Congress is supposed to provide oversight, the voters are supposed to provide oversight. And you [the media] were supposed to provide oversight.… — Trey Gowdy Copy Share Image
It's awfully hard to convey a sense of credibility to allies when you [the Congress] voted for the war and then you… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible… — Oliver Ellsworth Copy Share Image
Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That… — Jim Costa Copy Share Image
The representatives of the people, in a popular assembly, seem sometimes to fancy that they are the people themselves, and betray strong… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in… — Fred Thompson Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession.… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
We know of no more crucial civil rights issue facing Congress today than the need to increase the federal minimum wage and… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Actually, Congress just did pass a tax plan like Donald Trump`s.They passed a tax plan which some Democrats voted for, significant number… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the… — Trent Lott Copy Share Image
With Congress and the S.E.C. so heavily peopled by lawyers, and with lawyers having been so heavily involved in drafting financial disclosure… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The same people own the media that own the White House that own the Congress that own the oil fields. They all… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
So the villains aren't gay-hating Islamists or women killing tyrants, but actually us: an American Congress bent on the apocalypse. Don't we… — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people… — Fredrik Bajer Copy Share Image
In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share… — Jim Costa Copy Share Image
Could Congress really do its work if it held its sessions by teleconferencing? Could the Supreme Court? Nothing can replace the spark… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the direction Congress was ready to take about… — W. Averell Harriman Copy Share Image
The rhetoric on the Hill is getting very heated and it's getting quite dangerous. The gun is at the head of the… — Peter Welch Copy Share Image
Every member of Congress is sent to Washington to represent all of their constituents, regardless of their age, race, social standing, or… — Mark Takano Copy Share Image
If we could manage our own finances the way the Congress does the nation's, we'd all be living in high cotton and… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
Legislation to level the playing field for working families is dead on arrival in the Citizens United Congress. — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image