Winston Churchill used to say that we, Americans, try every other option before we finally do the right thing. After everything else… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We stand with the people of Taiwan and their democratic ways, and I am proud to be a part of reaffirming the… — Eliot Engel Copy Share Image
When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
The real problem is Barack Obama has had six years to advocate a position to fix this and he's done nothing. The… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Congress is the third branch of government... which makes every one of the 535 members of Congress 1/535th of that important one-third,… — Wesley Pruden Copy Share Image
There's nothing more powerful than someone who has the disease who can be articulate and go in front of Congress or go… — David Hyde Pierce Copy Share Image
The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become… — Bob Graham Copy Share Image
Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure… — Rick Larsen Copy Share Image
I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with [the president] trying to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate… — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
African American Congressman Bobby Rush wore a hoodie on the floor of Congress to make a point this week. And they threw… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Congress remains in total denial as our liberties are rapidly fading before our eyes. The process is propelled by unwarranted fear and… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
One of the challenges of any second-term administration is you always lose a certain amount of identification with the Congress, because everybody… — Roy Blunt Copy Share Image
The opposition leaders are opportunistic seasonal birds. Where were they when Cyclone Phailin, Hudhud, Titli, and even drought hit Odisha? Now it's… — Naveen Patnaik Copy Share Image
Tim Bee has demonstrated his toughness and his compassion, his ability to lead while at the same time listening to others. These… — Jim Kolbe Copy Share Image
The President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power in the Federal… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
I don't believe we would've had nearly as diverse a Congress if it weren't for social media. I don't think that there… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, men have more of the offices, more of the higher jobs, more of the seats in… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
Our job, which Congress gave us, was to protect consumers. That work needs to be done in our communities for people regardless… — Richard Cordray Copy Share Image
No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Presidents have absolutely gone against the will of Congress. Congress hasn't declared a war since December 7, 1941, and yet we've been… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
What’s happened is that, almost overnight, we’ve switched from democracy in real-property recording to oligarchy in real-property recording. There was no court… — Christopher Peterson Copy Share Image
President Barack Obama couldn't bring everything into existence through Congress. Because from the day that he was elected president of the United… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
We in Congress need to do everything possible to encourage and cultivate small businesses, so that they can expand and create jobs.… — Kay Hagan Copy Share Image
We had so many different presidents, including Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln - there were other founders like Hamilton, Adams - who made it… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time… — Nick Lampson Copy Share Image
One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's why somebody like a Tim Ryan can go to a bar in Youngstown just as well as in Congress and talk… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I represent a district with a really proud tradition of work and innovation in health care, both in delivery and research, so… — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
One miscalculation I made is I did not fully appreciate that the Republicans in Congress were going to just say no to… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
With a measly 18 percent of our Congress composed of women, the U.S. ranks just 77th in the world in terms of… — Jackie Speier Copy Share Image
America is living through the third economic revolution and our country doesn't really have a plan on how to deal with it,… — Andy Stern Copy Share Image
If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare... they may appoint teachers in every state... The powers of Congress would… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Now, we are seeing many of these same companies face the truth about their financial standing. Congress is faced with the challenge… — Bennie Thompson Copy Share Image
The dirty little secret is that both houses of Congress are irrelevant. ... America's domestic policy is now being run by Alan… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We cannot make the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the United States someone who has risked America's secrets and lied about this… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
If Congress wants to mess with the retirement program, why don't we let them start by changing their retirement program, and not… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
The average prison term for a convicted murderer in America is 6.5 years. The average tenure for a member of Congress is… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
To address the open question of whether we are addicted to technological devices and platforms, Congress must understand the current scientific consensus,… — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
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