: 3

As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain. Votes: 3

A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about. Votes: 3

I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it. Votes: 3

Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented. Votes: 3

Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war. Votes: 3

In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress. Votes: 3

There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress. Votes: 3

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on. Votes: 3

There are so many women on the floor of Congress, it looks like a mall Votes: 3

If there's a major foreign policy event, the President gets on TV, the Congress doesn't. Votes: 3

Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work. Votes: 3

Santiago Martinez Delgado made a Master piece in the Colombian Congress building worthy of admiration ... Votes: 3

I would not have a woman go to Congress merely because she is a woman. Votes: 3

Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984. Votes: 3

Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress. Votes: 3

I could be an idiot, or I can serve in Congress, but I repeat myself. Votes: 3

[The Library of Congress] is a multimedia encyclopedia. These are the tentacles of a nation. Votes: 3

I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won't be the last. Votes: 3

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public. Votes: 3

Congress has lost its way if we don't hold this President accountable for his actions. Votes: 3

Your brother doesn't have to be speaker for your voice to be heard in Congress Votes: 3

I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary. Votes: 3

Gabby Giffords was a mentor of mine in the state Legislature and also in Congress. Votes: 3

My career in Congress is a story of before Sandy Hook and after Sandy Hook. Votes: 3

On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia. Votes: 3

You have to be local. You have to focus on your local members of Congress. Votes: 3

Congress is good at doing two things: one is nothing, and the other is overreacting. Votes: 3

Dont count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it. Votes: 3

Farmers, get out your sense of humor. Congress meets to relieve you again next week. Votes: 3

Hurray! Congress is to adjourn! Only four more days of Congressional burglary on the Treasury! Votes: 3

Don't count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it. Votes: 3

America, where thanks to Congress, there are forty million laws to enforce the Ten Commandments. Votes: 3

There are so many women on the floor of Congress, it looks like a mall. Votes: 3

it is a longstanding principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress. Votes: 3

Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress. Votes: 3

Redistricting and a broken, polarized Congress have made it tough to be a moderate in Congress. Votes: 3

Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language's most offensive C-word. Votes: 3

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. Votes: 3

The president doesn't get a line-item veto, so all the budgetary approps stuff is with Congress. Votes: 3

I don't think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress. Votes: 3

I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill. Votes: 3

I believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together. Votes: 3

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service. Votes: 3

President Obama projects a strong offense, but he faces a rebellious Congress focused on state's rights. Votes: 3

Congress seems to believe that 'Children are our future' is a phrase coined by tobacco advertisers. Votes: 3

Memo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid! Votes: 3

Congress would exclude slavery from any territory that in the future might be acquired from Mexico. Votes: 3

Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged. Votes: 3

Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms. Votes: 3

You spend a couple million dollars running for Congress, people get tired of seeing your face. Votes: 3

It has been a top priority of Congress to reduce the drug costs of all seniors. Votes: 3

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress. Votes: 3

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Votes: 3

What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary? Votes: 3

Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but only those specifically enumerated. Votes: 3

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly. Votes: 3

When you have a gutless Congress a lawless president can do pretty much what he chooses. Votes: 3

Congress can grant a waiver [for General James Mattis ] and has done that once in history. Votes: 3

Congress shall never disarm any citizen unless such as are or have been in actual rebellion. Votes: 3

One of my top priorities in Congress is to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. Votes: 3

Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends. Votes: 3

A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress. Votes: 3

There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act. Votes: 3

We can't wait for Congress to do its job. So where they won't act, I will. Votes: 3

When I make a joke, nobody gets injured... when Congress makes a joke, it's the law. Votes: 3

Democrats may be in the minority in Congress, but we speak for the majority of Americans. Votes: 3

Usually the president is kind of the initiator of the idea, then Congress makes it work. Votes: 3

We need a Skilled India but Congress has created a Scam India in the last 10 years. Votes: 3

Being a farmer is a great qualification to have to serve in the United States Congress. Votes: 3

It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act. Votes: 3

I have one desire: That is to have a principle-based, member-driven Congress. Period. That's what I want. Votes: 3

If women could go into your Congress, I think justice would soon be done to the Indians. Votes: 3

Congress knew Coolidge would veto the farm bill. There was more politics than relief in that bill. Votes: 3

Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes. Votes: 3

I would love to do an unauthorized biography about Congress... It's like a secret society up there. Votes: 3

I was elected six times to represent southern Arizona, in the State Legislature and then in Congress. Votes: 3

Do you remember the good ol' days when Congress was only unsafe if you were an intern. Votes: 3

The pro-growth policies of Congress have helped created new jobs in the region and across the country. Votes: 3

Congress is furious at the Secret Service for consorting with hookers, which has traditionally been Congress's role. Votes: 3

I think Democrats in Congress love Israel. Our relationship with Israel depends on a strong bipartisan relationship. Votes: 3

Clean air is a basic right. The responsibility to ensure that falls to Congress and the president. Votes: 3

REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress. Votes: 3

Some statesmen go to Congress and some go to jail. It is the same thing, after all. Votes: 3

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress at work. Votes: 3

Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it. Votes: 3

The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken. Votes: 3

Congress, even with its frustrations, is the greatest instrument for justice and human welfare in the world. Votes: 3

The Constitution says Congress has complete control over who is and who is not a US citizen. Votes: 3

I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders. Votes: 3

The Constitution says Congress has complete control over who is and who is not a US citizen. Votes: 3

I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity. Votes: 3

The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; its broken. One of our three branches of government is broken. Votes: 3

Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label. Votes: 3

If a star football player can have a mythical girlfriend, why can't I have a mythical Congress? Votes: 3

I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. Votes: 3

Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great. Votes: 3

Mission creep is not unique to Congress. It is endemic to all arms of the federal government.... Votes: 3

There are more whooping cranes in the United States of America than there are women in Congress. Votes: 3

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can. Votes: 3

It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-biased media and the homosexuals who want to destroy all Christians. Votes: 3

One poll showed that Americans have a higher opinion of witches, the IRS and hemorrhoids than Congress Votes: 3

The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'. Votes: 3

Our lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session. Votes: 3

Sport has been called the last bastion of male domination. Unfortunately, there are others - Congress, for instance. Votes: 3

Don't you dare besmirch the name of Congress. They are patriotic Americans trying to dress and feed themselves. Votes: 3

Promoting job creation and economic growth in the Hudson Valley is one of my top priorities in Congress. Votes: 3

Congress is best viewed from a distance"”the farther the better"”because up close, it is truly ugly, Votes: 3

I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress. Votes: 3

Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network. Votes: 3

I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care. Votes: 3

The Brady Act was passed in response to what Congress described as an 'epidemic of gun violence.' Votes: 3

My golf-loving friend Bob Hope asked me what my handicap was, so I told him - the Congress. Votes: 3

During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together. Votes: 3

One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank. Votes: 3

Last time Congress passed a major six-year transportation bill was in 1997, since then there have been 21 short-term extensions. Votes: 3

The Congress fights not with violent but with nonviolent means, however imperfect, however crude the nonviolence may be. Votes: 3

Congress may be going home for the holidays soon. How can you beat a Christmas gift like that? Votes: 3

When women go off together we call it separatism. When men go off together we call it Congress. Votes: 3

Members of Congress are like the voters in one respect -- they want to go with the winners. Votes: 3

Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now Votes: 3

The member of Congress who is not making a career of politics looks quite differently at the world. Votes: 3

There are people in Congress who aren't very bright. In fact, some of them are just plain brain-dead. Votes: 3

About the only time Congress conforms to the will of the people is when it decides to adjourn. Votes: 3

As I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible. Votes: 3

I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation. Votes: 3

A territory cannot become a state or a nation unless Congress approves legislation and the president signs it. Votes: 3

Divide and rule is the way Congress does their politics while we say let's unite and do development. Votes: 3

We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel. Votes: 3

Hillary's explanation of the Libyan action to Congress was so good, I wonder who explained it to her? Votes: 3

Destruction of the churches and the like is not the way to Swaraj as defined by the Congress. Votes: 3

We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them. Votes: 3

Congress' passing of the omnibus spending bill without reading it shows more than anything why they can't be trusted. Votes: 3

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team. Votes: 3

Maryland needs someone in Congress who will fight to create jobs, stop out-of-control government spending and defend small businesses. Votes: 3

