Congress Quotes · Page 31

New mothers in Congress should not be forced to choose between their families and their constituents.

— Anna Paulina Luna

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

— Daniel J. Boorstin

As Members of Congress, we have a duty to elevate the discourse and unify during times of crisis.

— Lauren Boebert

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

— Lajos Kossuth

I will not deny that there are men in the district better qualified than I to go to Congress, but gentlemen, these…

— Anonymous

I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a…

— Mamata Banerjee

President Obama said he is going to use the Gulf disaster to push a new energy bill through Congress. How about using…

— Jay Leno

What I find with my fellow female members of Congress is that we tend to work very hard. While we're very focused,…

— Shelley Moore Capito

Starting in 1994, with the Republican election of Congress, I think [Rush] Limbaugh made a difference in electing the Republican majority. In…

— Tony Blankley

I've criticized Republicans for their lack of fiscal discipline when they controlled Congress before 2007. However, that is no excuse to just…

— Erik Paulsen

It's the best proposal that we ought to have, because it's flatter, it's fairer, it's finite, it's family-friendly. And instead we've had…

— Mike Huckabee

Many hard comments have been made on my efforts in India from the side of the Congress party, yet I feel content…

— Stafford Cripps

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

— Michael Bloomberg

The two great political parties of the nation have existed for the purpose, each in accordance with its own principles, of undertaking…

— Calvin Coolidge

Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That…

— Pete du Pont

I am not surprised that this is a longer bit of work than many of us would have hoped. It is not…

— Martin O'Malley

“In 1996 Dorothy Mackey wrote an Op-ed piece, “Violence from comrades a fact of life for military women.” ABC News 20/ 20…

— Diane Chamberlain

The Constitution is not a law, but it empowers the people to make laws... The Constitution tells us what shall not be…

— Joseph Smith, Jr

Money cannot be applied to the *general welfare*, otherwise than by an application of it to some *particular* measure conducive to the…

— James Madison

So here we have found a means of a) alienating even the most flexible and patient Palestinians; while b) frustrating the efforts…

— Christopher Hitchens

Big money and big business, corporations and commerce, are again the undisputed overlords of politics and government. The White House, the Congress…

— Bill Moyers

It may seem strange, but Congress has never developed a set of goals for guiding Federal Reserve policy. In founding the System,…

— Wright Patman

One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with…

— Dick Gephardt

John Marshall's warning that the power to tax is the power to destroy has taken on far greater meaning... more specifically, the…

— Chuck Grassley

I'm an opposition leader. But Mr Modi is also my prime minister. Mr Modi has certain skills. He's a very good communicator.

— Rahul Gandhi

For me to dominate the Congress in spite of these fundamental differences is almost a species of violence which I must refrain…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the…

— Dave Barry

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

— Ray LaHood

I don't know any member of Congress who ever said, 'I'm satisfied with the communication that we have from the White House.'

— Nancy Pelosi

The one instrument that has relative political autonomy is monetary policy. Central banks do not need to go to Congress to get…

— Mohamed El-Erian

As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful…

— Jon Porter

Congress is hard to deal with, dealing with, you know, multiple parliaments and commissions and unions and this and that and the…

— Barack Obama

I don't disagree with ending Congress' retirement program. I'm a governor, I don't have a retirement program in my state, and I…

— Chris Christie

My son, Emilio Huerta, is running for congress. He was a young man who was marching and picketing.

— Dolores Huerta

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

— William J. Clinton

I'm proud to be the only Republican leading the Mental Health Justice Act in Congress, which would give officers more resources to…

— Michelle Steel

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

— John Oliver

I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And…

— Dennis Kucinich

Since my first day in Congress, it's been my top priority to find common ground so we can deliver real results for…

— Colin Allred

Its a sad day when you have members of Congress who are literally criminals go undisciplined by their colleagues. No wonder people…

— Senator John Kerry