Look. I have always rejected the argument that members of Congress cast their vote because they're Jewish or not Jewish. I didn't… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Having plead guilty, I do not believe that I am any different than the vast majority of the members of Congress. — Dan Rostenkowski Copy Share Image
Today was opening day for the new Congress in Washington. And Vice President Joe Biden swore in the new batch of White… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
There are some things that you can always bet on. One is that when Congress comes up with a new program it… — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
President Bush will go down in history as the torture president. He has now defied a majority of Congress to allow the… — Jennifer Daskal Copy Share Image
The longer we go without strong leadership from the Administration and until we see significant progress in the day-to-day lives of the… — Dennis Cardoza Copy Share Image
No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to congress a power to disarm the… — William Rawle Copy Share Image
Until we make campaigns affordable, then we're going to have too many members of Congress out rattling the cup with special interest… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I tend to avoid the shows that focus on politics, just to get a break from it all, i tried watching the… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Where's that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let's not make a false pretense of balance: it's coming, overwhelmingly, from the right. It's hard… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
[P]olitical and social and scientific values ... should be correlated in some relation of movement that could be expressed in mathematics, nor… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
Congressional mistakes have dramatically increased immigration through a series of what I believe were ill-advised actions going back to 1965 when the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
My outspoken positions haven't always been popular in the halls of Congress, but they have been rooted in what I believed was… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
The Israelis have a lot of influence with Congress, and in some cases they are able to buy influence. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
We need to take politics out of health care. Congress will cave to pretty much any special interest on the subject. — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
We need some rules changes. This is an outrage that this, the oldest democracy has now, you know, ranked - when I… — Eleanor Smeal Copy Share Image
Since the enactment of the War Powers Act in 1973, which I supported then and support now, Congress has been reluctant to… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
The drug war isn't what purports to be. If you look at the whole operation and the tie-in between the American intelligence… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
Congress has funded numerous programs to provide care and compensation to 9/11 victims, spending several billion dollars on extraordinary and unprecedented efforts. — Michael Enzi Copy Share Image
The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk… — Stephen F. Lynch Copy Share Image
There's a rising level of frustration with the disconnect between where the vast majority of conservatives are in this country and how… — Pat Toomey Copy Share Image
F.D.R. had an economic crisis of unprecedented proportions in 1933 when he drove 15 major bills through the Congress, and super majorities… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
One of the primary reasons I first ran for Congress was to be a voice for our troops, veterans and military families. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image