I think the dignity of Congress and the dignity of the country demands something more than merely censure here. Votes: 3

Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of the populace that somebody else will pay Votes: 3

Congress voted for tougher laws on corporations. So now when a corporation buys a senator, they need a receipt. Votes: 3

Congress consists of one-third, more or less, scoundrels; two-thirds, more or less, idiots; and three-thirds, more or less, poltroons. Votes: 3

Most people do not realize that there was a paid chaplain in Congress even before the Revolutionary War ended. Votes: 3

When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes. Votes: 3

After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies. Votes: 3

Congress is the most powerful branch. It can expand a progressive society, or it can block a progressive society. Votes: 3

Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress. Votes: 3

American voters should understand that Congress will always find a way to spend every last dollar sent to Washington. Votes: 3

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond their terms in office. Votes: 3

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act. Votes: 3

The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government. Votes: 3

Before being elected to Congress, I oversaw the Cook County Hospital System as a Cook County Commissioner for 10 years. Votes: 3

The First Amendment was not intended to withdraw the Christian religion as a whole from the protection of Congress. Votes: 3

Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress. Votes: 3

There is no debate in the scientific community...We need [Congress] to change things, not to deny what's happening. Votes: 3

If our men and women in uniform are restricted from buying first-class airfare, the same should apply to Congress. Votes: 3

Reducing health costs and increasing access to health care are worthy goals that every Member of Congress should support. Votes: 3

Modi Model of Development is more a hype than reality, and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development. Votes: 3

Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors. Votes: 3

$100,000 donors buy access to Congress and the White House. We believe it's long past time to clean up Washington. Votes: 3

Congress has scarcely any thing to employ them, and complain that the place [Washington, D.C.] is remarkably dull. Votes: 3

My Worst Political Move of the 2015 Year. John Boehner inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to address the joint session of Congress. Votes: 3

They're saying President Obama doesn't have any friends. The problem is that he can't get Congress to approve one. Votes: 3

From his proceedings in Congress, he appears demented, and his actings and doings inspire my pity more than anger. Votes: 3

I'm more concerned about members of Congress being drug-free than I am about members of the Yankees or Giants. Votes: 3

I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress. Votes: 3

Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state Votes: 3

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose. Votes: 3

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also. Votes: 3

Today I am announcing that I will not seek a tenth term in the United States Congress this November. Votes: 3

I wish I could set deadlines for the Congress, but that's just not the way the Constitution is written. Votes: 3

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness. Votes: 3

How many times will this Congress waste time on an issue that a majority of Americans do not want? Votes: 3

Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess? Votes: 3

I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students. Votes: 3

I think Congress has spent enough time on ethics. I think it's time they moved on to something else. Votes: 3

The Israelis have a lot of influence with Congress, and in some cases they are able to buy influence. Votes: 3

I'm more concerned about members of Congress being drug-free than I am about members of the Yankees or Giants Votes: 3

If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it. Votes: 3

Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state. Votes: 3

Congress no longer declares war or makes budgets. So that's the end of the constitution as a working machine. Votes: 3

I doubt that Congress would pass on the opportunity to make sure that our children were safe from terrorists. Votes: 3

When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth. Votes: 3

Instead of marginalizing women, Congress must get to work on policies that can foster job creation and fuel economic growth. Votes: 3

A lot about Congress is about forming good working relationships with people, and humor can really help you do that. Votes: 3

It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act. Votes: 3

The goal for me is to be as expansive as possible, and the Library of Congress offers so many resources. Votes: 3

If you tell Congress everything about the world situation, they get hysterical. If you tell them nothing, they go fishing. Votes: 3

To gain support in U.S. Congress and from other nations requires clarity, an acceptable mission and an explicit outcome. Votes: 3

When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth, Votes: 3

Despite the goings-on in Congress, I don't believe the USA is bordering on madness. I believe Mexico and Canada are. Votes: 3

President Bush has urged people to get back to normal and today Congress announced that they are accepting bribes again. Votes: 3

The failed stimulus, along with Obamacare's long list of failures, show what happens when Congress passes laws in a rush. Votes: 3

Together, we will protect the sanctity of life, ensuring early next Congress that no federal funds are used for abortion. Votes: 3

