Congress Quotes · Page 56

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.

— Cal Thomas

Hopefully the presence in Congress of an American who happens to be Hindu will increase America's understanding of India as well as…

— Tulsi Gabbard

I promised to advocate for policies that are pro-growth, pro-worker, and pro-American when I came to Congress.

— Ronny Jackson

Only we, the public, can force our representatives to reverse their abdication of the war powers that the Constitution gives exclusively to…

— Daniel Ellsberg

I support offering the public option to members of Congress, and as soon as I'm given the chance, I intend to go…

— Jared Polis

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end…

— Tom Glazer

When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.

— David Malpass

I really do not think there is a serious split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress in how responsive they are to…

— Ezra G. Levin

Bill Clinton kept funding Star Wars. He took the biggest military budget to Congress in history. He routinely bombed Iraq, and he…

— John Pilger

Congress is thinking about eliminating a federal program under which scientists broadcast signals to Alien beings. This would be a large mistake.…

— Dave Barry

When we look at the settling of America we see a Bible in hand and God. Every Thanksgiving has God and the…

— Bill Cosby

Originally, Congress provided in 1793 that all foreign coins circulating in the United States be legal tender. Indeed, foreign coins have been…

— Murray Rothbard

Listen I don't expect an apology from men like Chuck Schumer, and I would put him and other individuals who were attacking…

— Alberto Gonzales

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders,…

— Richard M. Daley

Administration officials, in fact, have repeatedly condemned ISIS for its treatment of religious minorities, including Christians. But a bipartisan resolution now moving…

— Tom Gjelten

I was in charge of price controls in World War II and had a ceiling on overall prices. Everybody who was subject…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Mission creep is not unique to Congress. It is endemic to all arms of the federal government.

— Bruce Fein

If the past is an indication, when women are given a job to do in Congress, they get it done.

— Amy Klobuchar

The moral issue here is whether the United States Congress is going to stand in the way of science and preclude scientists…

— Rosa DeLauro

While I've been asked to run for Congress, I really believe we need to defend freedom locally. And by doing that, by…

— Matt Shea

I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of…

— Ted Yoho

Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now

— Colin Powell

Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran.

— Stephen Kinzer

Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you…

— Val Kilmer

Mr. Modi is engaged in projecting himself as the saviour of the country by capitalising on the air strike following Pulwama attack.

— H. D. Kumaraswamy

It was the anti-people stance of the Congress that had led to the emergence of BJP into power.

— Pinarayi Vijayan

“There is a Senate and a Congress who carry on endless sessions discussing garbage disposal and outhouse inspection, the only two questions…

— William S. Burroughs

I'm asking Congress to pass my Zero Down Payment Initiative. We should remove the 3 percent down payment rule for first time…

— George W. Bush

If there is an all India party in the country, it is the Congress. This is a party of poor people which…

— Asrani

Since being seated in Congress in 2005, I have supported funds to Israel in furtherance of a two-state Israel and Palestinian peace solution.

— Al N. Green

What do we do with a president who can basically change what Congress passed by attaching a letter saying I don't agree…

— Trey Gowdy

If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.

— Jared Polis

We elect Democrats to the Congress to give us stuff and we elect Republicans to the White House so we don't have…

— Charlie McDowell

Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.

— Barack Obama

Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.

— Ed Gillespie

Congress party talks about Dalits but does not involve them in important decision making process.

— Mayawati

Congress has an obligation to protect our country's natural beauty, embodied in our nation's parks, rivers, and breathtaking landscapes.

— Dave Reichert

There are only two economists in Congress and hundreds of lawyers. Does that explain why the government is in such a mess?

— Thomas Sowell

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

— Pope Francis

Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented.

— Nancy Pelosi