I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
I sometimes think we ought to bring a bill before Congress changing our national symbol from the eagle to the buffalo, because… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
Alex, AOC, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, she was a mentor from afar, even before I got to Congress. — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
Justice White's conclusion is perhaps correct, if one assumes that the task of a court of law is to plumb the intent… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I was as secretive - indeed, as furtive - as any conspirator. Discovery, we knew, simply must not happen, or else all… — Frank A. Vanderlip Copy Share Image
I have run two small businesses in Kansas, and I have seen how government can crush entrepreneurism. That's why I ran for… — Mike Pompeo Copy Share Image
A man or a woman who serves the country with all his or her heart stands on par with the tallest Congress-man. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Unlike the Contract with America, which was created by Washington pollsters and insiders, Families First was developed from the grassroots up. Congressional… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful… — Marcia Angell Copy Share Image
In all, dozens upon dozens of groups and organizations have prioritized stopping the killing in Darfur before there is no one left… — Kendrick Meek Copy Share Image
I wasn't predicted to be anything. I just followed an inner spirit, and it put me in the right place and the… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
A constitutional amendment for congressional term limits could never achieve the blessing of Congress; it could be initiated only by the states. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
9/11 references are like Lay's potato chips...no Congress can make just one. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Twice I have testified in congress that unbiased funding on the subject of the causes of warming would be much closer to… — Roy Spencer Copy Share Image
The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
The Congress leadership always denied responsibilities to me both within the government and within the party organisation... They would always tell me… — Satpal Maharaj Copy Share Image
Congress is a long game. It takes a long time to wield influence in Washington, D.C. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“About all I can say about the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.” — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
I believe that our office has clearly been the leader in building coalitions, in getting other universities across the contrary to interact… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Quite frankly, I always believed that Congress is where the power is. — Chuck Woolery Copy Share Image
Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It's no different.… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, there are members of Congress who actually want to govern and get stuff done. Unfortunately, there are others… — Jon Runyan Copy Share Image
Having seen my mom in community volunteer work my whole life and in Congress for 25 years, it is true as she… — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
I don't think it is the most important thing. I think it is the fact that the director of national intelligence gave… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I would rather enlighten the electorate so that when it's time for them to put somebody in Congress, it will be self-evident… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
So here we have found a means of a) alienating even the most flexible and patient Palestinians; while b) frustrating the efforts… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. — Anthony Foxx Copy Share Image
You see, in Washington they have these bodies, Senate and the House of Representatives. That is for the convenience of the visitors.… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Congress knew Coolidge would veto the farm bill. There was more politics than relief in that bill. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
This body, the United States Congress, was united, Republicans and Democrats alike, in taking that action, toppling the Taliban government, and working… — Chris Van Hollen Copy Share Image
Today the path of total dictatorship in the United States can be laid by strictly legal means, unseen and unheard by the… — William E. Jenner Copy Share Image
It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is said in Washington seriously. You heard about… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
Democrats are a big-tent party. You know, I'm not trying to impose an ideology on all, you know, several hundred members of… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Copy Share Image
Congress has taken an action now that makes it absolutely improper and illegal to use waterboarding... or any other form of torture… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
Well, it's not a pleasant experience. And it's a terribly political process, because that thing was initiated by the Congress and by,… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
I think it's a lovely idea, but it will not pass the Congress. I live in a world of realities. The policy… — Anna Eshoo Copy Share Image