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress. Votes: 3

We need to be calling out the flaws and misguided decisions of the Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration. Votes: 3

I was a heart surgeon before I came to Congress, and I've worked many holidays on behalf of my patients. Votes: 3

Charity requires sacrifice, and members of Congress could set a good example of charity by giving up their pay increase. Votes: 3

Not a single time have we gotten a right from Congress or from the President. We get them from God. Votes: 3

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses. Votes: 3

Nothing gets done (in Congress) unless it's bipartisan. And the reason that matters is that it's a function of reality. Votes: 3

I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick. Votes: 3

What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves. Votes: 3

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. Votes: 3

The Congress as I see, does not belong to me or to you, but it belongs to the whole country. Votes: 3

Everyone in America seems to be joining an organization of some kind, and in Congress one hears from them all. Votes: 3

Now that judges embrace forcibly starving someone to death, Congress should use its appropriation power to starve the judicial budget. Votes: 3

The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today. Votes: 3

The atmosphere is different in Congress after September 11. Terrorism is no longer an abstract issue, but a real, tangible threat. Votes: 3

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation. Votes: 3

I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them. Votes: 3

Don't people know that they don't have to heckle the president of the United States? That's what Congress is for. Votes: 3

[Campaign sign when running for Congress in 1967:] Vote for me or I will hold my breath until I turn blue. Votes: 3

I'm glad you asked me that. This gives me the perfect opportunity to talk about the problems with this Congress... Votes: 3

Bureaucracy has committed murder here in the greater New Orleans area, and bureaucracy has to stand trial before Congress now. Votes: 3

Congress is always willing to appropriate money for more and bigger paved roads, anywhere -- particularly if they form loops. Votes: 3

It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts. Votes: 3

The security intended to the general liberty consists in the frequent election and in the rotation of the members of Congress. Votes: 3

The Emoluments section shares with the Constitution. That`s not a law that Congress could change or the president could ignore. Votes: 3

In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent. Votes: 3

In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. Votes: 3

I hear people who are worried about climate change tell me, oh, Congress that's gridlock, that's not where the action is. Votes: 3

I strongly support SNAP and will continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to provide adequate funding to this important program. Votes: 3

Congress has the power to legislate with regard to activity that, in the aggregate, has a substantial effect on interstate commerce. Votes: 3

The presidents against Congress, the Senate is against the House, people are against politicians, and I'm against cats in the house. Votes: 3

I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress. Votes: 3

Next time a man tells you talk is cheap, ask him if he knows how much a session of Congress costs. Votes: 3

They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men. Votes: 3

Martha Stewart was convicted of four counts of lying and obstruction of justice and could serve up to 20 years in Congress. Votes: 3

I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate. Votes: 3

I never thought I would run for Congress. If you look back at a certain reality TV show, you know that. Votes: 3

In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president. Votes: 3

No law can give Congress a backbone if it refuses to stand off as the coequal branch the Constitution made it. Votes: 3

It's a lie! I am not an anti-Semite. The World Jewish Congress supported me and said that I am not anti-Semitic. Votes: 3

Copyrights have not expired, and will not expire, so long as Congress is free to be bought to extend them again. Votes: 3

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? Votes: 3

Professional politicians are busy looking out for their jobs. Send me to Congress so I can look out for your job. Votes: 3

Whether ours shall be a government of laws and not of men is now for Congress and ultimately the American people. Votes: 3

Let me make the newspapers, and I care not what is preached in the pulpit or what is enacted in Congress. Votes: 3

I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things that could have been done better. Votes: 3

Let me make the newspapers, and I care not what is preached in the pulpit or what is enacted in Congress Votes: 3

It's August, which means Congress is on recess and Mitch McConnell has shimmied back into the ocean to seek a mate. Votes: 3

That might be between BJP and Kejriwal. So far as Congress party is concerned, we are fighting this election to win. Votes: 3

Having plead guilty, I do not believe that I am any different than the vast majority of the members of Congress. Votes: 3

Keith Ellison is an organizer's organizer.He's one of the only Muslims in Congress, so you have a big statement there. Votes: 3

My family was actually homeless for several years when I was a kid. It's a bit unusual for a member of Congress. Votes: 3

The First Amendment only says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' It can disrespect all it wants. Votes: 3

Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation. Votes: 3

In the past, there have been a range of treaties that divided Congress and every administration was able to get them through. Votes: 3

As we enter into the 110th Congress, it is imperative that we address ethics reforms needed to make this institution run correctly. Votes: 3

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress. Votes: 3

The administration still wants to govern from the far-left and that's going to produce kind a partisan result here in the Congress. Votes: 3

You could transfer Congress over to run Standard Oil or General Motors, and they would have both things bankrupt in two years. Votes: 3

It is not true that Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. Drunken sailors spend their own money. Congress spends our money. Votes: 3

I guess the optimistic thing is that those people in Congress who are climate deniers, I think their time has run out. Votes: 3

Most of our country's serious problems can be laid at the feet of Congress and the White House and not at capitalism. Votes: 3

Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran. Votes: 3

In the absence of a Congress ready to act to reduce gun violence, we will keep working to create a different Congress. Votes: 3

Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress? Votes: 3

Let's say [Donald] Trump wins. Is Congress going to let him build a wall on the Mexican border? I don't think so. Votes: 3

President Obama thinks he can use emotion to bring pressure on Congress. But that's not how adults with power respond to things. Votes: 3

If a trip is worth taking, members of Congress should be prepared to justify paying for it out of their office accounts. Votes: 3

They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men. Votes: 3

I could say, as a member of Congress, we usually get an alert if something is going to happen at the Capitol. Votes: 3

Once Congress establishes that one person can live at the expense of another, it pays for everyone to try to do so. Votes: 3

I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us. Votes: 3

I hope to see the bringing together of all the best educated people of the earth into a worldwide Congress of Scientists. Votes: 3

Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree. Votes: 3

I was a candidate in 1991. There was virtually a wave for Ram Mandir. In 1989 also, there was a wave - anti-Congress wave. Votes: 3

A man or a woman who serves the country with all his or her heart stands on par with the tallest Congress-man. Votes: 3

There are only two economists in Congress and hundreds of lawyers. Does that explain why the government is in such a mess? Votes: 3

Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. Votes: 3

It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one. Votes: 3

The president [Barack Obama] did introduce a jobs bill that could not clear Congress. The Republicans simply would not work with him. Votes: 3

I wouldn't mind showering in the rain, if there weren't so many naked men holding umbrellas standing behind me. Who invited Congress? Votes: 3

I hope to see the bringing together of all the best educated people of the earth into a worldwide Congress of Scientists. Votes: 3

One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families. Votes: 3

I want the Congress that really is going to listen to the people. I really don't care what party it is anymore. Votes: 3

It's not fair to say that Congress spends money like a drunk sailor. At least the sailor is spending his own money! Votes: 3

Intelligence is playing a more important role in policymaker decisions than I think I've ever seen in my time in Congress or before. Votes: 3

Congress is going to start tinkering with the Ten Commandments just as soon as they find someone in Washington who has read them. Votes: 3

For me to dominate the Congress in spite of these fundamental differences is almost a species of violence which I must refrain from. Votes: 3

Most of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies. Votes: 3

Yes, [I am accusing the CIA of] misleading the Congress of the United States, misleading the Congress of the United States. I am. Votes: 3

Can we please rename The Sandy Relief Bill to the Supplemental Iraq War Funding Bill so the GOP Congress can vote for it? Votes: 3

It is hard sometimes to get the Congress to do what you want to do and you have to keep working at it. Votes: 3

The laws of Congress and the laws of physics have grown increasingly divergent, and the laws of physics are not likely to yield. Votes: 3

Anybody that brings up amnesty in this Congress, we need to just take the scarlet 'A' for amnesty and pin it on them. Votes: 3

Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders. Votes: 3

The Constitution grants only Congress - not the president - the power 'to borrow money on the credit of the United States.' Votes: 3

Low oil prices played a part in a major move by Congress voting to end the 40-year-old ban on exporting American crude oil. Votes: 3

Never be easy for any president to deal with any Congress. But republicans got to work together. We got to get things done. Votes: 3

Congress would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted, and if Congress could give it to them. Votes: 3

I would like to see this group in this Congress be starting the process to get ourselves on long term fiscal strong footing. Votes: 3

