Our servicemen and woman need to know that Congress has their back by making resources available to modernize, train, and equip them… — Cindy Hyde-Smith Copy Share Image
Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I've spoken in front of members of the U.S. Congress about a new dream of living in communities where everybody is welcome… — Lauren Potter Copy Share Image
Show me a cultural relativist at 30,000 feet and I'll show you a hypocrite ... If you are flying to an international… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and… — Fred Upton Copy Share Image
You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Republican leadership in Congress let the energy companies write the energy bill that sent prices soaring, and has turned a blind eye… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture… — Peter Fenn Copy Share Image
It is beginning to be doubtful whether Parliament and Congress sit in Westminster and Washington, or in the editorial rooms of the… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
I've learned from being in the woods that titles don't mean much and that actions speak a lot louder than words -… — Mark Udall Copy Share Image
It (Congress) is a funny party. It is the largest political organization in the world but perhaps does not have a single… — Rahul Gandhi Copy Share Image
If these restrictions were necessary, the FDA would have promulgated them in the first place, ... The FDA knows how to evaluate… — Gloria Feldt Copy Share Image
BJP is doing "gathbandhan". Congress is doing "brashtbandhan" and the criminals are doing "lathbandhan". Our politics is about coalitions. Every coalition where… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Congress Mukt Bharat BJP ka naara nahi hai, jan jan ka sankalp hai. Be it dynasty politics, nepotism, corruption, communalism, divisions in… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you don't have as much debt as we do, we don't have to worry about having this debt ceiling fight every… — Katie Pavlich Copy Share Image
As Congress debates overhauling the nation's health care system, it should not authorize a reform plan that would further our financial woes.… — Erik Paulsen Copy Share Image
Congress, after years of stalling, finally got around to clearing the way for informal discussions that might lead to possible formal talks… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
What is... disturbing to me is that many of these pro-Israeli lawmakers sit on the House International Relations Committee despite the obvious… — Cynthia McKinney Copy Share Image
When we look at how, constitutionally, only Congress can declare war, and that is routinely ignored. Not NATO or the UN, but… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz 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
It is easy to talk about tax simplification, and we all know it is very difficult to accomplish; but for the last… — Richard Neal Copy Share Image
If the president is failing to disclose material facts with regard to legislation being presented to the Congress on a question as… — John Dingell Copy Share Image
How it is that within 60 days of a general election issue, groups can no longer tell voters that a Member of… — Paul Weyrich Copy Share Image
Just as we responded following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and just as an earlier generation rallied in a united front… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and… — Chester A. Arthur Copy Share Image
It's abominable, and it's a disgrace to a great democracy to see what's happened in our country. The main reason for that… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
It is folly to believe that Congress and the president, on their own, will make the necessary and difficult decisions to address… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I spent more time talking with this president [Donald Trump] in the last few days, I think, than I probably talked with… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
...several of the first presidents, including Jefferson and Madison, generally refused to issue public prayers, despite importunings to do so. Under pressure,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I don't know how you change that. There's hardly anybody left like me in the Democratic Party in Congress. These districts have… — Collin Peterson Copy Share Image
When the American people look at the political process play out, they hear all the spinning and all the doctrinaire language, and… — David Gregory Copy Share Image
Republicans lost control of Congress because they strayed from the core conservative values that put them into the majority in 1994. If… — Jeff Gannon Copy Share Image
Rather than rewriting the law under the pretense of interpreting it, the Court should have left it to Congress to decide what… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I don't care if the Koch brothers or Soros spend their money to promote one candidate or another. I care about members… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
Saddam Hussein has invited members from the U.S. Congress to visit Iraq. Man how stupid is Hussein? If you think Bush had… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
If you chose to serve in Congress or on a congressional staff, you should be barred for life from working for any… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
In order to do vigorous oversight, the leadership of the intelligence community has got to be straight with the American people and… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image