Congress Quotes · Page 27

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

— Dean Rusk

I believe in absolute freedom of conscience for all men and equality of all churches, all sects and all beliefs before the…

— Al Smith

[Mark] Twain called Congress "the only distinctly native criminal class in America. We've lately sent a United States Senator to the penitentiary."…

— Hal Holbrook

Congress has no vision for U.P. They want to milk U.P. for those 80 parliamentary seats.

— Mayawati

When I die, I want to be remembered as a woman who lived in the twentieth century and who dared to be…

— Shirley Chisholm

...Jabotinsky insisted that all energies be expended to force the Congress to join the boycott movement. Nothing less than a 'merciless fight'…

— Ze'ev Jabotinsky

For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the…

— Scott Brown

Congress meets tomorrow morning. Let us all pray: Oh Lord, give us strength to bear that which is about to be inflicted…

— Will Rogers

If the past is an indication, when women are given a job to do in Congress, they get it done.

— Amy Klobuchar

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

— Colin Powell

The press really is not doing its job of holding their [the candidates'] feet to the fire. ... The tough questions are…

— Michael Bloomberg

They're calling their Washington sources at the NRC or in Congress and they're not hesitating to give their opinion, but their opinion,…

— William Scranton

While Congress can't overturn the Supreme Court, we can provide carrots and sticks to prevent local governments from unfairly taking property from…

— Anonymous

2010 was sort of this shock and shift in congress, with the real emergence of the Tea Party.

— Michelle Lujan Grisham

We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard…

— Richard Parks Bland

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

— Walter E. Williams

FDA, which regulates the safety of vegetables, doesn't have those kinds of rules because Congress doesn't want it to. It's not that…

— Marion Nestle

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

— Raul Ruiz

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

— Henry Hyde

And that's the mission of The Innocence Project in New York, is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also…

— John Grisham

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

— Russ Carnahan

Obama needs Facebook to help him get reelected. Facebook needs Obama to keep them out of trouble with Congress and countless government…

— Daniel Lyons

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

— Andrew P. Harris

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

— Nate Silver

Popular congresses are the only means to achieve popular democracy. Any system of government other than popular congresses is undemocratic.

— Muammar al-Gaddafi