The Court today holds the Congress may say that some of the poor are too poor even to go bankrupt. I cannot agree. Votes: 3

The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. Votes: 3

I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal. Votes: 3

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job. Votes: 3

The budget is like a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, then reaches in and tries to pull real ones out. Votes: 3

The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror...so today I vetoed it Votes: 3

A bogus Congress register can never lead you to Swaraj any more than a paper boat can help you to sail across the Padma. Votes: 3

I know I'm representing the Library of Congress, all the people of the United States and, of course, the Latinos and Latinas as well. Votes: 3

I doubt that I am the first member of Congress to tell off a reporter, and I am sure I won't be the last, Votes: 3

The laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no longer supreme or binding. Votes: 3

During my first term in Congress, I signed a pledge that I will take no more earmarks and I've been faithful to that pledge. Votes: 3

Congress is responsible for everything and unable to do anything, hated by the public creditors, insulted by the soldiers and unsupported by the citizens. Votes: 3

We have a lot of talented people in this Congress, and we can avoid a lot of unintended consequences if we just included them. Votes: 3

What five members of the Supreme Court say the law is may be something vastly different from what Congress intended the law to be. Votes: 3

The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them. Votes: 3

We have gone into a war, an unelected president sending us into a war that the Congress frankly had no right, I believe, to authorize. Votes: 3

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places. Votes: 3

The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the people, I appeal. Votes: 3

I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress. Votes: 3

I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come. Votes: 3

I could run for Congress. Why not? Good heavens, if Ronald Reagan can be president, I ought to make a great secretary of the treasury. Votes: 3

I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State. Votes: 3

Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected. Votes: 3

I did subscribe to the freedom movement and I was much closer to the Congress than to the Akali party. It is a communal party. Votes: 3

What I feel most strongly here being in Congress is kind of the burden - the good burden - of representing all of our military. Votes: 3

You know they say the most dangerous person of the world is a member of the United States Congress just home from a three-day fact-finding trip. Votes: 3

Like you, I'm fed up with business as usual in Washington. Send me to Congress, and I won't tweak our broken system. I'll shut it down. Votes: 3

The airheads of Congress will keep their own plush healthcare plan - it's the rest of us guinea pigs who will be thrown to the wolves. Votes: 3

Congress should know how to levy taxes, and if it doesn't know how to collect them, then a man is a fool to pay the taxes. Votes: 3

When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win. Votes: 3

At face value, the U.S. Congress, there is a - they have a long way to go before they fully appreciate and understand Iranian people. Votes: 3

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut. Votes: 3

When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.' Votes: 3

A new survey says one in three adults will be dressing up for Halloween. As for me, I'm not going to do anything. I'm going as Congress. Votes: 3

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known. Votes: 3

For me, the Congress party is now my life, the people of India are my life, and I will fight for the people of India and for this party Votes: 3

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line. Votes: 3

For the first 10 years of my life in Congress, I had been too timid to tell the truth as I saw it. In a way I had betrayed my trust. Votes: 3

A republican stands up in congress and says 'I GOT A REALLY BAD IDEA!!' and the democrat stands up after him and says 'AND I CAN MAKE IT SHITTIER!! Votes: 3

When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.' Votes: 3

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving. Votes: 3

If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one.... Votes: 3

The salary of a member of Congress ends the day that he of she leaves office. Votes: 2

Write letters to your editors, write to your members of Congress, and write to your news stations. Votes: 2

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress. Votes: 2

For me, the Congress party is now my life, the people of India are my life, and I will fight for the people of India and for this party. Votes: 2

It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's number one public health problem. Votes: 2

My entire family has been with the Congress right from the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is in our blood and as a loyalist, I am always there for Congress. Votes: 2

Republican leadership in Congress let the energy companies write the energy bill that sent prices soaring, and has turned a blind eye to the struggles of working families trying to make ends meet. Votes: 2

Don't divide the world into 'them' and 'us.' Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours. Votes: 2

We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money. Votes: 2

Being a physician, you can either treat the symptoms or cure the disease. This Congress has been treating the symptoms. It's time we cure the disease and take care of the problems that are underlying our poor economy. Votes: 2

If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and not to the Democratic Congress of the Carter years, which rejected it. Votes: 2

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour? Votes: 2

Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President. Votes: 2