The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle - a mere counter in a grotesque and knavish game.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
President Obama's reelection started the countdown for lawmakers to address the fiscal cliff and the statutory debt limit. Unless the President and… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
If [lawmakers] lose elections in part because of their votes on the background-check bill or their position on the terror gap bill,… — Chris Murphy Copy Share Image
A Muslim is a person who follows Allah's laws without question. Sharia is our law. No interpretation is needed, nor are laws… — Abdul Sattar Abu Risha Copy Share Image
When lawmakers start to make laws that hurt single women, often the women that they're hurting the most are not the economically… — Rebecca Traister Copy Share Image
As state and federal lawmakers debate the country's energy policies and Colorado's role in the ever-expanding energy economy, let's hope they remember… — Bob Beauprez Copy Share Image
There are online forms you can fill out to send to your lawmakers, demanding that nothing - nothing at all or in… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
The American people deserve to know that their elected leaders play by the exact same rules that they play by and that… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
Quite agreeable, of course, was this state of things to those who thought it in their abundant riches the result of inevitable… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
Maxine Waters is a Democrat from California in her 13th term. She is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Lawmakers have good reason to want a healthy broadcast industry. Broadcast TV stations provide more than 186,000 jobs on an annual basis,… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
I spend as little time with lawmakers as possible. Many are great. And more than you expect want real change. But they're… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The American people are screaming out saying it's unfair that the wealthiest, the largest corporations who can afford the best attorneys, the… — David Plouffe Copy Share Image
Yesterday I, along with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of lawmakers, inspected the detention facilities at Guantanamo used to house individuals detained in… — Jim Ryun Copy Share Image
The Internet is a powerful example of free speech and the free market in action; it is curious that the Net has… — Denise Caruso Copy Share Image
“He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Massachusetts became the first state to marry gay couples, though lawmakers say allowing gay couples to get married raises a lot of… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Amendments occupy a great deal of most legislators' time, particularly those lawmakers in the minority. Members of Congress do author major bills,… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
If everyone in America can easily see who and what their lawmakers are requesting taxpayer money for, we can keep elected officials… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
President Obama hosted lawmakers Thursday saying he wanted bipartisan input on health care reform. Nobody's mind was changed. At the summit's end… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an… — Chris Bell Copy Share Image
It's not a cost of doing business when the corporation executives go to jail, and that's why they fight so hard to… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Our capitol punishment system is haunted by the demon of error- error in determining guilt, error in determining who among the guilty… — George Ryan Copy Share Image
Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows irritated at being misunderstood - not just by opponents who insinuate that he caters… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
Lawmakers who interfere with commerce and the normal creation of jobs in an economy run the risk of doing harm rather than… — Mark Skousen Copy Share Image
I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states… — Jimmy Swaggart Copy Share Image
We've learned something about President-elect [Donald] Trump's choice for secretary of defense. Lawmakers in Congress intend to proper debate over whether retired… — Steve Inskeep Copy Share Image
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