Congress Quotes · Page 47

Every special interest is entitled to justice - full, fair, and complete... but not one is entitled to a vote in Congress,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members,…

— Nancy Pelosi

Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All…

— Barack Obama

There can be no complete and permanent reform of the civil service until public opinion emancipates congressmen from all control and influence…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

Last year, Congress passed a law that directs the Federal Reserve to set limits on debit card swipe fees that are reasonable…

— Peter Welch

Freedom is always wise.

— Alexander Meiklejohn

The US is not a superpower. The US is a financially dependent country that foreign lenders can close down at will. Washington…

— Paul Craig Roberts

[Oliver North is a] document-shredding, Constitution-trashing, Commander in Chief-bashing, Congress-thrashing, uniform-shaming, Ayatollah-loving, arms-dealing, criminal-protecting, résumé-enhancing, Noriega-coddling, Social Security-threatening, public school-denigrating, Swiss-banking-law-breaking, letter-faking,…

— Chuck Robb

If we want to preserve our liberty, it is up to us to know what is going on, to know the Constitution,…

— Michael Farris

Every politician just has to remember how he got his position in the first place. A young candidate running for Congress or…

— Joseph Nye

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and…

— Jacob Lew

Recent school shootings have lured ill-informed Americans into a war on our Second Amendment guarantees, led by the nation's tyrants and their…

— Walter E. Williams

At the very time that Congress is considering a Bush administration request to equip our troops in Iraq with vehicles that are…

— Deneen Borelli

Congress is not an ATM.

— Robert Byrd

I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress.

— Rand Paul

The commitment to international agreements is embodied, it's found in the U.S. Constitution. Article Six of the U.S. Constitution provides that treaties…

— John Burroughs

What did Napolean do for relaxation? He read a book. What did Lincoln do for relaxation? He read a book. What does…

— Jimmy Durante

That might be between BJP and Kejriwal. So far as Congress party is concerned, we are fighting this election to win.

— Ghulam Nabi Azad

It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity.

— Slobodan Milosevic

If any place in America needs to close, it is Congress.

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become…

— Bob Graham

The question of perpetual copyright is, in my judgement, entitled to the full and favorable consideration of the Congress of an enlightened…

— Florence Earle Coates

The president has immense powers, but he cannot spend money unless we, the people's representatives in Congress, have agreed that he can.

— Tom Malinowski

Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs.…

— Shirley Chisholm

We will ensure that E-Verify is used to the fullest extent possible under existing law, and will work with Congress to strengthen…

— Donald Trump