Now, six months after he sent the military back into combat to take on the terror group calling itself the Islamic State,… — Peter Baker Copy Share Image
I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper… — Evan Bayh Copy Share Image
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In early January I introduced my legislation, which, besides prohibiting Federal funding of human cloning, also expresses the sense of Congress that… — Cliff Stearns Copy Share Image
As much as the Congress is criticized - and a lot of it is well deserved - the fact is there are… — Lois Frankel Copy Share Image
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Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control, they frighten usurpers of the right-to-freedom of the human spirit -- in… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
For the same reason that the members of the State legislatures will be unlikely to attach themselves sufficiently to national objects, the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
One of the things that I've urged the president-elect to do is to develop a strong working relationship with the intelligence community… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think they (the Chinese) have better friends in Africa than us. But when we compare to how much money we… — Jakaya Kikwete Copy Share Image
Elect us, hold us accountable, and make a judgment and then go from there. But I do tell you that if the… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I don't understand why every single person in Congress isn't standing up and going, "He [Donald Trump] is in bed with Russia."… — Jen Kirkman Copy Share Image
Bureaucracy has murdered people in the greater New Orleans area and bureaucracy needs to stand trial before Congress today. So I'm asking… — Aaron Broussard Copy Share Image
We in this Congress have a choice. The American people have a right to exercise a choice on this issue, as to… — Raul Grijalva Copy Share Image
I used to tell people all the time that I left the Texas state House - which definitely had its own issues… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time… — Nick Lampson Copy Share Image
One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We had so many different presidents, including Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln - there were other founders like Hamilton, Adams - who made it… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
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I represent a district with a really proud tradition of work and innovation in health care, both in delivery and research, so… — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
With a measly 18 percent of our Congress composed of women, the U.S. ranks just 77th in the world in terms of… — Jackie Speier Copy Share Image
One miscalculation I made is I did not fully appreciate that the Republicans in Congress were going to just say no to… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
America is living through the third economic revolution and our country doesn't really have a plan on how to deal with it,… — Andy Stern Copy Share Image
If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare... they may appoint teachers in every state... The powers of Congress would… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Now, we are seeing many of these same companies face the truth about their financial standing. Congress is faced with the challenge… — Bennie Thompson Copy Share Image
One of the challenges of any second-term administration is you always lose a certain amount of identification with the Congress, because everybody… — Roy Blunt Copy Share Image
The President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power in the Federal… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
Tim Bee has demonstrated his toughness and his compassion, his ability to lead while at the same time listening to others. These… — Jim Kolbe Copy Share Image
The opposition leaders are opportunistic seasonal birds. Where were they when Cyclone Phailin, Hudhud, Titli, and even drought hit Odisha? Now it's… — Naveen Patnaik Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, men have more of the offices, more of the higher jobs, more of the seats in… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
I don't believe we would've had nearly as diverse a Congress if it weren't for social media. I don't think that there… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
Our job, which Congress gave us, was to protect consumers. That work needs to be done in our communities for people regardless… — Richard Cordray Copy Share Image
No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Presidents have absolutely gone against the will of Congress. Congress hasn't declared a war since December 7, 1941, and yet we've been… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
What’s happened is that, almost overnight, we’ve switched from democracy in real-property recording to oligarchy in real-property recording. There was no court… — Christopher Peterson Copy Share Image
President Barack Obama couldn't bring everything into existence through Congress. Because from the day that he was elected president of the United… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
We in Congress need to do everything possible to encourage and cultivate small businesses, so that they can expand and create jobs.… — Kay Hagan Copy Share Image
I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
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